The COVID-19 pandemic has placed significant pressure on businesses and the economy. Even fundamentally healthy and viable businesses are seeing their financial resources stretched thin due to factors such as weakening demand, increasing late payments, and disruptions in supply chains.

Directors will play an important role in ensuring that their companies emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic in a strong and sustainable position.

CASEWATCH JANUARY 2016 1 © WongPartnership LLP This update is intended for your general information only. It is not intended to be nor should it be regarded as legal advice. WongPartnership LLP (UEN: T08LL0003B) is a limited liability law partnership registered in Singapore under the Limited Liability Partnerships Act (Chapter 163A). SINGAPORE HIGH COURT AFFIRMS THAT A PARTY MAY OBTAIN RESTRAINT ORDERS AHEAD OF ANY APPLICATION FOR THE CALLING OF A CREDITORS’ MEETING FOR THE PURPOSES OF PUTTING A COMPANY UNDER A SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT In Re Conchubar Aromatics Ltd [2015] SGHC 322, the Singapo

The Defendant served 2 payment claims on the Plaintiff for work done up to end of November 2014 in the month of December 2014. It was common ground that the revised payment claim served on 26 December 2014 (“PC3R”), replaced the earlier payment claim dated 5 December 2014. • The Defendant then served a third payment claim (“PC4”) in the same payment claim period, i.e., on 30 December 2014, this time for work done up to end of December 2014. • PC3R was not withdrawn by the Defendant.

Alvin Yeo SC and  Melvin Lum acted for the Second Intervener, Thomas Chan, in his claim for $3,275,935.81 as interest for the late completion of the sale of a property ("Property").

The liquidators of the plaintiff Dynasty Line Ltd. ("Dynasty") brought proceedings against the first defendants ("Sia") and second defendant ("Lee") for breaches of duty owned to Dynasty while they were its directors.

The balance sheet test for insolvency under section 123(2) of the UK Insolvency Act requires the court to make a judgment whether it has been established that, looking at the company's assets and making proper

This case involved a foreign company, Beluga Chartering GmbH ("Beluga") that had both creditors and assets in Singapore. However, as it had not carried on business here, it had not been required to register as a branch.

The appellant ("Mdm Cheo") commenced divorce proceedings against her hubsand (the "bankrupt") two weeks after he had been served a statutory demand by a bank to pay around US$8.67 million.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (Amendment) Bill ("MAS Bill") and the Financial Institutions (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill ("FI Bill") were tabled before Parliament on 4 February 2013.

When the debts of a bankrupt or an insolvent company are denominated in a foreign currency, the Official Assignee or liquidator would need to convert the debt into Singapore dollars when making a distribution to creditors.