Resources

Curated contracts, standard terms and commercial resources

Singapore government and industry-standard documents, explainers, and the reading list that sharpens every operator.

Standard Terms

PDPCData Protection
FTICFair Tenancy
SVCAVenture Capital
VICPACreative Profs
SLALogistics
SICCCommercial Court
SMCMediation Centre
SIMCInt. Mediation
PDPCData Protection
FTICFair Tenancy
SVCAVenture Capital
VICPACreative Profs
SLALogistics
SICCCommercial Court
SMCMediation Centre
SIMCInt. Mediation
  • PDPC 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.

Free, operator-grade courses on specialist commercial law and aviation finance — hosted on Thinkific.

  • Cape Town Convention & Aircraft Repossession 101

    International interests, IDERAs, deregistration, Alternative A insolvency.

  • Robot & Embodied AI Law 101

    Liability, AI Act, autonomous vehicles, drones, ISO standards, insurance.

  • Tariff Contract Amendments 101

    Force majeure, hardship, non-performance, breach, Incoterms.

  • Aviation Finance 101

    Intuitive aviation financing that rivals the experts.

Websites & Explainers

SLWSingapore Law Watch
SLWSingapore Law Watch
  • Singapore 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.

Reading List

Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference
The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power
Getting to Yes
Getting to Yes
Influence
Influence
Bargaining for Advantage
Bargaining for Advantage
The Culture Map
The Culture Map
Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference
The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power
Getting to Yes
Getting to Yes
Influence
Influence
Bargaining for Advantage
Bargaining for Advantage
The Culture Map
The Culture Map
  • 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 operators.

  • 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.