Reading Time: 4 minutesShould you get a second opinion? Ok! You’ve just gotten some legal advice from a lawyer. They might be a friend or family member who is a lawyer, or a lawyer that you have engaged and paid to give you legal advice. You are now equipped with your options and information to make your decision […]
How to draft your terms and conditions for your website
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat are the terms and conditions of your website? If your website is designed to invite visitors to buy the available services and products you provide online, you should have the terms and conditions appear on your website. Visitors will be interested to consider the terms and conditions first before deciding to use your services […]
When Do I Need a Criminal Lawyer?
Reading Time: 4 minutesEvery year, about 12,000 people face criminal charges in court without a criminal lawyer. While it is not compulsory to be represented by a lawyer, it may be useful to hire a lawyer given the difficulties of self-representation and the potentially serious consequences of a criminal conviction. What is a criminal lawyer? All practising lawyers […]
Featuring Asia Law Network Premium Lawyers
Reading Time: 8 minutesAsia Law Network sponsors professional portraits for Premium Lawyers in its network under the Tech Start for Law Scheme by the Ministry of Law, Law Society of Singapore and SPRING. In this article, we feature a few of our Premium Lawyers in our network and a bit about each of them (in alphabetical order by […]
How many lawyers are there in Singapore? [Infographic]
Reading Time: 2 minutesEver wondered how many lawyers there are in Singapore? According to the Law Society of Singapore, there are 4,834 lawyers with practicing certificates in Singapore as of 2015. A lawyer in Singapore must have a practicing certificate to practice It is mandatory for a lawyer to have a valid practicing certificate issued by the Law […]
The Singapore Legal System at a Glance (in 1 min)
Reading Time: 2 minutesDo you know the Singapore Legal System? Is it really necessary for you to know the Singapore Legal System? Not really, but it is really useful to have an idea so do take a few moments and have a quick look. This article is a 1-minute read to give you a quick overview of the […]
What to do when conflicts arise between business partners
Reading Time: 6 minutesBusiness partner conflicts are common Conflicts between business partners aren’t uncommon. While most disagreements are typically quickly resolved with some discussion, there are some more serious disagreements that can threaten the partnership and therefore the whole business. These disagreements can potentially stall or damage the business. There are many reasons why conflicts arise between business […]
[Photos] Forming a Partnership with LadyBoss & Withers KhattarWong
Reading Time: 2 minutesAsia Law Network partnered with LadyBoss Asia and Withers KhattarWong to host an event on Startup Edition: Forming Partnerships. We discussed how startups can leverage strategic and internal partnerships to charge their growth, and how to best structure these partnerships for success. We invited a great panel of experienced lawyers from our network of lawyers: Farhana […]
What are Senior Counsel in Singapore?
Reading Time: 6 minutesIntroduction to Senior Counsel What is a Senior Counsel? Senior Counsel (often referred to as “SCs”) have always been a fascinating class of the legal profession. When a lawyer is appointed a senior counsel (this is also known as taking the silk, he or she is symbolically recognized as being one of the best and […]
[Photos] Legal Advice for Professionals & Freelancers
Reading Time: 2 minutesAsiaLawNetwork partnered with the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association, NTUC and the Singapore Human Resources Institute to host an event for professionals and freelancers on 19 April, 2017 at NTUC Centre at One Marina Boulevard. The topic was to share legal advice in a rapidly changing workplace for professionals as: It is increasingly common to change […]
[Photos] Legal Technology Roadshow by The Law Society of Singapore
Reading Time: 1 minutesAsiaLawNetwork participated in the Legal Technology Roadshow organized by the Law Society of Singapore at NTUC Centre. Over the two-day roadshow, we met lawyers alongside other legal-tech related businesses who were curious to learn more about how legal technology is developing in Singapore and also networked and made new friends with other peers in the industry. […]
Channel News Asia Interviews AsiaLawNetwork
Reading Time: 2 minutesAsiaLawNetwork featured in Channel News Asia AsiaLawNetwork.com was featured in an interview with Channel News Asia that started airing 27 February 2017. View gallery below to see photos from the interview. Thank you to co-working space WorkCentral at Dhoby Ghaut for hosting this interview! Interview follows announcement of a $2.8M scheme to help law firms adopt technology This […]