by Donovan & Ho | Feb 23, 2017 | Dispute Resolution, Real Estate, Tax
Our partners were featured in the February – March 2017 edition of Asian Property Review: Donovan Cheah provided his views on the proposed amendments to the Bankruptcy Act 1967, by answering some questions posed by readers: The proposed amendments to the...
by Donovan & Ho | Feb 7, 2017 | Dispute Resolution
The country’s bankruptcy law could see some important changes this year if the proposed amendments to the Bankruptcy Act 1967 (which is to be renamed the Insolvency Act 1967) are adopted. The Bankruptcy (Amendment) Bill 2016, tabled for first reading in...
by Donovan & Ho | Jan 16, 2017 | Dispute Resolution, Real Estate
Strata living is, for the most part, a microcosm of what it means to be part of society: mutual cooperation. Due to the nature of strata ownership, parcel owners do not own anything else besides their allotted unit and must depend on mutual cooperation to maintain the...
by Donovan & Ho | Dec 28, 2016 | Dispute Resolution
Nothing loses value faster than services already rendered. This is a bitter pill to swallow for many, yet it perfectly explains why bad debts remain a consistent problem for many businesses operating on credit terms. Statistics by the US Central Bureau found that 26%...
by Donovan & Ho | Nov 18, 2016 | Dispute Resolution
During the announcement of the 2017 Budget, the Prime Minister said that the Bankruptcy Act 1967 would be amended in 2017. The amendments would affect “scholarship guarantors and others certified with chronic diseases as well as the elderly”. However, no...
by Donovan & Ho | Aug 17, 2016 | Dispute Resolution
Letters of demand are often seen as the bread and butter of litigation lawyers. These letters can be issued quickly as they are usually brief and follow a standard structure. An unintended side effect of this mass production is that some parties have taken the view...
