Category: Announcements
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Sixty Percent Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty on Foreigners Buying Singapore Residential Property
In the third round of cooling measures since December 2021, Singapore announced the steepest rise in stamp duty for foreign buyers just before mid-night on 26 April 2023. Minister for National Development, Mr Desmond Lee said that these are pre-emptive measures to dampen demand for residential properties so that Singaporeans who are buying their property to…
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Reflections of An Intern – Eileen Lim
My 3-week internship with OTP Law Corporation during my short winter break was truly an eye-opening and nourishing experience. I rekindled my passion and interest in family law and felt uplifted by the people I was working with. I am sure a lot of law students can relate to this, but law school can be…
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Essential Business Valuation Seminar
Essential Business Valuation Considerations for the Courtroom by Wan Yew Fai. Date: 8 February 2023 Time: 1:30pm to 5:30pm Venue; PracticeForte Resolution Space at No. 70 Shenton Way #11-13/14/15 Eon Shenton Singapore 079118
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My time at OTP Law Corporation by Gustav Schwenk
The opportunity to get to know OTP was as much a result of coincidence as it was a stroke of luck for me. After graduating from law school in Germany, I enrolled in a double Master’s program with Berlin and Shanghai in order to learn about the legal systems in both countries and to experience…
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Reflections of An Ex- Intern – By Matthew Chu
1) Learning in a good working environment Before starting my internship at OTP Law Corporation (OTP Law), I was terribly nervous. Would I have a good relationship with the folks there? How do I leave a good impression? Would I perform well at the firm despite average grades? With these questions weighing heavily on my…
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My Story As A New Mum & Young Lawyer
By Isabel Chew-Lau Part One: My pregnancy and birth journey I was not ready to be a mum when my husband and I got married in November 2020. We were only 26. Most of my friends in law school were still unmarried; in fact, my close friends were mostly single. We were living with my…
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S’pore launches welcome pack to help Jiangsu firms set up business hub here – The Straits Times, NOV 15, 2021
Established by the Law Society of Singapore and Enterprise Singapore, the “Professional Services Welcome Pack” is a listing of Singapore’s Professional Services firms. This list highlights more than 70 of Singapore’s Professional Services expertise, ranging from legal, accounting, corporate secretarial, human resource and real estate firms, presenting them to the rest of the world. The pilot initiative focuses on…
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Law Society encourages firms to adopt new technology
“Despite more than 80 percent of Singapore law practices (SLP) agreeing in a 2018 LawSoc survey that technology helps the delivery of legal services, only 12 percent or 115 practices have adopted technology solutions to date…. Local law firm OTP Law Corporation is currently using a cloud-based practice management system called CoreMatter, which allows its…
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Night chat with Susan Ng on 93.8Now
Our director Susan Tay on NightChat with Susan Ng discussing “divorce and you”, a collaborative effort with The Law Society Pro Bono Services.
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Guest Speaker at 93.8Now radio show with host Susan Ng
Our Director Susan Tay was the guest speaker at 93.8Now radio show with host Susan Ng. They discussed factors that couples should consider while contemplating divorces such as matters pertaining to custody of children, matrimonial assets, maintenance, and property. She also talked shared on ‘Divorce and You’ outreach talks and other channels of assistance a…
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