Author: Seng Siew Lim
MacDivorce 2011: An Update
I wrote a MacDivorce article in April 2008 where I explained the term as something I coined to describe what I regarded as a fuss-free way to divorce. This article is an updated version as there are new rules put in place to make the process even easier now.
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Divorce Proceedings: CPF and HDB Standard Queries, What Are They?
If you intend to commence divorce proceedings and you have a HDB flat as a matrimonial asset, you are required to send these standard queries to the HDB. The replies to these queries form part of the Proposed/Agreed Matrimonial Property Plan which you will have to file as part of your divorce papers. Without the…
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From Cradle To Grave: The Life Cycle of a Business
In the late 1990s, a subsidiary of an European listed infocommunications company was deciding whether to expand into Asia or into the Americas. They conducted their initial intelligence using the Internet and came across an early version of our website. They were surprised by the wealth of useful and practical information found on our website…
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A Bank Account in Debit and in Credit at the Same Time?
A client was in trouble. His business – grown singlehandedly from a small two-person outfit into a multi-million dollar per year enterprise – was facing difficult times during 1997 financial crisis and had to bring a joint-venture (JV) partner in for financial support. The JV seemed to work initially; his partner was prepared to leave…
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What’s in a Name Change?
About 3 years back, I wrote an article on another blog about picking names for my then-unborn child. While that endeavour was already quite stressful, I realise it does get rather more complicated when you already have a name to begin with and need it changed. If you’re thinking of changing your name, there are…
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Alimony and the Attractive Ex-Wife
(…) That a divorcee’s beauty should be taken into consideration for her own future prospects of re-settling down with another – and consequently as grounds for deciding how much money she should be getting from her previous partner as a result – is not without merit. The moral implications of such evaluation, however, verily speaks…
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Social Media Issues – A ‘Hot’ Topic at the Electronic Litigation Conference 2011
Interview by Sylvia Low Lim Seng Siew will chair a panel discussion on the “Use and Impact of Social Media on Civil Litigation” on Day Two of the Conference. The other members of the panel are Mr Thio Shen Yi, SC from TSMP Law Corporation, Mr Wong Siew Hong from Infinitus Law Corporation, Mr Rama…
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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…
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?
