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Our “boardroomᵂᴹᴴ⁺” practice group recently held an in-person seminar where our joint managing director Mr Mark Lee spoke on the topic of directors’ duties/liabilities in Singapore. The session was an accredited event by the Singapore Institute of Legal Education.

We are most grateful for the interests in the session and equally for the lively Q&A session that followed. Consisting of both legal practitioners, in-house counsel and business owners / leaders, the audience’s participation brought to life a mix of many interesting perspectives from both a legal and practical perspective.

With more events lined up for 2026, we look forward to meeting everyone again at future events!

[Key Summary of Talking points – “Directors Duties & Liabilities; Progress or Regression?”]

• The power paradigm between shareholders, the board and the application of section 157(A) of the Companies Act;

• The various types of directorship that one can hold in practice and how such designations / nomenclature are perceived under Singapore law;

• The intricacies and distinctions between a director’s fiduciary duties as opposed to his/her duty of care, skill and diligence;

• An exploration of the business judgment rule and the question of how / whether business decisions are best left to the boardroom or courtroom;

• A discussion on what precisely is the standard exacted on a director insofar as his/her duty of care, skill and diligence is concerned;

• A deep dive into the judgment Inter-Pacific Petroleum Pte Ltd v Goh Jin Hian [2025] SGHC(A) 7 and its implications on how one may interpret / apply the “minimum standard” of duty of care, skill and diligence that is expected of all directors;

• Finally, the session also covered the various fronts at which a director may also face exposure for criminal / regulatory sanctions (under the Companies Act, Securities and Futures Act, etc).

**Mr Mark Lee spearheads the firm’s boardroom, shareholder and joint venture practice.