WISTA Singapore welcomes WISTA Germany President

WISTA Singapore was delighted to welcome Claudia Ohlmeier President of WISTA Germany to Singapore. A dinner was hosted last night by WISTA Singapore at Violet Oon Singapore.

From left: Maike Brinckmann (Vice-President of WISTA Singapore), Claudia Ohlmeier (President of WISTA Germany), Paul Aston (Managing Partner of HFW Singapore), Magdelene Chew (President of WISTA Singapore), our Fuzet Farid and Belinda Koh (Founding member and past President of WISTA Singapore).   

Cross border employment in Malaysia workshop for the Singapore Business Federation

Our Managing Partner, Fuzet Farid was graciously invited by the Singapore Business Federation (SBF) as a trainer to present at a workshop entitled: "Cross-Border Employment in Malaysia". The half day workshop was held at SBF Center, Singapore today with 20 participants.

The workshop was targeted to Singapore companies seeking to incorporate subsidiaries and hire employees in Malaysia.

The presentation touched on Malaysian employment law in general and recent amendments, employment of foreign secondees and the way forward of the industry under the new Malaysian government.

We take this opportunity to thank SBF for the invitation and we hope all participants acquired practical and useful information from the workshop.

Schuman Business Talk with Marcus Wallenberg

Our Fuzet Farid was invited to attend the inaugural edition of the Schuman Business Talk series jointly organised by the European Chamber of Commerce, Singapore (EuroCham) and the Swedish Chamber of Commerce, Singapore (SwedCham) on 3 July 2018 held at Nanyang Technology University LTC School of Medicine, Singapore.

The guest speaker was Marcus Wellenberg, a prominent Swedish industrialist and banker.

The Schuman Business Talk series aims to invite prominent European business leaders to speak and inspire in relation to different industries.

Marcus Wellenberg in action

SCMA 2018 AGM and Members Night

Our Fuzet Farid attended the 2018 Annual General Meeting and Members Night of the Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SCMA) on 20 June 2018 held at Maxwell Chambers and 1864 the Bar at Sofitel Singapore City Centre.

Our Fuzet Farid is a member of the SCMA since March 2015.

Hari Raya Aidilfitri lunch at Vasco's KL Hilton

During the long Hari Raya Aidilfitri weekend that took place, Messrs Fuzet Farid hosted a Hari Raya gathering at Hilton Kuala Lumpur in Vasco's Restaurant on 17 June 2018.

Our closest family and friends were treated to a special Hari Raya and Father's day buffet spread. The celebration was well attended by 71 guests.

The guests also had fun at a caricature booth set up by Vasco's.

Messrs Fuzet Farid take this opportunity to wish our family and friends a Happy Eid Mubarak. May this Eid bring peace, happiness and prosperity to all.

Our Fuzet Farid with her mother, her aunt and her uncle Y Bhg Datuk A Samad Said.

Our Fuzet Farid with Riyadh Dahlan of InvestKL.

Some of the guests posed with their caricatures.

Our Fuzet Farid's parents with immediate family members.

Our guests helping themselves to the buffet spread.

From left: Our Danial Nizam, Vimalan Thiruchelvam of Ranhill Worleyparsons, Mathew David of Lazada Group,
Y Bhg Datuk A Samad Said, Bryan Joshua Roch of  TNB and Ashwin Suguna Balan of Lazada Group.

Our Fuzet Farid together with her relatives from Singapore. 

A group photo of family members of our Fuzet Farid. 

Last group photo before everyone proceeded back to their destination.

Coffee with Vice President of WISTA Bermuda

The Vice President of WISTA Bermuda, Marilyn Feldman was down in Singapore and a coffee session was organised on Thursday 24 May 2018, to welcome Marilyn at 1864, Sofitel Singapore City Centre.

From left: Marilyn Feldman  from Bermuda (Vice-President of WISTA Bermuda), Yogyata Kapoor from India of ISF Group International Pte Ltd, Lucia T. Wiedyowati from Indonesia of American Bureau of Shipping, Fuzet Farid from Malaysia, Magdalene Chew from Singapore (President of WISTA Singapore and Maike Brinckmann from Germany (Vice-President of WISTA Singapore) 

  

WISTA Singapore: #UnlockingAsia Spring Conference 2018

Our Managing Partner, Fuzet Farid, accompanied by our Senior Associate, Jiradevi Veerasiman, attended the Women’s International and Trading Association (WISTA) #UnlockingAsia Spring Conference 2018. The conference was held at the Hotel Fort Canning in Singapore on Thursday, 10 May 2018.

WISTA International aims to group together women working in maritime, trading, and logistics sectors. WISTA was formed in 1974 in Sweden and now has more than 40 national WISTA associations worldwide.  

Fuzet is an active WISTA member and frequently attends WISTA events in Singapore. The team at Messrs Fuzet Farid takes this opportunity to congratulate WISTA Singapore for organising a successful conference which also celebrates 20 years of the establishment of WISTA Singapore. It is hoped that WISTA Malaysia will be established in the near future. 

