It has been a busy first half of 2026 for competition and consumer protection law in Singapore. In its first-ever competition appeal ruling, the General Division of the High Court confirmed that even an informal, one-off exchange of pricing information between competitors, with no agreement required, can amount to an infringement “by object”. Alongside this landmark decision, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore has tripled the maximum penalty discount to 30% under a new fast track procedure, streamlined merger review for non-problematic deals to 25 working days, and stepped up its crackdown on “dark patterns”, with eight enforcement decisions since late 2025.
In this mid-year update, our Head of Antitrust and Competition Ameera Ashraf and Partners Chan Jia Hui and Clarissa Koh unpack what each of these developments means in practice.
To view our update, please click here.
If you would like information and/or assistance on the above or any other area of law, you may wish to contact the Partner at WongPartnership whom you normally work with or any of the following Partners:
Ameera ASHRAF
Head – Antitrust & Competition
d +65 6416 8113
e ameera.ashraf@wongpartnership.com
Click here to view Ameera’s CV.
CHAN Jia Hui
Partner – Antitrust & Competition
d +65 6416 2794
e jiahui.chan@wongpartnership.com
Click here to view Jia Hui’s CV.
Clarissa KOH
Partner – Antitrust & Competition
d +65 6517 8685
e clarissa.koh@wongpartnership.com
Click here to view Clarissa’s CV.