Author: Seng Siew Lim
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Lim Seng Siew @ the Future Lawyering Conference
Lim Seng Siew from OTP Law Corporation, the moderator for the panel.
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OTP Law Corporation is ready for SAL-FLIP
OTP Law Corporation is proud to be one of the first law firms to sign the Expression of Interest with the Singapore Academy of Law for its Future Law Innovation Programme (FLIP). We are honored we are able to play a part in SAL-FLIP. The Future Law Innovation Programme (FLIP) is an industry-wide initiative to…
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Our Lawyer, Mr Lim Seng Siew at the Litigation Conference 2017
Seng Siew was co-chairing Session 5 to lead discussions on Third Party Funding – How Does It Work In November 2016, a Bill was introduced in the Singapore Parliament to allow third party funding for international commercial arbitration. We already have the 2015 decision of Re Vanguard Energy Pte Ltd which clarified that properly structured third party funding…
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The Voices of Wan and her wife, Elodie
The Voices of Wan and her wife, Elodie Wan Cheng (“Wan”) and Elodie are a bi-national couple who had met through their love of sports. Elodie who’s French, worked in Indonesia for 3 years before a new work assignment brought her back to Paris. Although it was already possible for same-sex couples to be “PAC-sed”…
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Thank you Law Society of Singapore for the SmartLaw Accreditation
Thank you Law Society of Singapore for the Accreditation
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Merry Christmas & A Happy New Year
OTP wishes everyone, Merry Christmas & bountiful returns in the coming new year 2017!!!
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Cybersecurity Seminar by Singtel and Law Society – 7 October 2016
The topic might have been a little too heavy right after lunch but for an ignorant-not-IT-savvy person like me, it was insightful. Our affiliate Lim Seng Siew of OTP Law Corporation was the moderator for the session. Free is Not Always Good Did you know that using ‘Free Wifi’in cafes could risk being exposed to…
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We Have Moved!
Just to let you know that OTP Law Corporation has moved to new premises within the same building. Our telephone (+65 64383922) & telefax (+65 64383966) remain the same. Our new address is at: 133 Cecil Street #13-01A Keck Seng Tower Singapore 069535
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Singapore’s Apex Court Gave Husband 85% interest in $20m Bungalow held in Wife’s Name
In a tussle between 2 octogenerian husband and wife, Singapore’s Court of Appeal ruled that the husband is entitled to a 85% interest in their matrimonial home. The house at Chancery Lane is estimated to be worth S$20 million and is registered in the name of the wife. Notwithstanding this, Singapore’s Apex Court ruled that…
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Guarantor Not Obliged To Pay In Illegal Moneylending Deal
The High Court yesterday ruled that our client need not pay on a guarantee he had provided to a lender. Judicial Commissioner Tan Siong Thye held that the loan was tainted under the Moneylenders Act. As such the guarantee could not be enforced by the lender against the guarantor. This was an unfortunate case involving…
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Woman sues loan guarantor for $540,000
An Indonesian businesswoman, Madam Lena Leowardi, lent about S$1 million to a man who claimed he needed to raise money to free up a US$7.2 million inheritance. But Mr Stanley Choong, the borrower, did not repay the loans. Now, Madam Leowardi is trying to get back $540,000 of her money in a civil suit against loan…
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Exam for lawyers seeking reinstatement?
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon raised the question of whether disbarred lawyers seeking to be reinstated should be made to take an examination at a Court of Three Judges hearing into 57-year-old Dhanwant Singh’s bid to be reinstated. Both the Law Society and the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) did not oppose Mr Singh’s application. Mr Singh was represented…
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