SINGAPORE, 7 November 2025 — Duane Morris & Selvam LLP is proud to announce that our Managing Director, Mrs. Arfat Selvam, has been awarded with the prestigious Annual International Bar Association (IBA) Pro Bono Award 2025 by the Pro Bono Committee at the Annual Conference of the IBA in Toronto, Canada held on 2-7th November 2025.
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The International Comparative Legal Guide (ICLG) on International Arbitration 2025 has been launched recently. Duane Morris & Selvam’s Directors Ramiro Rodriguez, Daniel Soo, Priyank Srivastava and Associate Director Luis Duhart have contributed to the Singapore chapter.
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在人手一机的时代，掏出电子设备就能轻易拍照录像，发布到网络平台也在弹指间。隐私界限如今愈发模糊，若被他人拍摄，能用“肖像权”维权吗？人们常挂在嘴边的“PDPA”（个人资料保护法令）适用范围有多广？公众把举报视频发到网上或媒体，为公共利益刊载被告照片，可免责吗？本期《联合早报 | 说法识法》邀请了多位新加坡律师解析这个课题，德茂欣律师事务所（Duane Morris & Selvam LLP）主席余启贤律师也给出了自己的见解。
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Legal 500 has launched its 4th Edition of the Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters Comparative Guide. This year’s Singapore chapter is contributed by Sarbjit Singh Chopra, Daniel Soo, Roshan Singh Chopra and Leonard Loh.
Continue reading “2025 Edition of Legal 500: Enforcement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters Comparative Guide”SINGAPORE, 6 August 2025 — Duane Morris & Selvam LLP is pleased to announce that Mr Leon Yee, Chairman of the firm, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of Nanyang Business School (NBS), Nanyang Technological University, with effect from 1 August 2025.
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On 30 May 2025, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) published its response to feedback on the proposed regulatory approach, regulations, and notices for digital token service providers (“DTSPs”) under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 (“FSM Act”). This article provides a summary of the key features of the new regime, MAS’s clarifications, and practical implications for affected entities.
Scope of the DTSP Regime
The DTSP regime applies to individuals, partnerships, or Singapore-incorporated entities that carry on a business of providing digital token (“DT”) services outside Singapore. The regulatory focus is on mitigating money laundering and terrorism financing (“ML/TF”) risks, as well as reputational risks to Singapore, given the cross-border and internet-based nature of such services.
The Global Arbitration Review (GAR) has launched the Asia-Pacific Arbitration Review 2026. Duane Morris & Selvam’s Director Ramiro Rodriguez and Duane Morris’s Partner S. Saliya Subasinghe P.C. have contributed to this edition.
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By Leonard Loh
Key Takeaway: The need for an additional step (as required under the Singapore Rules of Court 2021) (“ROC 2021”) before being allowed to introduce expert evidence and the attendant additional costs and risks could reduce the attractiveness of litigation in Singapore in favour of arbitration. All should thus be aware of the additional complexities introduced by ROC 2021, and consider whether litigation under Singapore law remains the best solution in a dispute or if arbitration is the better option.
One of the changes made by ROC 2021 is to introduce court control over a party’s previously unrestricted right to introduce expert evidence. If a litigant wishes to introduce his own expert to give evidence, he has to convince the Court, among other things, that (1) expert evidence will contribute materially to the determination of any issue and (2) that the default rule that parties are to agree on one common expert should be departed.
While this change is welcomed when viewed through the lens of expeditious proceedings and efficient use of court resources (see Order 3, Rule 1(2) of the ROC 2021), it requires lawyers and (potential) litigants to grapple with the additional complexities of litigation in Singapore. This article will discuss a couple of such additional complexities and discuss whether they increase the attractiveness of arbitration, especially in complex disputes where expert evidence is an important, if not integral, part of the process.
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SINGAPORE, 7 May 2025 – Selvam LLC is proud to announce that we have been recognized in the prestigious Benchmark Litigation Asia Pacific 2025 edition. We are delighted to be newly listed in the Family and Matrimonial practice area, marking an exciting milestone for our firm. Additionally, we are pleased to share that our International Arbitration practice has advanced by one rank, further underscoring our expertise and continued growth in this field.
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Legal 500 has launched its 9th Edition of Country Comparative Guides. This year’s chapter for Mergers & Acquisitions (Singapore) is contributed by Leon Yee, Ramiro Rodriguez and Jennifer Lo.
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