Curated contracts, standard terms and commercial resources
Singapore government and industry-standard documents, explainers, and the reading list that sharpens every dealmaker.
Standard Terms
8 setsPDPC Data Protection Notice Generator
Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission tool to generate a custom data protection notice for your organisation.
Code of Conduct for Leasing of Retail Premises
Version 3 (1 November 2023) — the standard code governing landlord–tenant retail lease conduct in Singapore.
SVCA Model Legal Documents
Singapore Venture Capital & Private Equity Association model legal documents for venture and PE transactions.
VICPA Service Buyers Booklet
Visual, Audio, Creative Content Professionals Association guide on preparing contracts for freelancers and self-employed creatives in Singapore.
SLA Standard Trading Conditions
Singapore Logistics Association Standard Trading Conditions (Version 2, 7 May 2004) — terms governing freight, logistics, and multimodal transport services.
Singapore International Commercial Court — Model Clauses
Model arbitration and jurisdiction clauses published by the Singapore International Commercial Court.
Singapore Mediation Centre — Model Clauses
Standard mediation and dispute resolution clauses from the Singapore Mediation Centre.
SIMC — Model Clause
Singapore International Mediation Centre model mediation clause for commercial contracts.
Courses
6 coursesFree, dealmaker-grade courses on specialist commercial law and aviation finance — hosted on Thinkific.
Cap Table Cleanup 101
Practical guide to cleaning up a Singapore private company's cap table to position for investment: share classes, capital reductions and buybacks, founder reverse vesting, ESOP/ESOW, converting SAFEs and notes, nominees and RORC, holding-company structures and tax. Educational only, not legal advice.
Negotiating Business Jet Sale & Purchase Agreements 101
Practical guide to negotiating pre-owned business jet sale and purchase agreements: the LOI, deposit, pre-purchase inspection, as-is delivery, title and escrow closing, the third-party manager transition, registries and tax. Educational only, not legal advice.
AI & Work Contracts 101
Update Singapore employment, service, consultancy and platform-worker agreements for AI: worker classification, the Workplace Fairness Act, AI-agent accountability, automated hiring, shadow AI, IP and social media. Educational only, not legal advice.
Cape Town Convention & Aircraft Repossession 101
Practical guide to the Cape Town Convention and aircraft repossession: international interests, the Registry, priority, default remedies, IDERAs, deregistration, Alternative A insolvency and English-law structuring. Educational only, not legal advice.
Robot & Embodied AI Law 101
Practical guide to robot, agentic and embodied-AI law: liability, auditability, autonomous vehicles, drones, AI Act and governance frameworks, contracts, ISO standards, insurance and export controls. Educational only, not legal advice.
Tariff Contract Amendments 101
Free Singapore guide to tariff and cross-border trade contracts: force majeure, hardship, non-performance, breach. Best-practice, effective legal contract amendments and Incoterms for businesses facing tariffs. Educational only, not legal advice.
Templates
9 agreementsOne dealmaker-grade agreement, every week. NDAs, term sheets, side-letters, the form you wish your lawyers had sent first. Members only.
Websites & Explainers
4 resourcesSingapore Law Watch — Commercial Law
Overview of Singapore commercial law from the Singapore Academy of Law, covering contract law, sale of goods, agency, and negotiable instruments.
PDPC — PDPA Assessment Tool for Organisations
Self-assessment questionnaire for data protection compliance.
ACRA — Compliance Requirements
Annual filings, AGMs, and statutory obligations for Singapore companies.
IRAS — Digital Services
Tax e-filing, GST registration, and corporate tax digital tools.
Reading List
6 books
Never Split the Difference
Chris Voss — Tactical negotiation from an FBI hostage negotiator. Emotions, mirroring, and calibrated questions.
The 48 Laws of Power
Robert Greene — A playbook on power dynamics, timing, and influence drawn from historical masters and modern dealmakers.
Getting to Yes
Roger Fisher & William Ury — The classic on principled negotiation: separating people from the problem and focusing on interests.
Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion
Robert Cialdini — The six universal principles of influence and how they shape decisions in the room.
Bargaining for Advantage
G. Richard Shell — A negotiation framework built on your personal style, leverage, and preparation.
The Culture Map
Erin Meyer — Decoding how cultural differences affect communication, trust, and decision-making across borders.