Straits Times / 13 Jun 2025 Are criminal cases harder to prove than civil suits?: askST Legal experts say the legal thresholds for pursuing criminal charges are significantly higher than those for civil proceedings.
Straits Times / 13 Jun 2025 Encourage more people to attend public court hearings: Forum The author's visit to a State Courts public hearing prompted him to consider why open court hearings – crucial for transparency and public trust – are rarely attended in Singapore compared with other countries.
Academy Publishing / 13 Jun 2025 ADV: <Newly Published> Mental Capacity Act in Singapore: Law and Practice Following the successful launch of the Community Law in Focus seminar series on 14 May, the Mental Capacity Act in Singapore: Law and Practice is now available. The MCA establishes a framework for making decisions on behalf of individuals aged 21...
NUS EW Barker Centre for Law & Business / 13 Jun 2025 ADV: IP and Tech in the 21st Century: Challenges in the Next Decade, 4 & 5 August 2025 Join experts at this NUS conference as they explore how IP and tech laws must evolve in the next 10 years. Don’t miss it! Registration deadline: 28 July 2025
Straits Times / 12 Jun 2025 Drug trafficker, 58, avoids death penalty by 0.01g, sentenced to 31 years’ jail Mesnawi Dahri was caught while in possession of not less than 14.99g of diamorphine, or “pure heroin”, for the purpose of trafficking.