At the Pre-Conference Cocktail at Flutes Restaurant, the National Museum of Singapore, on Wednesday, 9 May 2018.

From left: Mike Meade of M3 Marine Group, Fuzet Farid, Kimarie Cheang of Holman Fenwick Willan (HFW) Singapore and Paul Aston, Managing Partner of HFW Singapore.

Closing dinner at the Grand Marquee, Hotel Fort Canning, on Thursday, 10 May 2018.

From left: Magdalene Chew (President of WISTA Singapore), Katerina Stathopoulou (WISTA International ExCo Member), Fuzet Farid, Maike Brinckmann (Vice-President of WISTA Singapore), Mrs Brinckmann (Maike's mother), Paul Aston, Nick White of LOC Group, Jonathan and Kelly Vouvoussiras (WISTA Singapore Board Member).

WISTA International table at the Seafarers' Äwards Dinner 2018 organised by the Mission to Seafarers

at the Intercontinental Hotel Singapore on Friday, 11 May 2018.

The Conference was held the day after the 14th Malaysian General Election on Wednesday 9 May 2018. 

Pictured here are our Fuzet Farid and our Jiradevi Veerasiman showing their fingers to the camera together with 

Marina Taouxi of Hill Dickinson and Magdalene Chew of AsiaLegal LLC (WISTA Singapore President).

Messrs Fuzet Farid are sponsors of the Conference.

7th year anniversary of Messrs Fuzet Farid

The team at Messrs Fuzet Farid was treated to a scrumptious lunch at Graze Restaurant at Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur on 30 April 2018 in conjunction with the celebration of the Firm's 7th anniversary. Here's to achieving greater heights and continued success.

The members of the Firm and Ms Tina Fazlita Fadzil.

The blueberry and creme fraiche semi-freddo, lemon curd and raspberry sorbet at Graze Restaurant,
Hilton Hotel Kuala Lumpur.

Signing Ceremony of Operation and Maintenance Agreement 1, 2 & 3 (OMA 1, 2 & 3)

The team at Messrs Fuzet Farid was graciously invited to attend the Signing Ceremony of the OMA 1, the OMA 2 and the OMA 3 as transactional lawyers of Integrax Berhad on 5 April 2018. The signing was between Lekir Bulk Terminal Sdn Bhd and Lumut Maritime Terminal Sdn Bhd at Hotel Casuarina@Meru, Ipoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan. The Director of Integrax Berhad, YBhg. Datuk Zainudin Ibrahim, and the Chairman of Lumut Maritime Terminal Sdn Bhd, YBhg. Dato' Azian bin Osman, were the signatories. Our heartiest congratulations to Lekir Bulk Terminal Sdn Bhd on this historic transaction and we are proud to be part of it!

Welcome speech by Lumut Maritime Terminal Sdn Bhd Chairman, YBhg. Dato' Azian bin Osman

Speech by Integrax Berhad Director, YBhg. Datuk Zainuddin Ibrahim

The signing of the OMA 1, the OMA 2 and the OMA 3
between Lumut Maritime Terminal Sdn Bhd and Lekir Bulk Terminal Sdn Bhd.

InvestKL Annual Networking With Our Ministers 2018 - Impacting Lives Through Innovation

Our Managing Partner, Ms Fuzet Farid, had the privilege of attending the InvestKL Annual Networking With Our Ministers 2018 on the invitation of InvestKL on 29 March 2018 at the Malaysia International Trade & Exhibition Centre (MITEC). The event was graced by our Honourable Prime Minister, Y.A.B. Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Razak. YB Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan bin Tengku Mansor, the Minister of Federal Territories, YB Dato' Sri Mustapa Mohamed, Minister of International Trade and Industry I, and YB Dato' Seri Ong Ka Chuan, Minister of International Trade and Industry II also attended the exclusive networking event.

Speech by the Malaysian Prime Minister, Y.A.B. Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Razak.

Linklaters - Survey of recent UK and Singapore contract law cases

Our Managing Partner, Ms Fuzet Farid, attended the Linklaters - Survey of recent UK and Singapore contract law cases talk. The session was held on 22 March 2018 at Linklaters Singapore Pte. Ltd., Singapore.

The crowd at the Linklaters talk - the first point was acceptance by conduct citing 2016 and 2017 UK cases.

Labuan IBFC Asset Leasing Symposium 2018

Our Senior Associate, Jiradevi Veerasiman, attended the Labuan IBFC Asset Leasing Symposium 2018 - "Meeting the Needs of Transparency and Substance" at Sasana Kijang, Kuala Lumpur. The symposium was held on 22 March 2018.

The Opening Remarks by Moritz Gubler, Deputy Chairman, Association of Labuan Trust Companies.

Malaysian Bar Annual Dinner & Dance 2018

The team at Messrs Fuzet Farid attended the Malaysian Bar Annual Dinner & Dance 2018 at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, on 17 March 2018. The theme for the annual dinner and dance was Retro Rock Nite - Go Back In Time And Party In Retro Style.

The team at Messrs Fuzet Farid. From left: Amran, Jira, Josie and Alan.

Alan and Josie.

