Category: Corporate & Commercial
Singapore Online Gambling Laws Part 3: A Business Guide
Many modern businesses do not think of themselves as gambling businesses. A fintech company processes payments. A cloud provider hosts infrastructure. A software company supplies analytics. A marketing agency runs campaigns. Yet each may find itself connected to gambling-related activities. Understanding Singapore’s gambling framework therefore matters even for businesses operating outside the gaming industry. The…
Managing Underperforming Employees Part 4: De-Escalating the Toxic Exit Using Mutual Separation Agreements
Even with the best intentions, not every employment relationship is meant to last. Sometimes, an employee is simply a mismatch for your company’s culture, or the working relationship has fractured beyond the repair of a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). When a situation reaches a standstill, forcing a messy performance management process or issuing a sudden…
The Digital Ghost – Defamation and Content Liability
As SMEs use AI to generate marketing content at scale, they face a new liability: defamatory output. This article examines how Singapore defamation law applies to AI-generated content and the safeguards that protect your business.
EU AI Act Transparency Rules: What Singapore SMEs Need to Know
When the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (EU AI Act) came into force, many Singapore small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) assumed it was a distant European concern. It isn’t. Due to its extraterritorial reach, any Singapore company deploying AI tools that interact with EU residents, market products in Europe, or generate synthetic content reaching the…
Singapore Online Gambling Laws Part 2: Advertising Online Gambling Risks for Businesses, Influencers and Affiliates
Many businesses assume gambling regulation mainly affects gambling operators. That is no longer true. Under Singapore’s modern gambling framework, significant legal risks can arise for advertisers, media platforms, affiliates, payment providers, and influencers who help promote unlawful gambling services. Advertising Is a Separate Legal Risk A business does not need to operate a gambling platform…
Managing Underperforming Employees Part 3: Structuring a PIP That Works
When an employee continues to fall short after informal feedback, implementing a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) is often the next step. At OTP Law, we often hear business owners view a PIP in one of two extremes: either as a magic shield against tribunal claims, or as a mere formality before handing out a termination…
The Life-Cycle of a Start-Up: From Cradle to Grave (Part 5)
This series has been called “From Cradle to Grave” since Part 1, and so far, we have mostly stayed away from the grave. We talked about being born (Part 1), growing up (Part 2), and getting happily married (Part 3 and Part 4). It is time we talked about the ending that nobody likes to…
Protecting Your SME: Navigating Director and Shareholder Disputes in Singapore
In my practice at OTP Law Corporation, I regularly meet business founders who built their companies on complete trust. Early on, agreements are sealed with a handshake over coffee. Roles stay fluid. Everyone works toward a shared vision. Then revenues grow, investors enter, or cash flow tightens, and that initial alignment quietly dissolves. Disputes rarely…
Singapore Online Gambling Laws Part 1: Is Online Gambling Legal?
Singapore’s approach to online gambling has changed substantially since this topic was last examined. This series updates and replaces our original 2005 article on this topic, which discussed the law as it stood under the since-repealed Betting Act, Common Gaming Houses Act and MDA class licensing regime. The old patchwork of the Betting Act, the…
Managing Underperforming Employees Part 2: Performance Failure or Misconduct – The Legal Distinction
When an employee isn’t delivering, frustration can build quickly. As a business owner or manager, it is natural to want a swift resolution when deadlines are repeatedly missed or targets fall short. But in the heat of the moment, it is easy to blur two very different workplace issues: poor performance and misconduct. At OTP…
The Life-Cycle of a Start-Up: From Cradle to Grave (Part 4)
We have covered quite a bit of ground in this series so far. In Part 1, we talked about being born — incorporating the company, splitting equity fairly among founders, and raising those first few dollars from family and friends using CARE. In Part 2, we talked about growing up — hiring your first employees…
The Modern Ledger – Contracts and Liability in the AI Age
AI cannot be held accountable in a court of law. This article covers how Singapore contract law governs AI-assisted decisions and how to draft agreements that allocate AI-related risk clearly between vendor and customer.
