This book aims to assist readers in making the transition by mapping the changes to the Companies Act in 2016 and 2017 in a visually comparative Compendium.
The Companies (Amendment) Bill, read the first time on 28 February 2017, comprises massive changes to the law governing business entities. These amendments were implemented on 31 March.
Companies Act — Compendium of Changes 2017 aims to take lay business persons, corporates and in-house counsels through the updates via a visually comparative Compendium, as well as provide expert practitioner comments as a form of guidance for navigating the new landscape.
There has been a number of changes to the Companies Act in 2016 and 2017. This book aims to assist readers in making the transition by mapping the amendments in a visually comparative Compendium. The Practitioner's Notes provide a practitioner's perspective on the advantages and disadvantages of the amendments and how they might have an impact on the day-to-day business of companies and various corporate transactions.
Farhana Sharmeen has over 20 years’ experience as a corporate transactional lawyer with special focus on public M&A, finance and funds, and interests in real estate, financial institutions, entrepreneurs and luxury goods. She has contributed to various publications including the Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore (Volume 17 on Securities), the Takeover and Mergers chapter of Woon’s Corporations Law and the Singapore chapter of Mergers & Acquisitions (Global Legal Insights).
Farhana is qualified to practice in Singapore, England and Wales, and New South Wales. She currently sits on the Expert Ppanel of the Centre for Cross-Border Commercial Law in Asia, Singapore Management University, and is an adjunct lecturer at the SMU School of Law and a tutor at the Singapore Institute of Legal Education.