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DATETUE 15 SEP 2026
OVEN OPENED07:29 SGT
○ NEWS13
⬡ JUDGMENTS12
▲ PINEAPPLE TARTS3
FRESH19
COOLING RACK3
BUSIEST OVENARBITRATION LAW ×3
NEW INGREDIENT"MAINTENANCE OF RACIAL HARMONY ACT"

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Introduction of the Scams (Countermeasures) and Other Matters Bill to enhance anti-scam capabilities. Cybercrime Law · SLW PINEAPPLE TART · ACT ON
Singapore may introduce mandatory systemic safety requirements for social media platforms in 2027. Privacy Law · SLW PINEAPPLE TART · ACT ON
Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act takes effect on September 15. Public and Administrative Law · SLW PINEAPPLE TART · ACT ON
Singapore initiates public consultation to modernize IP laws for Artificial Intelligence. Intellectual Property Law · SLW $0.60 · FRESH
Minister for Law calls for dynamic evolution of IP framework to address generative AI. Intellectual Property Law · SLW $0.60 · FRESH
Rise in consumer disputes against life insurers and financial advisers over misleading advice. Consumer Protection Law · SLW $0.60 · FRESH
SGHCF holds in [2026] SGHCF 28 that post-execution cognitive decline and hallucinations do not negate testamentary capacity at time of execution if contemporaneous medical evidence supports sound mind. Estates, Gifts, and Trusts Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH
SGHCF holds in [2026] SGHCF 28 that direct oral instructions in testator's dialect with confirmatory gestures suffice for knowledge and approval even where testator was provided with draft documents prepared by a beneficiary. Estates, Gifts, and Trusts Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH
SGHCF holds in [2026] SGHCF 28 that testator's active avoidance of family member to prevent interference demonstrates independent volition negating undue influence claim. Estates, Gifts, and Trusts Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH
BCA introduces Green Mark Version 7 to enhance built environment decarbonisation. Environmental, Social, and Governance Law · SLW $0.60 · FRESH
High Court holds in [2026] SGHC 187 that derivative action under s 216A of the Companies Act must primarily benefit the company in whose name it is brought, not downstream subsidiaries, as the reflective loss principle bars recovery for reflective harm to a parent company. Corporate Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH
SGFC holds in [2026] SGFC 125 that counselling and Mandatory Treatment Orders are contingent on proven family violence and necessity, not standalone remedies. Personal and Family Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH
SGFC holds in [2026] SGFC 125 that pending divorce proceedings may address child safety concerns without need for separate PPO. Personal and Family Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH
SGFC holds in [2026] SGFC 125 that post-divorce separation intention can negate necessity for PPO even if violence alleged. Personal and Family Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH

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01○ NEWS

Introduction of the Scams (Countermeasures) and Other Matters Bill to enhance anti-scam capabilities.

The proposed Bill intends to amend the Protection from Scam Act 2025 and the Online Criminal Harms Act 2023. These amendments aim to bolster the state's ability to detect, disrupt, and deter scam activities.

Why it mattersLawyers should monitor these legislative changes as they will likely expand the regulatory and enforcement powers used to combat digital fraud.

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02○ NEWS

Singapore may introduce mandatory systemic safety requirements for social media platforms in 2027.

Upcoming 2027 legislative changes may require social media platforms to implement stricter age verification and default 'off' switches for auto-play features. These measures target algorithmic harms such as addiction and doom-scrolling identified in the YouthTechSG report.

Why it mattersPractitioners should prepare for a shift toward platform accountability where failure to implement safety architecture may result in mandatory minimum age requirements of 18.

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03○ NEWS

Maintenance of Racial Harmony Act takes effect on September 15.

The new Act consolidates laws to protect social cohesion and introduces the power for the Home Affairs Minister to issue restraining orders against individuals spreading racially prejudicial content. These orders are subject to review by the newly established Presidential Council for Racial Harmony and Religious Harmony.

Why it mattersLawyers must advise clients on the new restraining order regime and the multi-tiered review process for racially prejudicial content.

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Arbitration Law ×3
⬡Court of Appeal in [2026] SGCA(I) 4 tightens requirements for non-party costs orders by requiring proof of litigation funding nexus and causation.JUDICIARY ⬡Court of Appeal in [2026] SGCA(I) 4 clarifies that limited tribunal reference to evidence suffices to rebut inference of complete failure to consider in natural justice challenges.JUDICIARY ⬡Court of Appeal in [2026] SGCA(I) 4 holds that substantive engagement with tribunal's reasoning while reserving procedural objection constitutes impermissible hedging that defeats natural justice challenge.JUDICIARY
Estates, Gifts, and Trusts Law ×3
⬡SGHCF holds in [2026] SGHCF 28 that post-execution cognitive decline and hallucinations do not negate testamentary capacity at time of execution if contemporaneous medical evidence supports sound mind.JUDICIARY ⬡SGHCF holds in [2026] SGHCF 28 that direct oral instructions in testator's dialect with confirmatory gestures suffice for knowledge and approval even where testator was provided with draft documents prepared by a beneficiary.JUDICIARY ⬡SGHCF holds in [2026] SGHCF 28 that testator's active avoidance of family member to prevent interference demonstrates independent volition negating undue influence claim.JUDICIARY
Personal and Family Law ×3
⬡SGFC holds in [2026] SGFC 125 that counselling and Mandatory Treatment Orders are contingent on proven family violence and necessity, not standalone remedies.JUDICIARY ⬡SGFC holds in [2026] SGFC 125 that pending divorce proceedings may address child safety concerns without need for separate PPO.JUDICIARY ⬡SGFC holds in [2026] SGFC 125 that post-divorce separation intention can negate necessity for PPO even if violence alleged.JUDICIARY
Corporate Law ×2
⬡High Court holds in [2026] SGHC 187 that derivative action under s 216A of the Companies Act must primarily benefit the company in whose name it is brought, not downstream subsidiaries, as the reflective loss principle bars recovery for reflective harm to a parent company.JUDICIARY ⬡High Court holds in [2026] SGHC 187 that lack of candour and collateral purpose in a s 216A derivative action application defeats the good faith requirement under s 216A(3)(b).JUDICIARY
Intellectual Property Law ×2
○Singapore initiates public consultation to modernize IP laws for Artificial Intelligence.SLW ○Minister for Law calls for dynamic evolution of IP framework to address generative AI.SLW
Bankruptcy, Insolvency, and Restructuring Law ×1
○Liquidators may reverse undervalued transactions under Section 224 of the IRDA.SLW
Business Organizations Law ×1
○New disclosure requirements for foreign funding of race-based entities.SLW
Consumer Protection Law ×1
○Rise in consumer disputes against life insurers and financial advisers over misleading advice.SLW
Criminal Law ×1
○Introduction of community remedial initiatives for minor racial harmony offences.SLW
Environmental, Social, and Governance Law ×1
○BCA introduces Green Mark Version 7 to enhance built environment decarbonisation.SLW
Landlord Tenant Law ×1
○Landlords should use tripartite novation to mitigate risks during business takeovers.SLW
3 on the cooling rack — construction and development law (1), criminal law (1), general (1)

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