Our Abang Amran rocking it out.

Josie, Jira and Alan having a jovial time at the photo booth.

We would also like to congratulate our Officer Manager, Ms Josie Hui, as one of the finalists to the Best Dressed Award for the Malaysian Bar Annual Dinner & Dance 2018.

Congratulations Josie!

Asia Pacific Maritime Conference APM 2018

Our Managing Partner, Ms Fuzet Farid, attended the Asia Pacific Maritime APM 2018 at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. The conference was held from 14 March 2018 to 16 March 2018. The APM is a premier maritime and offshore exhibition and conference that takes place every even year where the Maritime and Offshore industry of Asia converge.

BIMCO Talk on Crude Tankers at the Red Deck.

Maritime Finance Talk - The Evolving World Of Maritime Finance at the Blue Deck by Nicolas Parrot, Managing Director, Head Transportation Sector Investment Banking Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas Singapore (NP), Woon Aw Yong, Managing Director, Shipping Clients International, Senior Vice President, HSH Nordbank AG, Geir Bakkelund, Head of Shipping & Asset Finance Asia, Corporate Finance, (Corporate & Institutional Banking), National Australia Bank Limited, Martin Brown, Partner, Corporate Energy & Infrastructure, Shipping, INCE & CO; Chris Johnson, Partner, Moore Stephens LLP, Manik Verma, Senior Associate; HFW.

In-House Community External Counsel of the Year 2018

We are happy to announce that our Managing Partner, Ms Fuzet Farid, is been commended by members of the In-House Community as an 'In-House Community External Counsel of the Year, 2018'.

“Ms. Fuzet Farid (of Fuzet Farid) has vast knowledge in her specialist areas of Maritime, Shipping and Aviation, she also provides valuable support to our company in basic taxation and company secretarial matters.”

Please see the following link to see the testimonial(s) from the In-House Community:
In-House Community

3rd IBA Asia-based International Financial Law Conference

Our Managing Partner, Ms Fuzet Farid, attended the 3rd IBA Asia-based International Financial Law Conference at the Conrad Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR. The conference was held from 8 March 2018 to 9 March 2018.The Keynote Address was delivered by the Secretary of Justice, Department of Justice, Hong Kong Sar, Teresa Cheng. Amongst the topics covered were Corporate governance for public companies and banks: how to improve standards and practices in Asia?; Private investment funds: marketing passports available to Asian asset managers; Acquisition and leveraged financing: continuing the conversation and Gender equality: let's include the men on International Women's Day.

EGM of the CIArb Malaysia Branch

Our associate, Alan Yee, attended the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of the CIArb Malaysia Branch on behalf of our Managing Partner, Ms Fuzet Farid, on 7 March 2018 at the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration, Bangunan Sulaiman, Kuala Lumpur.

Lexis Malaysia Refresher Training

We would like to thank Mr Ahmad Hamidi Abdul Rahim, Consultant, Client Experience and Learning from Lexis Malaysia for conducting the Lexis Malaysia Refresher Training at our office today.

Singapore Airshow 2018 - Asia's Largest Aerospace and Defence Event

Our Managing Partner, Ms Fuzet Farid, attended the Singapore Airshow 2018 at the Changi Exhibition Centre, Singapore.

The F35 Lightning II with a US airman.

F22 Raptor

F35s and F22s.

RQ4 Global Hawk

Sukhoi Superjet

Airbus 350-1000

Gulfstream G600

Gulfstream G650

The F-15SG in specially painted RASF50 livery.
2018 is the Republic of Singapore Air Force's (RSAF) 50th anniversary ceebration. 

The ST Engineering booth is the centrepiece of the Singapore Airshow 2018. The Singapore homegrown global defence and engineering group showcases their technology know-how, new and proven solutions, as well as battle-tested products at the Singapore Airshow 2018. Through an extensive display that sprawls over a 2,000 sqm space, trade visitors will learn more about the Group's aerospace services and capabilities, as well as their world-class products and solutions for both defence and commercial customers in their other business sectors comprising electronics, land systems and marine. The members of the public are also able to appreciate some of ST Engineering's solutions that contribute to Singapore's defence eco-system.

Airbus SE is the largest international exhibitor at the Singapore Airshow 2018. The Airbus booth is displaying a full-scale mock-up section of the new A330neo jetliner's Airspace cabin and a prototype of the Skyways autonomous parcel delivery drone amongst other things. The company is currently studying a further increase in production of single-aisle aircraft as the manufacturer seeks ways to accommodate continued strong demand for the A320neo family - Airbus wants to achieve the target of single-aisle output to 60 aircraft by the middle of 2019.

A350-1000 aircraft model

ST Engineering demonstrating to a news crew the BR18 rifle made by itself.

The SAR21 Assault Rifle - the current rifle carried by the individual Singapore soldier made by ST Engineering for the past 10 years.

Bombs made by ST Engineering.

Our Ms Fuzet Farid having a light moment at the Airbus Hololens project.

Our Ms Fuzet Farid on the ST Engineering VR Response Trainer.

Indonesian Aerospace 

Team Defence Australia