Author: Seng Siew Lim
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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Owner successful in claim for leakage repair against upper floor neighbour
OTP Law Corporation acted for a successful owner in her claim against her upper floor neighbour for water leakages.
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Millionaire husband wins claim over $20m Chancery Lane bungalow
A tussle by a couple in their 80s over who owned a $20 million bungalow in Chancery Lane has been settled in favour of the husband by the High Court. Justice Choo Han Teck found retired businessman See Fong Mun, 86, had paid for the house that was bought in 1983 but registered in the…
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Collective Sale of Harbour View Gardens Not Approved by High Court
OTP Law Corporation acted for successful minority owners opposed to a collective sale.
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Common Misunderstandings Concerning Divorce (Or The Grounds For divorce):
From my work at legal clinics, I am often asked about the ‘strongest’ ground for a divorce by unhappy wives. When I tell them there is only one ground for a divorce in Singapore, they are surprised. I hope that this article will clear common misunderstandings about divorce laws in Singapore.
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Intellectual Property Protection Guide
This Guide is intended to serve as a primer for the designer, the inventor and the entrepreneur on the protection of new ideas and the products that arise from such ideas. Like all publications of this kind, the Guide is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a lawyer on the complexities of…
