Straits Times /
30 Nov 2023
Other than witnessing moments of abuse, he also participated in it, says prosecution.
Straits Times /
30 Nov 2023
Overall, the court said the town councillors were “successful in overturning the outcome reached in the court below on the majority of the issues” and should be entitled to claiming costs.
Straits Times /
30 Nov 2023
The information will enable Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam to identify the people responsible for possible legal action.
Singapore Law Watch /
30 Nov 2023
Master and pupil pair Sir Bernard Eder and Minister Edwin Tong SC will soon reunite in Singapore after more than a quarter of a century in their respective practices and time on the bench and in Government!
Singapore Law Watch /
30 Nov 2023
This 3-hour session, part of the Data and Digital Economy Law Series, focuses on cryptocurrency regulation and technology risk management. It will cover the taxonomy of crypto assets, risks in the crypto ecosystem, MAS's approach to AI in...
Straits Times /
29 Nov 2023
This case is the first prosecution of someone who committed an offence pertaining to the exploitative sexual penetration of minor of or above 16 but below 18 years of age under the new section 376AA of the Penal Code.
Straits Times /
29 Nov 2023
Financial scandals elsewhere have shown that 'finfluencers' do not always act in good faith and can mislead their followers.
Straits Times /
29 Nov 2023
Lionel Low Jun Jie, 36, who was then the assistant manager of properties (development) at SIA, had given Lin ID Group confidential information to help it bid for tenders called by the national carrier.
Singapore Law Watch /
29 Nov 2023
Calling all young lawyers with less than 3 years of PQE! Form a team of two and be part of this exciting Competition! The winning team will be offered an all-expenses-paid two-week stint at Essex Court Chambers in London. REGISTRATION IS STILL...
Singapore Law Watch /
29 Nov 2023
This 3-hour session, part of the Data and Digital Economy Law Series, focuses on data privacy and protection. It will cover the Personal Data Protection Act, cross-border data transfer, real-life examples of data breaches and protection...
Straits Times /
28 Nov 2023
An investor is suing fintech firm Snap Innovations and its former managing director Bernard Ong for breaching a service agreement.
Straits Times /
28 Nov 2023
High Court grants default judgment in favour of ministers, after Lee fails to respond to suits.
Business Times /
28 Nov 2023
Monetary policy tightening, geopolitical, technology and cyber risks the consecutive top 3 most cited and impactful risk categories.
Singapore Law Watch /
28 Nov 2023
This 3-hour session, part of the Data and Digital Economy Law Series, focuses on competition regulation in the digital economy which will cover telco licensing and competition in the telecommunications sector. It will also cover general and...
Singapore Law Watch /
28 Nov 2023
This 3-hour session, part of the Data and Digital Economy Law Series, will cover tenders, procurement processes, public sector procurement, vendor risk management, and key contractual issues related to cross-border transactions, default...
Straits Times /
25 Nov 2023
There are currently no guidelines by the National Environment Agency governing the noise limits for water pumps or features in residential areas.
Straits Times /
25 Nov 2023
Amendments to the the Moneylenders Act were passed by Parliament on Nov 22 to allow licensed moneylenders to share borrower information with more third parties, such as a prescribed list of credit bureaus.
Straits Times /
25 Nov 2023
But concerns that they could make players less competitive than those overseas linger.
MinLaw /
25 Nov 2023
The Hague Convention of 15 November 1965 on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, or “Service Convention”, will enter into force for Singapore on 1 December 2023. The Service...
Singapore Law Watch /
25 Nov 2023
This 3-hour session, part of the Data and Digital Economy Law Series, focuses on cybersecurity risk management which will cover common principles for identifying security risks, measures, and controls to mitigate risks, responses to cybersecurity...
Singapore Law Watch /
25 Nov 2023
This 3-hour session, part of the Data and Digital Economy Law Series, will cover existing laws relating to electronic contracts and the legality of electronic signatures and records. It will also examine the rights and liabilities of Internet and...
Straits Times /
24 Nov 2023
Crypto service providers are also not allowed to offer financing, margin or leverage transactions.
Straits Times /
24 Nov 2023
The platform will shorten the often lengthy payment process significantly, so much so that subcontractors could get their money as early as the day after their work is certified as completed, and also mean that the developer and the banks...
