Proposed law will protect individuals, firms unable to fulfil obligations due to pandemic.

Restaurants and other commercial tenants that are unable to pay rent owing to the financial impact of measures to curb the spread of coronavirus infections can hold off such contractual obligations for at least six months under a proposed law.

New law would help couples who fear losing deposits, private-hire drivers, among others.

Cash needed to pay staff is enormous as the industry employs a lot of foreign workers who won't qualify for wage subsidies, according to contractors. 

Facility to defer loan repayment will assuage worry over viability of Singapore's household debt.

Justice Vincent Hoong Seng Lei succeeded Justice See Kee Oon as the new Presiding Judge of the State Courts on April 1, 2020.

On Sunday, the user posted on her Facebook page that almost one-third of the help set out in the supplementary Budget would go to SIA. This is untrue, said the Government on its fact-checking website Factually.

Government will amend rules to enforce telecommuting on employers whose business allows for it: Josephine Teo

The provisions will allow for companies that cannot comply with safe distancing measures to adopt alternative arrangements to meet current legal requirements.

MAS says qualifying SMEs seeking to defer principal payments can do so till Dec 31, 2020; over S$40b of secured borrowings should qualify.

The third plaintiff, Mr Bryan Choong, the former executive director of LGBT non-profit organisation Oogachaga, is planning to file his appeal soon, his lawyers said.

The family is seeking damages, along with special damages for pain and suffering and legal costs for a coroner’s inquiry into her death.

They were found to have misled customers into paying for services they did not agree to.

Court of Appeal's 2014 decision remains binding even after taking into account new material submitted: Judge

The MAS move will stabilise the exchange rate and help businesses access badly needed credit to tide over the deteriorating economic conditions at home and abroad.

The guidelines, which cover the period from April 1 this year to June next year, also urge companies to consider measures to utilise and manage excess manpower.

A lawyer should not claim that a spouse has a mental disorder to boost his own client's case, noting that a wife's mental condition in itself does not disqualify her right to care and control of the child: DJ Kathryn Thong

After years of battling cases in court, Mr Low concludes that many disputes can be avoided if parties think rationally and plan early.

He was on the run for 17 years after school camp incident; starts serving 43 months' jail term.

Creditors could file for its closure after court dismisses its application for scheme meeting.

Ng Cheow Chai helped 83 businesses submit fraudulent claims to the PIC scheme between March 2013 and July 2016, seeking payouts of $2.7 million they were not entitled to: IRAS

Men filed 278 applications against their wives last year; women filed 1,321.

The latest regulations, which came into effect at 11.59pm on Thursday, seek to give legal force to safe distancing measures announced on Tuesday by the multi-ministry task force tackling the coronavirus pandemic in Singapore.

Anti-virus steps include limits on number of people at hearings, staggered timings, tele-and video conferencing.

President gives support to draw up to $17b from past reserves | Economic growth forecast for 2020 reduced to -4% to -1% | Support package comes as 52 new coronavirus cases are reported.

Companies that had been offered tax breaks under a government scheme aimed at encouraging them to operate in Singapore can continue to enjoy the incentives in case of corporate restructuring.

GST Voucher Fund can be used to finance Assurance Package to support all S'poreans.

At the end of the session, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon said that if the apex court upholds the rape acquittal, Wee cannot be convicted of sexual assault either.

With the scheme meeting application dismissed, honestbee is no longer under court protection from its creditors. This effectively opens the door to creditors to apply for a winding up order on the company.

Mr Heng, who is also Finance Minister, said that the Government is studying the issue, and that Law Minister K. Shanmugam will present a set of measures next week to deal with this matter.

More applications filed, more firms forced to wind up last year than in each of past 5 years.

Issuers will be able to limit number of attendees, hold virtual meetings.

Stricter social distancing measures mean that all large-scale events have to be deferred or cancelled, while gatherings are to be restricted to 10 people or fewer.

Caretaker government will not have the mandate to mobilise resources, says Senior Minister Teo Chee Hean.

Mohammad Fadil Othman, 35, was sentenced to 11½ years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane after he pleaded guilty to a charge of aggravated sexual assault by penetration.

Amended law aims to better safeguard S'pore's flora and fauna.

Seafarers who are abducted by pirates or armed robbers in an attack at sea will stay employed and be paid their salaries while being held captive, said Senior Minister of State for Transport Lam Pin Min yesterday.

This needs to be done, given the numerous pandemic-induced issues plaguing the construction and real estate industries.

With Covid-19 reducing person-to-person interaction, and elections looming, how online information is managed is a pressing issue. With AI deployed, what are the roles of human moderators and legislation?

Legal dispute between two rival groups centres on occupancy of Teochew Building. 

There is no good time to hold an election in a pandemic - so it's important to find a window of opportunity to do so. The timeline is shorter than people think.

These include a three-month extension of the levy payment timeline for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), a levy waiver for up to 90 days for foreign workers on overseas leave..

Circuit breakers activated on March 13 by 14 SGX-listed stocks, while only five stocks triggered it on March 16.

Justice Choo Han Teck said the son, a polytechnic graduate, will have to find his own means to study in Canada.

Mr Terry Xu said that he had filed an application to obtain documents from PM Lee Hsien Loong, in a pre-trial process to obtain evidence.

In a press statement, the grocery and food delivery start-up alleged that it has discovered “numerous irregularities” in various transactions that took place while the pair were still with the company.

One suggestion is for Parliament to enact emergency legislation to provide relief.

He suggests looking to Parliament to enact emergency legislation to help the construction industry as force majeure is not a recognised legal right in Singapore.

A 52-year-old cleaner who sexually abused his youngest daughter repeatedly when she was between six and eight years old was sentenced to 18½ years in jail yesterday.

