This article explores issues from the use of equity swaps by corporate stakeholders under Singapore law. The article accepts that non-disclosure of economic interests might have an impact on market efficiency and corporate governance. To address potential problems, Singapore should consider...

This article focus on the genetically modified food and labelling requirement. The relatively new technology raises some concerns over the safety of food containing genetically modified substance. The "substantial equivalent" doctrine, adopted by the U.S., and the "precautionary" doctrine, taken...

The insertion of a duty of loyalty into the Trust Enterprise Act in 2000 and the Companies Act in 2001 marks the invasion of fiduciary duties into Taiwan law, a long civil law jurisdiction. Unlike common law jurisdictions, such transplantation was prescribed by legislation and only the general...

The purpose of this article is to analyse relevant judicial decisions in Taiwan regarding structured notes sold to retail investors. Regarding pre-sale disputes, one issue was that investors failed to read contractual documents properly before signing contracts, so there was a question whether...

This article identifies some of the potential legal and policy issues involved in the future regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. First, regulators must be cautious in the regulation and solvency of some mammoth clearing-houses. Second, Singapore and Hong Kong both face challenges...

This paper explores issues of pre-contractual disclosure for derivative instruments, of which this paper describes as contracts to trade risks, in the UK and US. While there is no general duty of disclosure in common law, this paper focuses on whether there should be a duty of disclosure for...

This paper focuses on the distinction between regulated futures contracts and unregulated commercial sale of goods contracts. Though the U.K. provides several guidelines to distinguish between the two, uncertainties remain, as shown in the judgment of CR Sugar. Certain U.S. judgments also...

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