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The past year marked an important turning point in the development of the regulatory ecosystem for intellectual property (IP) across Asia.

SINGAPORE — Singapore law firm Shook Lin & Bok was hit by a ransomware attack in April, and the incident is now under investigation by the local authorities. In response to queries from The Straits Times, the firm said in a statement that the incident was discovered on April 9, and it immediately engaged a cyber-security team. The firm's systems...

SINGAPORE: Singapore law firm Shook Lin & Bok was hit by a ransomware attack in April, and the incident is now under investigation by the local authorities.

There is no evidence so far that document management systems were affected, said the firm. Read more at straitstimes.com.

An online source claims that the law firm paid a ransom of US$1.4m in Bitcoin to the Akira ransomware group.

The High Court has dismissed interim injunctions granted to MoneySmart that prevented an ex-employee from working for a rival. Here's what the judge said.

The case came about after the ex-employee started working as the head of engineering for a subsidiary of MoneyHero Limited - MoneySmart's rival.

UK law firm Simmons & Simmons has beefed up its partner strength in Asia by hiring Terence Seah in Singapore from Stephenson Harwood and Jeffrey Friedenberg as the head of its private funds practice in Hong Kong, and also relocating disputes partner Steven Kaye to Singapore from Hong Kong.

Thean Lip Ping spent 18 years on Supreme Court bench, including almost a decade as Court of Appeal judge. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The High Court upheld a lower court finding that the blinds failed to keep with the appearance of the rest of the building. Read more at straitstimes.com.