Marriage voided by ROM after sex change In October 2015, a couple had solemnised their marriage as between a male and female. Shortly after, the male underwent a sex re-assignment surgery and legally amended his identity card to reflect “female” as of June 2016. They then lived as a married…
It is no secret that Singaporeans have a knack for investing in real estate and purchasing property. Many enter this race to acquire property with the intention to leave their assets to their children and future descendants. But what happens when something interferes with these plans? In this article, we…
The erupting family feud between the relatives of Singapore’s late founding leader Mr Lee Kuan Yew regarding the demolition clause in his last will has drawn much public attention. Many Singaporeans have opined that Mr Lee’s last wishes, as evident in his last will, should be fulfilled and have expressed…
The recent decisions of the Personal Data Protection Commission (“PDPC”) – Furnituremart.sg [2017] SGPDPC 07 (“Furnituremart.sg”) and Asia-Pacific Star Pte Ltd [2017] SGPDPC 06 (“APS”)– provided some insight into an organisation’s obligation to protect its customers’ personal data. This article summarises and evaluates the main learning points which businesses can…
Adoption of children is not uncommonly heard of, but what about a mother who legally adopts her biological child born out of wedlock to give the child the status of being her lawful child, so as to protect the child’s interests? This article explores the implications for both the child…
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…
The recent decision in TNL v TNK [2017] SGCA 15 clarifies how matrimonial assets should be divided in divorces and allowed the Court to emphasize that mutual respect must be accorded for spousal contributions whether in the economic or homemaking spheres as both roles are equally fundamental to the well-being…
On 2 March 2017, American Joshua Robinson was convicted and sentenced to four years’ imprisonment for engaging in consensual sex with two underaged girls and recording these acts on his mobile phone. Robinson’s jail sentence has caused widespread controversy, with an online public petition for harsher sentencing that has garnered…
Amos Yee returned to the media forefront in late December last year when he was reported to have sought political asylum in the United States of America (“US”). This article sets out to explain what political asylum is and its legal consequences. What is Political Asylum? A person can qualify…
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…
