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Commentary on developments shaping disputes in Singapore and beyond.
- Cross-Border E-Commerce · Payment Disputes
Frozen, Then Emptied: A Cross-Border Seller’s Remedies Against Payment Service Providers in Singapore — A Joint Commentary with Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, LLP (Shenzhen)
When a payment service provider freezes a cross-border seller’s receiving account — or deducts the balance outright as “liquidated damages” — the clause it relies on has never been upheld, or struck down, by any court. And the place to test it is often Singapore: the contracting entity sits there, and the user agreement points there. A joint commentary with Beijing Dacheng Law Offices, LLP (Shenzhen), covering the types of freezes, the lessons of past collective actions, and the remedies worth pursuing. (Article in Chinese.)
3 September 2026 · 18 min read
- Commodities & Trade Disputes · Export-Control Compliance
The Licence You Now Need to Sell Metal: China's Critical-Mineral Controls and Your Singapore Trading Desk
China's grip on strategic metals keeps tightening — the latest escalation landed on 22 June 2026. Since 1 January 2026 it licenses who may export silver, tungsten, antimony and a widening list of metals; if your Singapore desk is not on the list, a contract it has already signed may now be impossible to perform.
1 July 2026 · 8 min read
- Cross-Border Disputes · Sanctions & Compliance
When Following the Rules Becomes the Risk: China's New Counter-Sanctions Regime Puts Your Singapore Arm in a Vice
China's 13 April 2026 countermeasures regulation can now penalise your Singapore entity for the very compliance its foreign banks and customers demand.
10 June 2026 · 7 min read
