by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
An injunction is a powerful weapon, but it is not handed out for free. When a court grants an interim injunction, it almost always attaches a price: the applicant must give an “undertaking as to damages”, a binding promise to compensate the other side if...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
When a director is acting against the company’s interests, exceeding their authority, or clinging to a position they no longer hold, the damage can be swift and hard to undo. Contracts get signed, funds get moved, assets get disposed of, and by the time a trial...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Your Employment Pass application has been approved, and the Ministry of Manpower has sent an “In-Principle Approval” letter. What now? The In-Principle Approval, universally shortened to IPA, is one of the most misunderstood documents in Singapore’s...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
When a shareholder is a human being, attending a company meeting is simple: they turn up and vote. But what happens when the shareholder is another company? A body corporate cannot walk into a meeting room or raise its hand. Singapore law solves this through the...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Starting a Company
Singapore is one of the easiest places in the world to run a company single-handedly. You can incorporate a private limited company with just one shareholder who is also the sole director, own 100 percent of the shares, and control every decision. This...
by The Raffles Corporate Services Editorial Team | Aug 1, 2026 | Corp Sec Library, Running Your Company
Directors resign, fall ill, pass away, or become disqualified. When a seat on the board empties unexpectedly, the company is left with a “casual vacancy” that must be dealt with quickly and correctly. Handled well, filling a casual vacancy is a routine...