Singapore Law Watch /
24 Nov 2023
This 24-hour Data and Digital Economy Law course for legal and industry practitioners includes expert instruction and covers a wide range of topics. Participants should have at least 5 years of experience or a good foundation in this field....
Straits Times /
23 Nov 2023
The President is undertaking his national duties when serving in such roles, says Deputy Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
Straits Times /
23 Nov 2023
Survey finds more of them saying they would advise their children to study law.
Business Times /
23 Nov 2023
The Simplified Insolvency Programme was introduced in January 2021 to help micro and small companies hard-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. It sought to provide simpler, faster, and lower-cost proceedings to these businesses, which may lack the...
Singapore Law Watch /
23 Nov 2023
This 3-hour session, part of the Data and Digital Economy Law Series, focuses on cryptocurrency regulation and technology risk management. It will cover the taxonomy of crypto assets, risks in the crypto ecosystem, MAS's approach to AI in...
Straits Times /
22 Nov 2023
Helen Chia Chwee Imm pretended to be a practising lawyer for at least two cases when she did not have a valid practising certificate.
Business Times /
22 Nov 2023
As a result of the judgment, costs were awarded to No Signboard, its chief executive officer and chairman Lim Yong Sim, and its controlling shareholder GuGong – with the amount to be agreed on between the defendants against Gazelle within...
Business Times /
22 Nov 2023
The free basic version of ChatGPT can be used to draft legal documents at no cost; the quality of the AI output will depend on the user’s own expertise and familiarity with the subject matter. However, the danger comes when contractual...
Singapore Law Watch /
22 Nov 2023
This 3-hour session, part of the Data and Digital Economy Law Series, focuses on data privacy and protection. It will cover the Personal Data Protection Act, cross-border data transfer, real-life examples of data breaches and protection...
Straits Times /
21 Nov 2023
Hin Leong founder Lim Oon Kuin faces a total of 130 criminal charges involving US$2.7 billion in alleged fraudulent loans disbursed.
Straits Times /
21 Nov 2023
The company and its director were fined $378,000 in total over offences including not having the expiry dates, or having the wrong ones, on 5,880kg of fish and meat products.
Business Times /
21 Nov 2023
DBS, UOB and OCBC had proposed to jointly implement a framework to govern their relationship with SRS product providers, including onboarding and management.
Singapore Law Watch /
21 Nov 2023
This 3-hour session, part of the Data and Digital Economy Law Series, focuses on competition regulation in the digital economy which will cover telco licensing and competition in the telecommunications sector. It will also cover general and...
Straits Times /
19 Nov 2023
On appeal, the court ruled that the management did not have to pay the compensation because it was not negligent in identifying and fixing the problem.
Straits Times /
18 Nov 2023
Money laundering suspect Chen Qingyuan is listed in a wanted notice, with the authorities in China looking to arrest him over fraud allegations.
Straits Times /
18 Nov 2023
The changes include the introduction of digital certificates of marriage, and will be part of the new process for Muslim marriages.
Singapore Law Watch /
18 Nov 2023
The Asian Business Law Institute attempts to provide clarity to the ODR concept in this report by examining several main ODR schemes operating in China, India and Singapore that are representative of public, private and hybrid ODR. Get your copy...
Straits Times /
17 Nov 2023
Wang Baosen, who was here on a dependant pass, had argued that his family has strong ties to Singapore.
Business Times /
17 Nov 2023
The Monetary Authority of Singapore published a blueprint outlining the infrastructure required for a digital Singapore dollar, and announced that it will be expanding trials on digital money.
Straits Times /
17 Nov 2023
Liang An Wey, who was dismissed in 2018, had duped SingPost into giving him a higher pay than what he should have been offered – leading to $8,000 in excess salary in total.
Singapore Law Watch /
17 Nov 2023
Master and pupil pair Sir Bernard Eder and Minister Edwin Tong SC will soon reunite in Singapore after more than a quarter of a century in their respective practices and time on the bench and in Government!
Singapore Law Watch /
17 Nov 2023
This 24-hour Data and Digital Economy Law course for legal and industry practitioners includes expert instruction and covers a wide range of topics. Participants should have at least 5 years of experience or a good foundation in this field....
Business Times /
16 Nov 2023
Su Baolin, one of the 10 foreigners arrested and charged for their alleged involvement in a S$2.8 billion money laundering case, will return to court on Dec 15 for his bail review.
Straits Times /
16 Nov 2023
MAS is working with the financial industry to develop ways to scale tokenised markets.
