The Annotated Singapore Companies Act provides section-by-section annotations to the Singapore Companies Act, Cap 50 throwing light on the application and interpretation of the provisions of the Act. The author is Dr Tan Lay Hong, who had 6 years’ civil litigation experience at the Singapore Bar before joining academia in Nanyang Business School, NTU.

Significant amendments to the Act, covered in this title:

1. Establishes a new regime to enable a foreign corporate entity to transfer its registration to Singapore
2. Simplifies the timelines for holding of an AGM and filing of returns and reduces regulatory burdens for companies
3. Introduces a new corporate vehicle through the Variable Capital Companies Act 2018 which serves as a structure for both open and closed-ended investment funds in Singapore.
4. Updates to the previous edition with recent local and foreign cases from 2017 to June 2023.

Key features include:

1. Annotations to the Companies Act
2. Amendments made by the Companies (Amendment) Act 2014 and the Companies (Amendment) Act 2017 and the impact of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, 2018
3. Citation of local and foreign case law
4. A general overview, explanation of key terms/phrases, definitions, and cross-reference to related provisions.