COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill - A Multi-Pronged Legislative Response

The Ministry of Law has just released a draft of the COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Bill (“Bill”) which will address various matters arising on account of the COVID-19 situation.

These include temporary reliefs/measures relating to:

inability to perform certain contracts;
financially distressed individuals, firms and businesses;
conduct of meetings;
certain court proceedings; and
remission of property tax.

It is expected that the reading of the Bill will be expedited in one Parliament sitting, so it is likely that the Bill will be enacted into law very soon.

This update summarises the salient provisions of the Bill.

If you would like information on this 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:

LAM Chung Nian
Head – Intellectual Property, Technology and Media, Telecommunications and Data Protection Practices
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Susan WONG
Head – Financial Services
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Dorothy Marie NG
Head – Corporate Real Estate
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Annabelle YIP
Senior Consultant; Joint Head – Corporate Governance and Compliance
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Vivien YUI
Joint Head – Employment
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TAY Peng Cheng
Joint Head – Energy, Projects and Construction
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Ian DE VAZ
Joint Head – Energy, Projects and Construction
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Candy Agnes SUTEDJA
Partner – Infrastructure, Construction and Engineering
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Bernadette TAN
Partner – Banking and Finance
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Stephanie YEO
Partner – Restructuring and Insolvency
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