Author: Seng Siew Lim
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Getting Away on Technicalities: Making Sense of the Justice/ Injustice of Procedural Rules
The very function of procedural rules is as convoluted as the legal profession itself; strict adherence to the rules without exception is justified as a “must-have” to ensure that “justice must be seen to be done”. To the non-lawyer, these are technicalities which can be twisted into loopholes which allow wrongdoers to avoid paying for…
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Are Legal Services A Necessity In Financial Crises? Or A Necessary Evil?
Article gives reasons why you will need lawyers even more in times of a financial crisis and the role of a lawyer.
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Practical Tips on Avoiding Disputes with Your Interior Designer: an article by Wan Yew Fai
Mr Wan Yew Fai is the Chief Financial Officer of Mason Works Pte Ltd. More information about his company can be found at https://www.masonworks.com.sg/. Badges of Disaster Many people shudder in fear when they realize they have to take charge of a fit out project. It is not uncommon to hear of unhappiness with one’s…
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Finding Quality Information on the Internet
We hear anecdotal stories of false claims made on the Internet that on the face of the article/website appear authoritative and accurate. Yet, it cannot be that everything on the Internet is bogus. So, how do we determine the wheat from the chaff?
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Open Source Laws
Open Source Laws? No! No! Not about open source – it’s the Law that is open source!
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MacDivorce-A Quick, Easy, Low-Cost & Possibly Painless (?) Divorce In Singapore
“MacDivorce” is a term I coined to describe what I regard as the “best” way to divorce (if there is such a thing as a “best” way for such a traumatic and stressful experience). It is the best because as the title suggests, it is fuss free, quick and thus low cost, kind of like…
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Hong Kong SAR ("HK") Laws On The Internet
A listing of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) Online legal resources found on the Internet.
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En Bloc Legislation: Are They Constitutional?
An article on en-bloc legislation and how should they be viewed.
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Moral Rights: The Right to Destroy Artwork
It was reported in the Singapore press that several pieces of art work had been missing after the building owners renovated their premises. Some, if not all, might have been destroyed in the course of renovation. Is there anything that the artists can do to prevent this or at least salvage their art work for…
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Indonesian Laws On the Internet
The Indonesian legal system is complex, and some Indonesian government departments are only just beginning to make available on their websites key legislation in their respective fields of interest.
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Releases And Photographs
The requirement for releases is an area of law that is controversial and unsettling among the legal and photography professionals. The difficulty is that it is not always easy to draw the fine line between what is newsworthy and what is not.