Author: Seng Siew Lim
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Cyber-hygiene and Phishing Part 1: Phishing & its Consequences
by Lim Seng Siew, Director OTP Law Corporation Introduction The most recent Singapore Cybersecurity Landscape Report 2021 lists phishing attempts as one of the more prevalent methods of cybersecurity attacks. What is phishing? What are the consequences if I have been wrongfully used to launch a phishing attack? And what can I do to avoid…
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Essential Business Valuation Seminar
Essential Business Valuation Considerations for the Courtroom by Wan Yew Fai. Date: 8 February 2023 Time: 1:30pm to 5:30pm Venue; PracticeForte Resolution Space at No. 70 Shenton Way #11-13/14/15 Eon Shenton Singapore 079118
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Conditional Fee Agreements (CFAs) With Your Lawyer
by Lim Seng Siew, Director OTP Law Corporation The BasicsSingapore recently passed laws to allow for lawyers to enter into conditional fee agreements with their clients for certain types of cases. The purpose of such changes is to allow for better access to justice for deserving cases. The changes allow a flexible fee arrangement, in…
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S’pore launches welcome pack to help Jiangsu firms set up business hub here – The Straits Times, NOV 15, 2021
Established by the Law Society of Singapore and Enterprise Singapore, the “Professional Services Welcome Pack” is a listing of Singapore’s Professional Services firms. This list highlights more than 70 of Singapore’s Professional Services expertise, ranging from legal, accounting, corporate secretarial, human resource and real estate firms, presenting them to the rest of the world. The pilot initiative focuses on…
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MACO – Lawyering as a Service (LaaS)?
By Lim Seng Siew The lawyer of yesteryears is trained to analyse a legal problem with a client and to come up with the best possible solution in the circumstances. Yes, there will be constraints of time and resources and the solution takes these into consideration. Because lawyering of the yesteryears is effort-intensive, it is…
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The Life-Cycle of a Start-Up: From Cradle to Grave (Part 2)
Article by Lim Seng Siew. So you have incorporated your start-up. The founders’ equity has been sorted out. Funds have been raised from family and friends. What next? Employees An employment letter is actually a contract in letter form between the start-up and the employee. In fact Singapore’s Employment Act requires that key terms of the employment…
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Therapeutic Justice in Family Cases : Forensic Accountants (Part 3)
By PracticeForte Advisory Affiliate Shirley Tay of 10.10 Consultants Pte Ltd. Law, divorce, litigation, suits — nobody would ever consider these circumstances ‘therapeutic’. These terms are more likely to induce stress, anger, fights, arguments, disputes and many other negative emotions. So how did the concept of Therapeutic Jurisprudence [or “TJ”] come to be, what role does therapy…
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The Life-Cycle of A Start-Up: From Cradle to Grave (Part 1)
Article by: Lim Seng Siew, Director of OTP Law Corporation The Start-up and the Lawyer The life journey of a start-up is fraught with much uncertainties. Where is the next round of funding coming from? How do I make sure that I am complying with the law when I employ my first employees? Is the…
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Working Remotely – What Do I Need to Do?
Article by Lim Seng Siew. This article was first published in the Law Gazette: ” Law In The Time Of Covid”, Practice Matters, May 2020 With the issuance of the Infectious Diseases (Workplace Measures to Prevent Spread of COVID-19) Regulations 2020, gazetted on 1 April 2020, working remotely is no longer a luxury or optional…
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Our Director, Lim Seng Siew, Interviewed on “Artificial Intelligence & The Law in Singapore”
Qualitative research into the relationship between artificial intelligence and the legal industry in Singapore, expanding into the consideration of legal education through the lens of knowledge management. Interviews were conducted with; (1) Mr Lim Seng Siew – Partner, OTP Law Corporation (2) Mr Mark Findlay – Professor of Law, Singapore Management University; Deputy Director, Centre for AI and Data…
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