On 4 July 2023, amendments to the Women’s Charter were passed to strengthen protection for victims of family violence and facilitate better rehabilitation of perpetrators. Under the new law, “family violence” refers to physical, sexual, emotional and psychological abuse. The Women’s Charter provides statutory protection for victims of family violence…
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New Sentencing Framework for Voyeurism Offences in Singapore
In October 2020, Nicholas Tan Siew Chye, an undergraduate at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), followed a woman on campus before taking an upskirt video of her at a lift lobby. He was subsequently arrested and released on bail, but reoffended in February 2021 – this time filming a 17-year-old girl…
Singapore’s New Workplace Discrimination Laws: What to Know
In 2022, the Tripartite Alliance for Fair & Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP), the agency that oversees the adoption of fair, responsible and progressive employment practices, received around 250 complaints of workplace discrimination, with the most common grounds of discrimination being discrimination on the basis of one’s nationality, age and sex.…
Penalties for Distributing Intimate Images Without Consent in Singapore
Revenge porn is an informal term to describe the non-consensual leaking of explicit images or recordings of a person online such as WhatsApp or Telegram channels, or even offline mediums such as where a person shows someone an explicit image on a mobile phone. Even if you have initially consented to…
Shared Care and Control: Pros and Cons in Singapore
Navigating divorce proceedings can be complex and often emotionally difficult for all parties involved, especially when there are children to the marriage. Parents who wish to obtain a divorce would need to consider the arrangements they would need to make for their children. These would include issues such as who…
COVID-19 Rules and Restrictions in Singapore
COVID-19 regulations may be changing at a feverish pace, but we’re here to soothe your nerves. This article will serve as a comprehensive one-stop resource for the current state of COVID-19 laws in Singapore. It is accurate as of 10 October 2022. It also covers Singapore’s Vaccinated Travel Framework for…
Can an organisation record a conversation without consent?
You may have read about the possible legal consequences of individuals recording conversations without consent. What happens when organisations record conversations without consent? If you, as an individual, are acting on behalf of an organisation when you record a conversation that contains personal data about a person and consent from…
Penalties for Workplace Safety and Health Offences in Singapore
As we enter the second half of 2022, workplace safety and health present a growing concern. The number of workplace fatalities has already reached a toll of 36, close to the 37 fatalities recorded in the whole of 2021, and surpassing the 30 deaths recorded in the whole of 2020.…
The Effect of Partial Payments in Insolvency Scenarios
The Monetary Threshold For Bankruptcy or Winding-Up Applications Under the Insolvency Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (IRDA), an individual or a company may face a bankruptcy or winding-up application respectively if a debt (or debts) is not paid to a creditor (or creditors). A creditor or, jointly with other creditors,…
Illegal Wildlife Trafficking in Singapore: Offences & Penalties
Singapore’s record in combating illegal wildlife trafficking has long been the subject of criticism by the international conservation community. Singapore recently proposed some amendments to its laws on illegal wildlife trafficking which signals an intention to increase enforcement efforts in this area. These amendments also seek to curb the use…
