Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat is an affidavit? If you’ve always been curious about this odd-looking, strange-sounding word, you’re probably in good company! After all, the word ‘affidavit’ would hardly be used outside of legal proceedings! To put it simply, an affidavit, or what is sometimes also called a witness statement, is a written statement of the facts in […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesLosing a loved one is never easy, and the sheer volume of legal documents a next-of-kin has to deal with may seem overwhelming. In these cases, a difficult but inevitable situation that arises when dealing with the passing of a loved one is: how does one go about managing the deceased’s assets? Where the deceased […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesOften times, after people make a will, it is stashed away after signing. Is just making a will and signing it enough when it comes to division of assets and estates? Simply put, no. Like a house that constantly needs to be upgraded or renovated every time a child is born, or simply because of […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesIn 2005, the government introduced the Security of Payment Act (SOPA), in a bid to improve cash flow in the construction industry and provide an efficient and low-cost dispute resolution mechanism for payment disputes. This has had significant impacts on construction companies, particularly small and medium-sized companies that need to maintain their cash flow, but […]
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn this piece, we feature Sharanjit Kaur, partner in the divorce and family team at Withers KhattarWong. Sharanjit has been practising for 21 years and her practice areas are family and insurance. She specialises in Family Law and assists clients in all areas of matrimonial law including property settlement, spousal maintenance, parenting matters, child support […]
Reading Time: 8 minutesIntroduction We have all seen TV shows like Suits and How to Get Away with Murder, where bail is mentioned by lawyers and policemen when an individual gets arrested. What we know from these shows is that bail is an amount of money someone pays for an individual to be released from prison. However, this […]
Reading Time: 1 minutesWhat are the differences between an Initial Public Offering (IPO) and an Initial Coin Offering (ICO)? Have a question about ICOs? If you have any questions relating to legal issues surrounding ICOs and would like to speak a lawyer, you can request a Quick Consult with WanHsi Yeong or lawyers with similar expertise for a transparent, flat fee of […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesIn 2018, the construction demand in Singapore was projected to increase to up to $31 billion. This growth of the building and construction industry in Singapore is accompanied by an increasing complexity in the design and architecture of the buildings, such as the increasing emphasis on high-rise greenery coverage. This means that it is likely […]
Reading Time: 9 minutes“You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.” These are the famous opening sentences of the Miranda warning, a list of rights read out to a person in the United States of America (USA) upon their arrest. This is a derivative […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Hippocratic oath demands that doctors do no harm. Thankfully, most doctors follow this in the exercise of their skills. Sadly, some fall short of the mark in discharging their duties to the patient, whether intentionally or otherwise, while others deliberately engage in unethical practices. In one case, Dr Wong of Raffles Hospital gave a […]
Reading Time: 4 minutesA person may be charged with an offence for a criminal breach of trust (“CBT”) if he dishonestly misappropriates, takes, uses or dispose of any property which he has control over. The offence is described under s. 405 to 409 of the Penal Code, Cap. 224. A CBT is committed if: A person who is […]
Reading Time: 6 minutesWhen people hear the term “maintenance” being used in the family law context, their first instinct would be to associate it with children or women. This is unsurprising given that women were historically perceived to be financially dependent on their spouses, and hence greater protection needed to be accorded as they were the more vulnerable […]