Straits Times /
15 Nov 2023
Mr Hamid Al Zaabi said he hopes the bust will spur other jurisdictions into similar efforts to tackle the problem.
Straits Times /
15 Nov 2023
As more green lawsuits are filed, it is vital that judges are up to date on the science. To help strengthen judges’ skills and knowledge, a training course for 69 judges from India, China and South-east Asia, including Singapore, was...
Business Times /
15 Nov 2023
The Universal Trusted Credentials initiative proposes a framework for creating credentials that characterise the financing worthiness of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
Singapore Law Watch /
15 Nov 2023
The latest contracts publication by the Asian Business Law Institute zeros in on limitation of liability clauses in 12 top jurisdictions and governing laws for contracting in the Asia Pacific. It is fully-cited and internally hyperlinked to add...
Straits Times /
14 Nov 2023
It is the first ruling by the Court of Appeal on geographical indications, a type of intellectual property protection which identifies a product as having originated from a particular territory that has given the item its unique characteristics.
Straits Times /
13 Nov 2023
Constitutional law experts explain its purpose and the powers it sets out.
Straits Times /
13 Nov 2023
The aim of such surveillance and how the data is used can affect staff morale: Experts. The issue on the legality of the use of employee tracking software in Singapore has not really been tested yet.
Business Times /
11 Nov 2023
The Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore says that the framework provides for the automatic exchange of tax-relevant information on crypto assets, thus ensuring that recent gains in global tax transparency are not eroded.
Singapore Law Watch /
11 Nov 2023
Master and pupil pair Sir Bernard Eder and Minister Edwin Tong SC will soon reunite in Singapore after more than a quarter of a century in their respective practices and time on the bench and in Government!
Singapore Law Watch /
11 Nov 2023
The Asian Business Law Institute attempts to provide clarity to the ODR concept in this report by examining several main ODR schemes operating in China, India and Singapore that are representative of public, private and hybrid ODR. Get your copy...
Straits Times /
10 Nov 2023
Former employees of Flash Coffee, which has filed for voluntary winding up, are owed more than $300,000 for salaries and other contractual benefits.
Business Times /
10 Nov 2023
Introduced in Parliament earlier this month, the proposed law will scrutinise investments in “critical entities” not covered by existing sectoral legislation, so the risks of such investments can be managed more effectively.
Business Times /
10 Nov 2023
Investors and shareholders must also give as much importance to a company culture that embraces fraud-prevention measures as they do to profits.
Business Times /
10 Nov 2023
From architecture to advertising, professionals are harnessing artificial intelligence to launch new careers, expand incomes or simply stay ahead.
Singapore Law Watch /
10 Nov 2023
Calling all young lawyers with less than 3 years of PQE! Form a team of two and be part of this exciting Competition! The winning team will be offered an all-expenses-paid two-week stint at Essex Court Chambers in London. Registration closes 14...
Straits Times /
09 Nov 2023
The order on legal costs and expenses follows his acquittal on a professional misconduct charge.
Straits Times /
09 Nov 2023
The court said it was clear that the sanctions previously imposed on Ravi for similar misconduct in the courtroom in past disciplinary proceedings have not deterred him.
Straits Times /
09 Nov 2023
For AI, most do not know where it is headed, even researchers, said PM Lee Hsien Loong.
Singapore Law Watch /
09 Nov 2023
Master and pupil pair Sir Bernard Eder and Minister Edwin Tong SC will soon reunite in Singapore after more than a quarter of a century in their respective practices and time on the bench and in Government!
Straits Times /
08 Nov 2023
The practice training period for aspiring lawyers will be doubled from six months to a year, before they can qualify to practise law.
Straits Times /
08 Nov 2023
Ms Sam Hui Min Lisa will be the Law Society of Singapore's third female president in the history of the society.
Straits Times /
08 Nov 2023
The framework “is not the only means through which scam victims can seek assistance”, said Minister of State for Trade and Industry Alvin Tan.
Straits Times /
08 Nov 2023
He was part of a scheme manipulating the share price of the steel bar trading firm.
Straits Times /
08 Nov 2023
Personal info leaked includes members' names, e-mail addresses and phone numbers.
Singapore Law Watch /
08 Nov 2023
Calling all young lawyers with less than 3 years of PQE! Form a team of two and be part of this exciting Competition! The winning team will be offered an all-expenses-paid two-week stint at Essex Court Chambers in London. Registration closes 14...
