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He later became a nominated member of parliament from 19921996, and was legal adviser to the president and council of presidential advisers 19951997. The law of agency 2nd edition, academy publishing, 2017. Walter woon, company law 2nd edn, 1997 ft law and tax asia pacific, singapore. From the perspective of the authors of this edition though, the numerous amendments to the companies act, together with the enactment of the securities and. A graduate of nus laws class of 81, he was subdean and vicedean of the faculty from 19881991. However, as singapore continues to position itself as a prime location for legal services and commercial dispute resolution in asia, a single company law book may not be sufficient to serve the growing needs of. It consists of annotations to the sections of the companies act fully updated to include all the latest. For a long time, professor walter woons seminal work on the singapore company law has been the sole authoritative text in this area. He is currently professor of law at the national university of singapore faculty of law and the dean of the singapore institute of legal education. Walter woon cheong ming sc born 12 september 1956 is a singaporean lawyer, academic. Woons corporations law desk edition focuses primarily on the interpretation and explication of the companies act cap 50. The personal representative must at the utmost act with the highest degree of. Corporate governance in asia, 2001 31 ablr 38 eilis ferran company law reform in the uk, 2001 sjicl 516. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read.
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