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This is especially so given Singapore’s rapidly ageing population and increasing participation of women in the workforce. Unfortunately, multiple instances of abuse against domestic maids have been reported over the past […] Harjeet Kaur April 19, 2023 0 0 Legal Updates Singapore’s latest push as a restructuring and insolvency hub – Amendments to SICC rules Withers Worldwide January 25, 2023 Insolvency , Legal Updates , Regional Law , Restructuring Reading Time: 3 minutes Singapore 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 […] Withers Worldwide January 25, 2023 0 0 Legal Everyday SMU Lexicon: A Non-parent’s Maintenance Obligation Arika Gin Ong September 30, 2022 Legal Everyday , Marriage , Parenting Tips , Personal Reading Time: 7 minutes Introduction 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 […] Arika Gin Ong September 30, 2022 0 0 Business SMU Lexicon: Reversing a Bankrupt’s Transfer Adel Zaid Hamzah September 16, 2022 Bankruptcy , Business , Business Advice , Dispute Resolution , Legal Everyday , Legal Updates , Personal Reading Time: 8 minutes Introduction Let’s say you are an investor. You enter a joint investment with a friend and lend him $100,000. Sadly, the joint venture fails, and to make matters worse, your friend has gone bankrupt and transferred half of your money to his wife. Can you get your money back? Unfortunately, once he is declared bankrupt, […] Adel Zaid Hamzah September 16, 2022 0 0 Business SMU Lexicon: Shareholders vs Mismanagement by Directors – The power of a Statutory Derivative Action Adel Zaid Hamzah September 2, 2022 Business , Business Advice Reading Time: 7 minutes Introduction Let’s say you are a minority shareholder. The company is not doing well, and you believe the company’s directors have committed financial mismanagement, or maybe committed fraud. To make matters worse, the other majority shareholders are in cahoots with these directors, so your concerns are dismissed quickly at every meeting. Usually, a company would […] Adel Zaid Hamzah September 2, 2022 0 0 Legal Everyday SMU Lexicon: Love gone cold – What does it mean for a marriage to be voidable and When does it happen? Arika Gin Ong August 19, 2022 Legal Everyday , Legal Updates , Marriage , Personal Reading Time: 7 minutes Introduction Newly-wed man lied to court about not sleeping with wife to save money on divorce proceedings” – this was the headline of a local news article where a man, Daryl, claimed that his marriage was voidable and should be annulled since his wife refused to consummate it.[1] One who is unaware of the law […] Arika Gin Ong August 19, 2022 0 0 Legal Everyday SMU Lexicon: Consent and Personal Data – Charting the Differences between the PDPA and GDPR Pang Cheng Kit_Ng Jing Jie_Benjamin Koh Jin Ming August 5, 2022 Data Protection , Legal Everyday , Legal Updates Reading Time: 10 minutes Introduction Over the past few years, techniques to refine and process data have been developed and honed. Whether it is developments in machine learning or the internet-of-things, the invention of these technologies has made data a valuable and strategic commodity.[1] Given the importance and value of data to commercial operations, this has led to the […] Pang Cheng Kit_Ng Jing Jie_Benjamin Koh Jin Ming August 5, 2022 0 0 Legal Everyday SMU Lexicon: Breaking the Cycle of At-Risk Behaviour in Youths – Singapore’s 2020 Family Guidance Order Alexis Lok and Nicolette Ang July 22, 2022 Legal Everyday , Legal Updates , Parenting Tips , Personal Reading Time: 12 minutes Introduction It is no secret that children and youths are often rowdy and mischievous. The real problem arises when mischief turns into criminal activity. Faced with extreme troublemakers who may have stepped foot into illegality, what can parents do? Children and young persons (CYPs”) who engage in behaviour that puts them at risk of committing […] Alexis Lok and Nicolette Ang July 22, 2022 0 0 Legal Everyday The Evolution of Banks in Singapore: Things you need to know about the Regulation of Digital Banks Leong Chuo Ming_Low Shan You_Lanabel Teo July 8, 2022 Legal Everyday , Legal Updates Reading Time: 12 minutes On 28 June 2019, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that it will issue up to five digital banking licenses[1]. This was a revolutionary move by the MAS as digital bank licenses were extended to non-bank players and allowed banks to operate in Singapore with minimal physical presence. The MAS recognises that the banking […] Leong Chuo Ming_Low Shan You_Lanabel Teo July 8, 2022 0 0 Legal Everyday Fintech today – A look at Fintech regulatory environment, and what you need to know Leong Chuo Ming_Yap Ling Man_Low Shan You June 24, 2022 Fintech , Legal Everyday Reading Time: 8 minutes Amidst a worldwide pandemic that most of the global population had never experienced before, we are living through a period of significant change. We have had to adapt to a life of remote interaction, transacting with parties from the comfort of our own homes, and trusting our payments and information to the vast and limitless […] Leong Chuo Ming_Yap Ling Man_Low Shan You June 24, 2022 0 0 Legal Everyday Workplace anti-discrimination guidelines to be legislated in Singapore Nadia Moynihan June 9, 2022...