Xavier Lim, Author at Asia Law Network Blog

Xavier Lim

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Xavier is a Director in the firm’s litigation department and has years of experience in civil, matrimonial and criminal litigation. He specializes in criminal litigation and has handled a wide variety of cases from assault to capital drug offences. Xavier also provides legal assistance to capital offenders as a counsel under the Legal Assistance for Capital Offences (LASCO) register of counsels. He is also a member of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (CLAS). Known for his fortitudinous and forthright character, Xavier’s in and out of court achievements serve as the best testimony of the quality of work that he brings to his clients. Xavier is able to converse in English, Mandarin and Hokkien dialect which allows him to help people of different linguistic backgrounds.

What does it mean to plead guilty in Singapore?

Criminal and Litigation,Personal

Reading Time: 6 minutesIf you are found to have committed a crime, you will receive a court summons requiring you to appear in court. When an accused person chooses to plead guilty, it basically means that he or she does not intend to contest the proceeded charges against him or her. If the accused is a body corporate, […]

What does the abolishment of marital rape mean for Singapore?

Marriage,Personal

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe situation that immunity from prosecution for marital rape raises serious concerns. Marital rape immunity prevents a husband from being prosecuted under an offence of rape unless certain conditions are being met. The law on rape is provided under Section 375 of the Penal Code. The definition of Rape is the penetration of the vagina […]

What can you do if you have been scammed online in Singapore?

Legal Everyday,Personal

Reading Time: 8 minutesThe present situation in Singapore Within this year itself, scams have hit 1,491 cases and a total of 102 people island-wide are under investigation for their alleged scams. The number of scams in Singapore has been skyrocketing. With the help of popular applications such as WeChat and Carousell, it has become easier for fraudsters to […]