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Digital Infrastructure Bill introduced to regulate data centres and cloud services. Telecommunications, Media, and Entertainment Law · SLW PINEAPPLE TART · ACT ON

Court of Appeal holds in [2026] SGCA(I) 5 that transnational issue estoppel applies to bar state immunity defences to arbitration enforcement where foreign courts have already upheld tribunal jurisdiction. Public and Administrative Law · JUDICIARY PINEAPPLE TART · ACT ON

LTA introduces fines for disruptive conduct on public buses from September 23. Transportation Law · SLW $0.60 · FRESH

Enterprise AI adoption shifting focus from model capability to deployability and governance. Privacy Law · SLW $0.60 · FRESH

Employment Claims Tribunal holds in [2026] SGECT 13 that pre-emptive notification of termination during maternity leave can constitute constructive dismissal under the Employment Act 1968. Employment Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH

Employment Claims Tribunal holds in [2026] SGECT 13 that dismissal motivated by pregnancy-related absence and maternity leave constitutes wrongful discrimination under the Employment Act 1968. Employment Discrimination Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH

SGHCF orders 50:50 division of $5.49m matrimonial assets in 29-year marriage in YJO v YJP [2026] SGHCF 33. Matrimonial Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH

SGHCF rescinds interim maintenance order and awards no maintenance to Wife despite 29-year marriage in YJO v YJP [2026] SGHCF 33. Matrimonial Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH

SGHCF orders Husband to retain matrimonial home with six-month buy-out and vacation timeline in YJO v YJP [2026] SGHCF 33. Matrimonial Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH

High Court holds in [2026] SGHC 197 that tactical withholding of grounds in prior applications bars subsequent reliance on extended res judicata and constitutes abuse of process. Corporate Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH

High Court holds in [2026] SGHC 197 that convening EGM under s 177(1) Companies Act 1967 with suspension resolution preserving status quo is valid exercise of statutory rights, not abuse of process. Corporate Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH

High Court holds in [2026] SGHC 197 that self-created governance vacuum does not justify varying injunctions to allow restrained director limited capacity, nor excuse resisting mandatory appointment of new directors. Corporate Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH

High Court orders interim judicial management of Radiant World Corporation Pte Ltd in [2026] SGHC 200 following discovery of fraudulent receivables financing. Corporate Insolvency Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH

Court of Appeal in [2026] SGCA(I) 5 refuses to admit foreign constitutional court ruling as new evidence to defeat transnational issue estoppel in enforcement proceedings. Public and Administrative Law · JUDICIARY $0.60 · FRESH

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Digital Infrastructure Bill introduced to regulate data centres and cloud services.

The proposed Bill introduces two new licensing regimes aimed at enhancing the security and resilience of major data centre facility services and cloud computing services. Additionally, the legislation seeks to mandate and improve the environmental sustainability of data centre operations within Singapore.

Why it mattersLawyers advising data centre operators and cloud service providers will need to track these new licensing requirements and sustainability obligations.

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Court of Appeal holds in [2026] SGCA(I) 5 that transnational issue estoppel applies to bar state immunity defences to arbitration enforcement where foreign courts have already upheld tribunal jurisdiction.

The Court of Appeal rejected Russia's attempt to relitigate jurisdictional issues in Singapore enforcement proceedings after Dutch appellate courts had upheld the tribunal's jurisdiction under the Energy Charter Treaty. The court held that state immunity under sections 3 and 11 of the State Immunity Act 1979 does not displace transnational issue estoppel, and that a state's commitment to dispute resolution procedures should be treated no differently from other jurisdictional issues for estoppel purposes.

Why it mattersThis confirms that foreign judgments upholding arbitral jurisdiction can bind states in Singapore enforcement proceedings, narrowing the scope for states to relitigate immunity and jurisdictional objections across multiple jurisdictions.

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