The Court of Appeal in Beyonics Asia Pacific Ltd and others v Goh Chan Peng and another and another appeal [2021] SGCA (I) 2 has recently released a decision that underscores the importance of good organisational structure in a multi-jurisdictional business, and how considered planning as to which companies in the group should be the employer of key management personnel can avoid unnecessary pitfalls in litigation.

Read on for the key facts and lessons to be learnt from this case.