Straits Times /
18 Feb 2019
Legal experts and computer scientists are developing tools they believe will give lawyers an edge by data-mining past decisions to predict judicial outcomes.
Straits Times /
18 Feb 2019
The Criminal Law Reform Bill presented in Parliament last week, among other things, makes it an offence to have an exploitative sexual relationship with anyone aged between 16 and 18, a move that has sparked debate among lawyers and legal experts.
Straits Times /
17 Feb 2019
South Korean seeks damages for mental distress and cost of medical treatment in a test case.
Straits Times /
17 Feb 2019
Decision lies with investors voting on deal that will see 60% of firm's share capital going to consortium.
Straits Times /
17 Feb 2019
Beleaguered firm says investors and creditors would get less if it were to go into liquidation.
Business Times /
15 Feb 2019
Recognising value of data in a digital economy will give the country a competitive edge.
Straits Times /
15 Feb 2019
The hard work to hammer out a trade deal between the European Union and Singapore is almost complete but some firms are still in the dark about the potential benefits.
TODAY /
15 Feb 2019
The withdrawal of the bankruptcy application clears the way for Mr Lim Tean to take part in the next General Election, which is due by early 2021.
Straits Times /
14 Feb 2019
High Court: Let cases be brought to courts before setting guidelines.
Straits Times /
14 Feb 2019
A paedophile, who sexually violated the eight-year-old son of a friend despite the valiant efforts of another boy to protect the victim, pleaded guilty in the High Court yesterday .
Straits Times /
14 Feb 2019
Pact will do away with nearly all Customs duties; two more agreements with S'pore get go-ahead.
Straits Times /
14 Feb 2019
Singapore's criminal law framework will be undergoing a major revision following changes proposed in Parliament earlier this week. Among the slew of proposals that stood out are provisions that punish those who witness a case of abuse but do...
Singapore Law Watch /
14 Feb 2019
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Singapore Law Watch /
14 Feb 2019
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Business Times /
13 Feb 2019
18-member Corporate Governance Advisory Committee unveiled on Tuesday; it will act mainly as an advocacy body.
Straits Times /
13 Feb 2019
Incident shows how foreign interference can take place: Edwin Tong
Straits Times /
13 Feb 2019
AGC also assessed that any jail term under the OSA was likely to be concurrent with jail terms that he would serve under the other offences: Gan Kim Yong
Straits Times /
13 Feb 2019
Abetment of attempted suicide continues to be an offence under the Criminal Law Reform Bill proposed in Parliament on Feb 11.
Singapore Law Watch /
13 Feb 2019
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TODAY /
12 Feb 2019
Mr Singh called for a review of the Government Proceedings Act, which indemnifies members of the armed forces from negligence suits for deaths and injuries that occur during military duty.
TODAY /
12 Feb 2019
There was no evidence to show that Zamri, 44, had resolved to do more than deliver drugs at the point of his arrest: CJ Menon.
Straits Times /
12 Feb 2019
Bill also widens coverage of such victims, raises Minimum Age of Criminal Responsibility.
Straits Times /
12 Feb 2019
To determine if a relationship is exploitative, the court will consider a non-exhaustive proposed list of factors: MHA
Straits Times /
12 Feb 2019
MOH to discuss issues with medical profession to prevent defensive practices.
Straits Times /
12 Feb 2019
The law is part of efforts to boost Singapore's standards of anti-money laundering and countering the finance of terrorism.
Straits Times /
12 Feb 2019
Young offenders who are sentenced to reformative training can no longer have their stint backdated to take time spent in custody into account, if proposed tweaks to criminal procedure tabled in Parliament yesterday are passed.
Singapore Law Watch /
12 Feb 2019
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Straits Times /
11 Feb 2019
The new rules should help avoid a repeat of a stand-off last September between a home owner and the condominium manager that held up vital repair works affecting the entire block.
Business Times /
11 Feb 2019
It seeks answers to long list of queries to help securities holders make an informed decision in relation to company's restructuring.
Straits Times /
10 Feb 2019
An MPA spokesman said there were no reports of an oil leak. MPA is investigating the incident.
Straits Times /
09 Feb 2019
A marine consultancy has failed in its bid to sue the estate of its late company secretary after claiming she cheated it out of $1.6 million.
Straits Times /
09 Feb 2019
The Court of Appeal has upheld an earlier High Court order for a Commerzbank-owned unit to pay Long Well Group $41 million over a soured investment, Long Well said in a statement yesterday.
Straits Times /
09 Feb 2019
MSF proposes changes to support more young offenders as well as those who have been abused or neglected.
Straits Times /
09 Feb 2019
Ng Eng Hen to deliver ministerial statement after MPs file 20 questions on SAF safety standards and training deaths.
Business Times /
08 Feb 2019
Firm accepts penalty and spells out measures to raise service quality, which includes hiring additional postmen.
