by Donovan & Ho | Mar 29, 2017 | Real Estate, Tax
The Stamp (Amendment) Bill 2016 was tabled for first reading in parliament on Nov 23 last year. Among other things, it proposes that ad valorem duty must be paid before the sales and purchase agreement (SPA) is signed. Under the current Act, the duty is paid in the...
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 | 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 | Oct 23, 2016 | Corporate and Commercial, Real Estate, Tax
Reading through the full 55 pages of the Budget 2017 speech over my Sunday morning coffee, I’ve decided to narrow down this blog post and pick out some key highlights which are of my personal / professional interest – ie, Startups, Property, Company tax...
by Donovan & Ho | Feb 17, 2015 | Corporate and Commercial, Real Estate
Registration – Mandatory or Not? The Personal Data Protection (Class of Data Users) Order 2013 sets out 11 classes of data users that must be registered under the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”) with the Personal Data Protection Department (“PDPD”)....
