Business Times / 05 Aug 2025 Prosecution accepts judicial mercy for cancer-stricken Ong Beng Seng; sentencing set for Aug 15 The prosecution and defence seek judicial mercy due to Ong's advanced multiple myeloma; imprisonment risks his life due to severe health issues.
Straits Times / 05 Aug 2025 What is judicial mercy, and how does it apply to Ong Beng Seng’s case?: ST explains Judicial mercy is the discretionary power of Singapore’s courts to give a more lenient sentence because of exceptional mitigating circumstances, and has a high threshold.
Straits Times / 05 Aug 2025 Jail for man who forged lawyer’s signature on 35 cheques, duped bank into disbursing over $221,000 Low Qi Hong who was a senior conveyancing secretary at a law firm started his crime spree in March 2023.
Singapore Academy of Law / 05 Aug 2025 ADV: Techlaw.Fest 2025 The 10th edition of TechLaw.Fest returns on 10 - 11 September 2025 at Sands Expo and Convention Centre, Singapore. This year’s theme, Reimagining Legal in the Digital Age, speaks to the profound transformation facing the legal industry -...
IPOS / 05 Aug 2025 ADV: IP Week@SG 2025 Into its 14th edition, IP Week @ SG has become a premier global IP event that brings together the innovation community comprising policymakers, business leaders and legal experts, to network and discuss cutting-edge issues surrounding IP and its...