Straits Times /
08 Feb 2019
Yesterday, he pleaded guilty to three charges of aggravated sexual assault by penetration. Another 18 charges of various sexual offences were taken into consideration.
Straits Times /
08 Feb 2019
Lawyers say American lover of doctor in HIV Registry leak case not subject of arrest warrant nor facing OSA charges.
Straits Times /
07 Feb 2019
The High Court has set aside a $10 million default judgment against an Australian-Chinese tycoon for alleged casino debts and allowed his appeal to enter his defence and contest the case in a court trial.
Straits Times /
07 Feb 2019
A judge who sentenced an offender to 14 months' jail for providing a remote gambling service, and added four weeks more for using an office as a common gaming house.
Straits Times /
07 Feb 2019
Why did the Singapore Medical Council tribunal impose a heavy fine on a doctor for not informing a patient of side effects of a common injection? And how will that decision affect how doctors practise medicine henceforth?
Straits Times /
05 Feb 2019
Money paid to keep two boats off market for 3 weeks, but tycoon later did not buy either.
Straits Times /
05 Feb 2019
The Family Justice Court (FJC)'s move to introduce new rules to prevent international child abduction by a divorcing parent is a positive step in considering the psychological well-being of children in the divorce process.
Business Times /
05 Feb 2019
THE movie Crazy Rich Asians propelled Singapore into the limelight, as moviegoers around the world had a peek into the luxury lifestyles of Asia's super wealthy families.
Straits Times /
04 Feb 2019
Former Georgian prime minister Bidzina Ivanishvili failed to have a lawsuit against a Swiss bank involving a US$1.1 billion (S$1.5 billion) trust heard in a court in Singapore instead of Geneva.
Straits Times /
03 Feb 2019
Long-term imprisonment came into law in 1998 to curb growing number of hardcore addicts who turned to crime to feed their habit.
Straits Times /
02 Feb 2019
Supreme Court registrar Vincent Hoong will become a judicial commissioner in April, the Prime Minister's Office announced yesterday.
Straits Times /
02 Feb 2019
As a new measure that allows parents to seek the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority's help to stop their spouse from abducting their child out of Singapore is put in place, senior social affairs correspondent Theresa Tan spotlights the...
Business Times /
02 Feb 2019
To those upset by the timing, Hyflux says the law calls for this to be done at the time of restructuring.
Straits Times /
01 Feb 2019
An orthopaedic surgeon found guilty of professional misconduct by a disciplinary tribunal for certifying a migrant worker fit for work one day after his collarbone operation has appealed against his conviction.
Business Times /
01 Feb 2019
Proposed revamp seeks to ensure law is flexible enough to protect creative people and society in years to come and in the face of change.
Straits Times /
01 Feb 2019
Proposed amendments to help more workers get compensation for on-the-job injuries.
Straits Times /
01 Feb 2019
He is also facing charges under the OSA, and has appealed against an earlier conviction.
TODAY /
01 Feb 2019
These laws include a section in the Immigration Act that forbids HIV-positive foreigners from working or living long-term in Singapore, as well as certain provisions of the Infectious Diseases Act.
Straits Times /
31 Jan 2019
The information shared across the four hotels included the percentage discount that corporate customers asked for during confidential negotiations, and the responses of the hotels' sales representatives.
Straits Times /
31 Jan 2019
American complained to MOH his boyfriend had shared screenshots of HIV Registry.
Straits Times /
31 Jan 2019
The decision merely reminds doctors that they should document the fact that they have explained the treatment or procedure and the patient's consent: SMC
TODAY /
31 Jan 2019
Are doctors now supposed to obtain consent from patients for simple procedures such as vaccination, blood taking, intravenous plug setting, ear syringing and suturing of wounds, the doctor asks.
Straits Times /
31 Jan 2019
Legal trio say excellence in international law, teamwork key in protecting nation's interests.
Straits Times /
31 Jan 2019
Defence Minister will also deliver statement in Parliament on recent NS training deaths.
Singapore Law Watch /
30 Jan 2019
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Straits Times /
30 Jan 2019
Chew Eng Han, 58, will serve the term after completing his jail sentence for his role in the misuse of church funds.
Straits Times /
30 Jan 2019
Experts told The Straits Times that this means a piece of information can spread quickly from user to user, making it difficult to stop its spread and retrieve it.
Business Times /
30 Jan 2019
MAS wants to bring sexy back to Singapore's small- and mid-cap stock universe by funding more research initiatives and subsidising fresh hires and re-hires at equity research desks.
TODAY /
30 Jan 2019
Stanley Tee Ching Wei, now 23, was sentenced by the High Court to 17 years’ jail and given 14 strokes of the cane.
