RHTLaw Taylor Wessing’s Deputy Head of Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice, Nandakumar Renganathan, was quoted in The Straits Times article titled “Ivy Lee Realty fighting application to wind up firm”.    The article discusses the High Court case of realty firm, Ivy Lee Realty, averting an application by licensed moneylender MWA Capital, to wind up the company for failure to pay up its loan.   Representing MWA Capital, Nandakumar informed the Court that Ivy Lee Realty was unable to pay the judgment sum to MWA Capital. He added that the company has insufficient funds to pay the judgment sum.   This High Court case is due for another hearing at a later date.   The full article can be found on the 10 October 2015 edition of The Straits Times.

RHTLaw Taylor Wessing congratulates our Partners for being recognised by IFLR1000 as Leading Lawyers in its 2015/25th edition.    The Partners recognised as leading lawyers are:   1. Tan Chong Huat, Managing Partner, Deputy Head of Banking & Finance and Capital Markets Practices 2. Azman Jaafar, Deputy Managing Partner and Head of Corporate Practice 3. Ch’ng Li-Ling, Deputy Head of Capital Markets 4. Tan Choon Leng, Co-head of M&A and Head of Private Wealth   The IFLR1000 is the guide to the world's leading financial and corporate law firms and lawyers. The IFLR1000 exclusive leading lawyers rankings brings together individuals who are recognized by their peers and clients to be the leading figures in their specialist areas.

RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Managing Partner Tan Chong Huat and Litigation & Dispute Resolution Partner Chua Eng Hui have successfully co-authored an opinion piece titled “The 3 Cs of defending a siege from short-sellers”  for The Business Times.   The article highlights recent high-profile cases of listed companies being under siege by short-sellers and discusses how competence, clarity and effective communication can assist in preparing a crucial response that is timely and appropriate to such negative research reports issued by short-sellers.    The full article can be found in the 25 September 2015 edition of The Business Times’ Opinion section.

RHTLaw Taylor Wessing was a proud sponsor of the Singapore Exchange (SGX) Bull Charge Paintball Challenge held on Saturday, 29 August 2015. Jointly organised by the Risk Management and Regulation units of SGX and Red Dynasty Paintball, all proceeds raised during this high-intensity charitable event was given to selected beneficiaries in the community including children and families, persons with disabilities, and the elderly. These beneficiaries are the Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA), Autism Association, Fei Yue Community Services and Shared Services for Charities. At RHTLaw Taylor Wessing, we share SGX’s belief that it is our duty to give back to society and support the needy in whichever ways we can.