In December of 2018 a potentially transformative event occurred within UK corporate law and governance with the coming into force of the Revised Corporate Governance Code and its requirement that ‘the board should establish the company's purpose'. This article explores how the Code's...

The liability regime of executive and non-executive directors in companies constitutes a necessary corollary to control issues within a company. It is based on the determination of specific duties, it establishes the limits of management behaviour and it provides stakeholders and third parties...

In an earlier note, WY Wan, “Recent Developments in Singapore on Company Law and Regulation: Review of the Singapore Companies Act” (2014) 35 Company Lawyer 143, this author discussed the first part of the main amendments to the Companies Act that were recommended by the Steering Committee...

The Singapore Companies Act was first enacted in 1967. Since then, the Companies Act has undergone several rounds of amendments. The last comprehensive review was conducted by the Company Legislation and Regulatory Framework Committee in 1999, which led to many key changes made to the Companies...