Posts written by Chow Jia Ying

Chow Jia Ying

Jia Ying graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree with Honours from the National University of Singapore in 2016, and is admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore. Her main areas of practice include corporate and commercial, intellectual property, family and estate matters.

Featured Articles / Family and Community

5 Legal Obstacles LGBT Couples Face in Singapore (and How to Overcome Them)

by Chow Jia Ying / February 7, 2018

In Singapore, lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transsexual (LGBT) families and couples are not given the same legal recognition as their heterosexual counterparts. For example, same-sex marriage is not recognised, and LGBT couples face legal obstacles that prevent them from both being the legal parents of children together as a couple. This…

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Internet Law / Featured Articles

Attempt by Hollywood studios to identify illegal downloaders dismissed by the High Court

by Chow Jia Ying / May 5, 2017

Background In August 2016, Hollywood film studios QOTD Film Investment Ltd and Voltage Pictures, represented by Samuel Seow Law Corporation (SSLC), applied for a court order to compel local Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to release information about subscribers who allegedly infringed their copyright by illegally downloading their movies. The movies…