Straits Times /
07 Nov 2023
Parliament unanimously condemned the violence against innocent civilians in the Israel-Hamas conflict, and stressed that Singapore must never allow external conflicts to disrupt racial and religious harmony here.
Straits Times /
07 Nov 2023
The proposed amendments in the Bill set out the legal parameters for President Tharman and the ministers to take on such roles in their private capacities.
Singapore Law Watch /
07 Nov 2023
The latest contracts publication by the Asian Business Law Institute zeros in on limitation of liability clauses in 12 top jurisdictions and governing laws for contracting in the Asia Pacific. It is fully-cited and internally hyperlinked to add...
Straits Times /
05 Nov 2023
The sister contributed only about $250,000 to the account, but she received about $1.4 million when the account was closed.
Straits Times /
04 Nov 2023
The State Courts Act empowers a district court to try offences committed “by any person who is a citizen of Singapore on the high seas”, said the High Court.
Straits Times /
04 Nov 2023
The proposed Significant Investments Review legislation will strengthen the resilience of Singapore’s economy and enhance national security.
Singapore Law Watch /
04 Nov 2023
Calling all young lawyers with less than 3 years of PQE! Form a team of two and be part of this exciting Competition! The winning team will be offered an all-expenses-paid two-week stint at Essex Court Chambers in London. Registration closes 14...
Singapore Law Watch /
04 Nov 2023
The Asian Business Law Institute attempts to provide clarity to the ODR concept in this report by examining several main ODR schemes operating in China, India and Singapore that are representative of public, private and hybrid ODR. Get your copy...
Straits Times /
03 Nov 2023
This was revealed at the bail review for Cambodian national Su Wenqiang, 31. His application for bail was denied. In denying the bail, the court noted that he was neither a Singapore citizen nor a permanent resident here.
Business Times /
03 Nov 2023
There can be no doubt that technology will shape the future of law. Therefore, a minimal degree of technology acceptance must become the new best practice for firms to stay competitive, the author believes.
Straits Times /
03 Nov 2023
The undertaking was led by Singapore and the UK, which are co-chairs of the policy pillar of the Counter Ransomware Initiative.
Singapore Law Watch /
03 Nov 2023
Calling all young lawyers with less than 3 years of PQE! Form a team of two and be part of this exciting Competition! The winning team will be offered an all-expenses-paid two-week stint at Essex Court Chambers in London. Registration closes 14...
Straits Times /
02 Nov 2023
A High Court judge ordered the widow and eldest daughter of Dr Khoo Boo Kwee to give an account of the money and to repay the amount found due to the estate.
Straits Times /
02 Nov 2023
The pause imposed by the regulatory body comes as DBS experienced major disruptions on March 29, May 5 and Sept 26, as well as on Oct 14 and 20.
Straits Times /
01 Nov 2023
The serial con woman had masterminded love scams, investment scams and inheritance scams.
Straits Times /
01 Nov 2023
Full licences, in-principle approvals granted by MAS ahead of fintech festival week.
Business Times /
01 Nov 2023
Corporate service providers welcome tougher regulation but hope regulators bear in mind strengths in existing system.
Singapore Law Watch /
01 Nov 2023
Calling all young lawyers with less than 3 years of PQE! Form a team of two and be part of this exciting Competition! The winning team will be offered an all-expenses-paid two-week stint at Essex Court Chambers in London. Registration closes 14...
Singapore Law Watch /
01 Nov 2023
The latest contracts publication by the Asian Business Law Institute zeros in on limitation of liability clauses in 12 top jurisdictions and governing laws for contracting in the Asia Pacific. It is fully-cited and internally hyperlinked to add...
Straits Times /
31 Oct 2023
The zone aims to improve the flow of goods and people between both sides of the Causeway, and enhance the ecosystem of the Iskandar development region and Singapore.
Business Times /
31 Oct 2023
Testifying in his own defence in district court, he says companies in his empire help each other, including with sending funds.
Business Times /
31 Oct 2023
Grab's potential acquisition of Trans-cab and foodpanda has sparked concerns about regulatory action.
Singapore Law Watch /
23 Nov 2023
Master and pupil pair Sir Bernard Eder and Minister Edwin Tong SC will soon reunite in Singapore after more than a quarter of a century in their respective practices and time on the bench and in Government!
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