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In a landmark decision said to be the first by any superior court anywhere, the High Court of Australia ruled that mod chips to circumvent regional access codes in Sony Playstations is not a circumvention device as the regional access code is not a Technological Protection Measure.

The Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore, Mohamad S. Hidayat, has said that Singaporean business people still complain about legal uncertainty in Indonesia, particularly on Batam.

The draft guideline on the Treatment of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) sets out how the CCS views the interface between the Competition Act 2004 (Act) and IPRs, and indicates some of the factors and circumstances that the CCS may consider when assessing agreements and conduct which concern IPRs.

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) had earlier informed employers that with effect from 3 Oct 2005, administrative fees will be introduced for application, issuance, renewal and re-instatement of Work Permits. To encourage more businesses to transact online, MOM is pleased to inform you that we will waive administrative fees for all Work Permit issuance and renewal transactions using the Work Permit Online (WPOL) facility. The administrative fee of $20 per issuance or renewal will be charged for transactions submitted manually.

Indonesia and Singapore will not sign a long-awaited extradition treaty soon because the two countries still have to settle a number of problems especially the differences in the two countries` legal systems.

Lord Woolf retired as Lord Chief Justice on 30 September 2005. The 72-year-old judge is being replaced by current Master of the Rolls, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, on 1st October 2005.

Responding to calls from the College of Family Physicians Singapore and the Transforming Primary Care Committee appointed by Ministry of Health (MOH) to establish minimum training requirements for family physicians, MOH proposes to establish a Family Physician Register. This Register will list the names of family physicians who have undergone a recognised formal training programme in family medicine.

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced that banks in Singapore will be able to offer an important form of Islamic finance known as Murabaha. It is commonly used as short-term financing and in trade finance.

Presently, under the Driver Improvement Points System, driving in bus lanes carries a penalty of $130 and four demerit points. With effect from 1 Oct 2005 , motorists who travel along or leave their vehicles in bus lanes islandwide during restricted hours will no longer be given four demerit points. The $130 penalty will however still apply.

The Securities and Futures (Financial and Margin Requirements for Holders of Capital Markets Services Licences) Regulations 2002 ("the Regulations") prescribe the types of collateral that a holder of a capital markets services ("CMS") licence may take to meet margin requirements for its securities financing business. MAS proposes in this consultation paper to expand the list of acceptable collateral.

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