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Insights

Ensuring Compliance with the Myanmar Companies Law 2017

October 1, 2018

The Myanmar Companies Law 2017 (MCL), which entered into force on 1 August 2018, introduces a modern legal framework for foreign investment in Myanmar.

Stricter compliance measures for listed companies

March 9, 2018

The Corporate Governance Council (the CG Council), through its recently issued consultation paper, has proposed amendments to the Singapore Code of Corporate Governance (the CG Code 2012) and the Listing Rules of the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX Listing Rules).

Supreme Court of Canada reaffirms personal liability for directors in oppression actions

July 17, 2017

On July 13, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) unanimously reaffirmed that a corporation’s directors may be personally liable in an oppression action, and set out the criteria for imposing personal liability. In Wilson v. Alharayeri, 2017 SCC 39, the SCC confirmed that the two-pronged test from Budd v. Gentra Inc., 1998, 43 B.L.R. (2d) 27 should be used, and elaborated on its application.

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