The High Court granted a request by the rapist's lawyer that his name not be made public because his son, a secondary school student, has been contemplating suicide over his father's offences.

PM Lee Hsien Loong and his Australian counterpart Scott Morrison witnessed the signing of three of the agreements after they met via video conferencing, in lieu of a face-to-face meeting in Canberra, because of the coronavirus situation.

Given the gravity of the situation, issuers should be even more forthcoming in their communications with shareholders and consider going beyond the minimum regulatory disclosure requirement.

Experts expect this package to be a hefty one, with some saying that it could be more than double the initial $6.4 billion set aside last month to cushion the economic blow from the coronavirus outbreak.

Eddie Choy Hon Cheong, 59, was convicted in court last Friday for wilfully evading tax, having made false entries in his GST and income tax returns between the accounting periods 2010 and 2012.

The son of an elderly widow with a $200 million fortune is appealing against a court decision not to order an investigation into a lawyer's conduct in transactions involving his mother.

54-year veteran, a Public Service Medal winner in 2008, was devoted to his craft.

Airplanes are grounded, shipments are stalled, hotels and restaurants are empty. The coronavirus haswreaked havoc across the economy. Insight looks at key sectors that have been badly hit.

He is also appealing against the court's decision not to order the Law Society to pay him legal costs and disbursements.

Sapna Jhangiani, a partner at Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore, is believed to be only the third QC in Singapore's legal history.

More than 55% of divorce cases in 2019 were finalised in months instead of stretching to over a year.

Judge gave some broad hints that DBS, the bookrunner for the perpetual capital securities and preference shares issue, ought to be bearing some of the costs of the advisers' fees in Hyflux's rescue negotiations.

They are asked to correct posts on PA, RCs' role in Safra Jurong event.

Creditors to vote on its proposed schemes of arrangement based on Utico's rescue package for the company and three subsidiaries.

In addition to various implementation issues, whether such an approach is likely to be effective depends on a number of other factors, the most important of which is the firm's corporate culture.

Two brothers who gave conflicting defences in the High Court on drug charges have been sentenced.

It marks end of lengthy process to have him returned to Singapore.

Positive response to the move to minimise physical contact to curb spread of Covid-19.

The Government should increase this approval fee to between $100 and $1,000, so that undeserving applicants will be deterred at the first phase.

Tan had argued that he was willing to accept a "harsher" sentence of seven days' jail, rather than pay the fine, to avoid being disqualified from contesting the elections. He was fined $5000 for scandalising the courts.

Costs should be assessed now and not after Canadian firm's appeal against main suit's decision, it says.

Chief executive of distressed startup denies allegations of 'looting' goods from concept supermarket habitat.

Claims over non-payment of salaries; 16 cases filed since Feb up for mediation this month.

Enhance your family business expertise and capabilities to offer more creative and services to your clients.

Transparency is crucial in a health crisis, but revealing too much could lead to stigmatisation.

The four being investigated are alternative news site The Online Citizen (TOC) editor Terry Xu, lawyer M. Ravi, Mr Mohan Rajangam and a writer working for TOC, known as Danisha Hakeem.

Qatar is third country to ratify UN convention named after Singapore; Fiji did so last month.

How can we mitigate the potential risks to privacy and choice arising from AI and pre-crime tech?

We still have trust issues with AI. How should we regulate it?

Two judges rule differently on burden of proof, so issue will be raised in appeal: TOC lawyer

He also admitted to molesting her best friend and had been jailed, caned for raping niece.

Lionel Wong Yong Jun, Mary Heah Hwee Hoong and Wong Ping Ling engaged in multiple conspiracies with a then senior executive of Spring Singapore to defraud the organisation by using bogus claims.

Aussie judge calls him 'predatory parasite' for cheating and raping Malaysian woman.

But some tenants say the rebates do not translate to princely savings; one cited figure of 18% on a month's rent.

As businesses transact without being physically present, countries have found it difficult to tax the income earned by foreign corporations in their territories.

Open to STEP members and non-members worldwide, entries are sought across 17 categories.

The success of Singapore's campaign was due to the following seven factors.

The Securities Investors Association Singapore's (Sias) advisers include PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services, Drew & Napier LLC, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, BlackOak LLC and FTI Consulting.

No link between his good academic showing and propensity for reform, prosecutors argue.

Research programme in computational law has govt support through a $15m boost.

Yes, false allegations of violence have a damaging impact on the person wrongfully accused. However, 2018 data from Parliament shows that only 6 per cent of applications for PPOs were dismissed after a Family Justice Court hearing.

SGX needs to be watchful of companies doing "auditor shopping" to get an unmodified opinion.

Singapore Management University’s newest undergraduate programme addresses a growing industry need for graduates proficient in both computing technology and law.

The recent recommendations put forth by the Committee to Review and Enhance Reforms in the Family Justice System can be bolstered in some ways.

'Reasonable doubt' over charge, but top court calls for alternative charge to be considered.

New requirements will also be set for design and installation of lifts, escalators.

The private member's Bill was initiated by Mr Louis Ng (Nee Soon GRC) and Ms Cheng Li Hui (Tampines GRC), after more than two years of work by the Wild Animals Legislation Review Committee.

Figure up an average 55% a year over three years to 1,554 last year; Republic's strong dispute resolution framework also a draw.

She had cited health issues; judge finds it is in teen's best interests that she stays in the role.

The recently amended religious harmony law protects religious groups as well as non-religious ones, such as the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community, said Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam yesterday.

Sapna Jhangiani, a partner at Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore, is believed to be only the third QC in Singapore's legal history.

The Law Society is neither a repository of the DT proceedings nor is it statutorily obliged to furnish copies of the same to members of the public.

Aussie judge calls him 'predatory parasite' for cheating and raping Malaysian woman.