Author: Seng Siew Lim
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Artist Dealership Contracts
Often young unestablished artists are unable to secure deals or representation with established galleries. So they have to turn to non-gallery-owning dealers for agency deals. The likely problem areas when negotiating an appropriate contract in such situations are examined in this article.
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Online Licensing Issues
This article focuses on legal issues arising in licensing agreements between service providers that aggregate information from various sources (both from the Internet and otherwise) and create products based on the results of such aggregation for commercial distribution to clients.
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En-bloc Step by Step- Legal Aspects
This article focuses on the legal aspects of an en-bloc sale exercise. Step 1: Determine if your development is eligible for en-bloc sale by a majority If you own a property in the following situations, your unit is eligible for an application to the Board for en-bloc sale by majority agreement (even if there are…
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Singapore’s Spam Control Bill
To combat the problem of spam, the Infocomm Development Authority and the Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore jointly initiated a public consultation on 25th May 2004, resulting in the proposed Spam Control Bill (the “Bill”). The Bill (amended as a reulst of feedback) was presented for its first reading in Parliament on the 27th February 2007,…
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Charitable Organisations: Controlling Conflict of Interests
In the wake of the NKF saga, the Government has accepted the recommendations of the Inter-Ministry Committee (IMC) on the regulation of Charities and Institutions of a Public Character. The National Council of Social Services, which is also the governing body for charitable organisations has issued a Code of Governance (“the Code”) which was used…
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Moral Rights And the Conservation of Artistic Works
Moral Rights Legislation Until 1998, Singapore law gave little or no protection to artists against abuses to their reputation such as public denial of their authorship and derogatory physical treatment of their works no longer in their possession, control or ownership. Protection for artists against such non-economic abuses was given when Singapore acceded to the…
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Internet Gambling After the US Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act 2006
On 30 September 2006 the US Congress passed the Safe Port Act. Tagged on to this Act is Title VIII: The Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGE Act). The UIGE Act makes it a criminal offence for the betting and gaming industry to accept financial transactions to facilitate “unlawful Internet gambling” and requires…
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Property Investment in Singapore by Foreigners
Introduction Since 1973, the Singapore Government has imposed restrictions on foreign ownership of private residential property in Singapore. In its drive to attract foreign talent to Singapore, the government however makes concessions for permanent residents, foreign companies and limited liability partnerships that make an economic contribution to Singapore to purchase such properties for their occupation.…
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Money Laundering And The Diamond Jeweller
An article on FATF Recommendations and the Jewellery Trade in Singapore.
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Do’s And Don’ts Of A China Investment
Everyone who is anyone is going into China. Opportunities are plentiful. However, pitfalls are just as plentiful, if not more. Although some of the issues raised in this article appear basic, if they are not properly addressed could cost you time, money and more importantly, lose real opportunities. What follows are three examples of common…
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Law As Art?
An intriguing article about using law as an integral element in artworks.
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Contract Law For Artists – An Introduction
An introduction to contract law for artists. An example used in this article is whether a work sold is a unique artwork, or one of a limited/unlimited series or edition.