Straits Times /
29 Jan 2019
Mikhy Farrera-Brochez was jailed in 2017 for several fraud and drug-related offences and lying to the MOM about his HIV status. His partner, Ler Teck Siang, was head of MOH's National Public Health Unit and had access to...
Straits Times /
29 Jan 2019
Surrogacy is a matter of choice, not morality. It simply provides a means to the end of allowing a couple to have a child.
Singapore Law Watch /
29 Jan 2019
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Business Times /
28 Jan 2019
SGX proposing second audit on listed companies if things seem amiss.
Singapore Law Watch /
28 Jan 2019
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Straits Times /
27 Jan 2019
Resources to focus on less well-off and disputes involving children, but move draws some flak.
Straits Times /
27 Jan 2019
National University of Singapore (NUS) law professor Tan Cheng Han will be leaving his role later this year to become the dean of a law school in Hong Kong.
Straits Times /
26 Jan 2019
They want minister to examine decision after doctor was fined $100k in disciplinary case.
Business Times /
26 Jan 2019
The 35-storey building comprises 2 towers - Court Tower and Office Tower - which will be connected by 39 link bridges.
Business Times /
25 Jan 2019
Davinder Singh, 61, was for 20 years the CEO at Drew & Napier. He was made the firm's executive chairman in 2017. He has litigated cases in almost every area of the law, including high-profile ones.
Straits Times /
25 Jan 2019
Singapore and China have agreed to set up a panel of international mediators that will help resolve disputes arising from projects under China's Belt and Road Initiative.
Business Times /
25 Jan 2019
Independent shareholders will not be required to make a general offer if their share of voting rights is pushed past regulatory thresholds under certain circumstances.
Business Times /
25 Jan 2019
Regulator says issuer did not comply with requirements to get prospectus exemption under Securities and Futures Act.
Singapore Law Watch /
25 Jan 2019
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Straits Times /
24 Jan 2019
Swiss firm's mark not similar, smart watch not part of Apple's application: Registrar
Business Times /
24 Jan 2019
Singapore's Ministry of Law has reiterated that crypto currencies are not legal tender and businesses should do due diligence before accepting this form of payment.
TODAY /
24 Jan 2019
Justice Aedit allowed the discharge of his lawyers, but not before warning Syed Maffi against discharging his future lawyers on similar grounds.
Business Times /
24 Jan 2019
'Living document' will guide businesses and evolve along with changes in digital economy.
Straits Times /
24 Jan 2019
Changes proposed by the CAAS last April which are still being reviewed include a compulsory online training programme, a pilot licensing scheme, as well as stricter requirements such as partial or full certification for heavier unmanned...
Straits Times /
24 Jan 2019
If every possible complication of a medication or procedure has to be explained to patients, it will be extremely difficult to practise medicine.
Singapore Law Watch /
24 Jan 2019
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Straits Times /
23 Jan 2019
The criminal acts were "grave and indefensible" but noted that Ms Jaya was capable of change: Court
Straits Times /
23 Jan 2019
Lawyers for the plaintiffs and defendants in the multimillion-dollar civil suits over the management of the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council handed their written closing submissions to the High Court last Friday. Political Correspondent Adrian Lim...
Straits Times /
23 Jan 2019
Lawyers from both sides are expected to reply to each other's written submissions next month. After that, a court date will be set for oral submissions before Justice Kannan Ramesh delivers his judgment.
Straits Times /
23 Jan 2019
Activist argues that criminalisation of sex between men inconsistent with Constitution.
Straits Times /
23 Jan 2019
The founder of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender news and social networking website was arrested on July 10 last year while out on bail, pending an appeal against his earlier conviction and sentence.
Straits Times /
22 Jan 2019
The accused, a 43-year-old food stall assistant, was sentenced in 2017 to 23 1/2 years' jail and 24 strokes of the cane for sexually assaulting his daughter.
Straits Times /
22 Jan 2019
Treatment appropriate but there was no 'informed consent': SMC
Business Times /
22 Jan 2019
They say the club promised them new facilities. Exklusiv boss says he didn't misrepresent club's plans to them.
TODAY /
22 Jan 2019
Both parties’ striking-out applications will be heard by a judge on Feb 25.
Singapore Law Watch /
22 Jan 2019
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Straits Times /
20 Jan 2019
A woman who moved to the country where her husband was working discovered that he was cheating on her.
Straits Times /
20 Jan 2019
The authorities have put in place a measure to prevent children from being spirited away from Singapore when their parents' relationship turns sour.
Straits Times /
19 Jan 2019
His lawyer and AGC debate court order allowing papers to be served on him in the US.
Straits Times /
19 Jan 2019
It has jurisdiction in one of two distinct categories of cases, rules Court of Appeal.
TODAY /
19 Jan 2019
Law firms big and small here are not spared from impact of new technology and the disruption it brings.
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