Author: Seng Siew Lim
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…
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.
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.
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…
