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New Regulatory Regime in Singapore for Venture Capital Fund Managers
Reading Time: 3 minutesFollowing a consultation initiated in February 2017, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) has late last week moved quickly to introduce into Singapore law a new regulatory regime for fund managers who manage only venture capital funds. This note discusses the key elements of the new regime. Simplified Authorisation and Regulatory Regime Venture capital fund […]
Did you know? Organ donation is compulsory for Singaporeans and PRs!
Reading Time: 4 minutesIf you suffer from kidney failure, and you need a new kidney, you may need to wait nearly a decade before you can get a donor. Based on statistics released by the Ministry of Health in 2016, while the number of people on the waiting list for a kidney transplant has decreased to 276 in […]
What renting expatriates need to know to recover their security deposit in Singapore
Reading Time: 8 minutesFor the month of October 2017, Asia Law Network is collaborating with 99.co to bring great property-related legal content to readers of their blog written by Asia Law Network Premium Lawyers. In the second article of the series, Wayne Ong from Wayne Ong Law Practice answers the top 10 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about landlord-tenant disputes that they hear from both […]
Contract Essentials for a Business in Singapore
Reading Time: 6 minutesYou run a business or are self-employed. You just closed a deal with a customer. You need to whip up a contract to seal the deal. You also need to tie-up with a supplier to cater to this deal you just made with your customer. Now you are wondering how best you can bind both […]
Feature on the Premium Lawyers on Asia Law Network
Reading Time: 6 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 […]
Asia Law Network participates in the PILnet Global Forum on Pro Bono 2017
Reading Time: 2 minutesHUNGARY, 19 October 2017- Asia Law Network is proud to be a participant at the PILnet Global Forum on Pro Bono and Public Interest Law 2017, held in Budapest. The 2017 PILnet Global Forum connected leading activists, academics, pro bono professionals and public interest law champions from around the world to share the most effective […]
Brothels in HDBs and Condominiums – You May Be Liable! (with 99.co)
Reading Time: 5 minutesAsia Law Network is collaborating with 99.co to bring great property-related legal content to readers of both blogs. In this article, Lawyer Marianne Chew talks about Brothels in HDBs and Condominiums. The Story In 60 Seconds Increase in reports of brothels being operated out of residential apartments Landlords, agents or tenants of these brothels are liable […]
Top 10 FAQs on Landlord-Tenant Disputes Lawyers About Answered (with 99.co)
Reading Time: 7 minutesFor the month of October 2017, Asia Law Network is collaborating with 99.co to bring great property-related legal content to readers of their blog written by Asia Law Network Premium Lawyers. In the second article of the series, Raina Chugani from Lalwani Law Chambers answers the top 10 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about landlord-tenant disputes that they hear from […]
Defending yourself against defamatory attacks on social media
Reading Time: 6 minutesSocial media is part of everyday life now Social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and SnapChat are a part of our everyday lives today in 2017. Facebook has 2 billion monthly active users in the world while WhatsApp has 1.2 billion and Instagram has 700 million. People are engaging more on social media […]
10 Frequently Asked Questions on the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA)
Reading Time: 5 minutesLawyer Lau Kah Mei shares 10 frequently asked questions on the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”). Question 1: Can I take a photograph of a specific person for my firm’s marketing purposes without getting his consent? No, because among other obligations, the data protection provisions in the PDPA would require the photographer to first obtain […]
Preventing Former Employees From Stealing Trade Secrets
Reading Time: 4 minutesYour former employee just got a plum job – but she has your trade secrets! That is the nightmare that publicly listed Australian steel company, BlueScope Steel, faced in 2015 when it uncovered a massive, four-year-long effort by a former software development manager to steal nearly 40 gigabytes of its deepest trade secrets and intellectual […]
Women’s Charter: A Practical Guide Part 2
Reading Time: 7 minutesWhat’s in this guide? In the first part of our guide to the Women’s Charter, we discussed the history of the Women’s Charter and the rights and obligations of husband and wife. In this second part, we will discuss divorce proceedings as set out in the Women’s Charter. Irretrievable breakdown of marriage as the sole […]
Personal
SMU Lexicon: A Non-parent’s Maintenance Obligation
Reading Time: 7 minutesIntroduction Imagine you marry someone with a child from a prior relationship. Initially, you do not mind caring for this child. Then, your marriage sours and you no longer want anything to do with your spouse or the child. However, can your initial conduct of caring for the child unknowingly saddle you with a legal […]
Business
Singapore’s latest push as a restructuring and insolvency hub – Amendments to SICC rules
Reading Time: 3 minutesSingapore has earned a budding reputation as a hub for debt restructuring and insolvency in Asia, with its transparent legal system and judicial expertise. This growth can also be attributed to enduring efforts to innovate and reform. To enhance Singapore as a forum of choice in international restructuring and insolvency proceedings, the Rules of Court […]
Most Common and Confusing Legal Words (Legalese) Explained Simply 
Pornography: How Legal is it in Singapore? 
What’s the difference between advocates, solicitors, barristers, counsels, notaries, lawyers and att... 
What constitutes acceptance of a contract? 
Can WhatsApp messages be used in court in Singapore? -
A Summary of “The Rule Of Law” by Tom Bingham: Part 1 - Hard-selling of beauty services and treatments gone wrong? Here’s how you can get your refund.
Breaking your rental lease early in Singapore 
“Traditional” vs. “Design and Build” Contracts: What’s the Difference? 
A Guide to Sub-Contracts in the Building and Construction Industry
