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Singapore: Ex-Employees liable for breach of confidence, conspiracy

by and 9 Mins Read

In brief In Centricore (S) Pte Ltd v. ATT Systems (S’pore) Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC(A) 17, the Appellate Division of the Singapore High Court (AD) largely dismissed an appeal against a trial judge’s decision, holding the defendants liable for breach of confidence, breach of employment contract, inducement of breach and unlawful means conspiracy. The decision reinforces the strength of Singapore law protections for employers’ confidential information. It also underscores the availability of unlawful means conspiracy…

In Enforcement

Hague Judgments Convention 2019 to enter into force

by 7 Mins Read

It has been confirmed that the Hague Judgments Convention (“Convention”) will enter into force following the accession of the European Union (excluding Denmark) and the ratification by Ukraine on 29 August 2022. Under the terms of the Convention, the Convention will enter into force on the first day of the month following the expiry of 12 months after two states formally ratify or accede to it. The Convention will therefore take effect for the EU…

In Class Actions

UK Tribunal refuses opt-out class action in forex class actions, confirming certification regime has teeth

by 3 Mins Read

Bucking the trend of recent certification decisions, the Competition Appeal Tribunal refused to grant an opt-out collective proceedings order in favour of either of the two competing proposed class representatives in the foreign exchange follow-on claims.[1] In a significant victory, the respondent banks succeeded in their argument that the claims brought by O’Higgins and Mr Evans should not proceed on an opt-out basis. The Tribunal has given O’Higgins and Evans three months to decide whether…