The experience of violence or abuse in the context of family or in the domestic setting (i.e within a home) is one of the most dehumanising and painful things that anyone can experience or witness. While victims may often feel paralysed and lost as to how to handle such a situation, the law is designed to provide safeguards…
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Car seat rules in Singapore – What parents should know
A car takes you places but it is important to recognise the dangers of not using a child car seat for your baby or toddler. Here’s what parents need to know about Singapore laws on child car seat safety. — Traffic accidents happen on a daily basis in Singapore, and…
25 marriage advice tips every couple needs to read NOW
Marriage is not 50/50. It’s 100/100. — Whether you’ve been married for two minutes, two years, two decades or what feels like two lifetimes, this is something every couple should read. Marriage is not easy and there is no shame in admitting you need marriage advice from time to time.…
Will-Writing Services in Singapore: Here’s How You Can Make Your Will
Writing a will is an integral part of estate planning. It can help you to distribute your assets according to your wishes, and help ensure your children continue to be cared for, upon your death. Under the Wills Act, a will devises, bequeaths or disposes of one’s real estate and…
Dying with Dignity: 10 Advance Medical Directive Facts You Never Knew
An Advance Medical Directive (AMD) is a legal document that you sign in advance to inform your doctor you do not want your life to be artificially prolonged with life-sustaining treatment, in the event you are terminally ill and unconscious. An AMD is made in the spirit of conferring patients…
Learn How to Protect Your Business’ IP Rights with this New E-Book
SingaporeLegalAdvice.com has partnered with Koh C-u Pinn, lawyer and director of Arielle Law Corporation, to publish “The Business Owner’s Guide to Intellectual Property“, a practical guide to intellectual property (IP) law in Singapore. This e-book is priced at $15 per copy and can be purchased from the SingaporeLegalAdvice.com website from…
Theft of Confidential Info by Ex-Employee: 4 Steps to Fix the Damage
These days organisations require employees to have instant access to company information such as customer contacts, e-mails, and business-related documents. This is to ensure that they can provide customers with rapid answers and, keep the business slick and efficient. However, sometimes an employee may have access to more information than…
How to Claim Financial Relief in England After a Divorce in Singapore
Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (MFPA 1984) gives the courts in England and Wales the power to grant financial relief, after a marriage has been dissolved (or annulled) in a foreign jurisdiction. The English courts can grant financial relief to alleviate adverse consequences where no…
When Will Business Mergers Go Against Singapore’s Competition Laws?
Business mergers and competition law have been receiving increasing attention in local media. On 24 September 2018, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCCS) that administers and enforces the Competition Act, ruled that Grab and Uber’s merger had infringed competition rules. By removing Grab’s closest competitor in ride-hailing platform…
Death Penalty in Singapore: Is It Time to Abolish It?
In Singapore, there are 32 offences that could potentially warrant death sentences. 4 of these call for the mandatory death penalty, where the death penalty must be given and judges are not able to take into consideration mitigating circumstances when sentencing: Murder Drug trafficking Terrorism Possession of unauthorised firearms, ammunition…
