Category: Corporate & Commercial
Ringlighting Legal Issues a Social Media Influencer Should be Concerned With
Social media is popular, all encouraging the listener or viewer, to adopt a particular behaviour or view, even promote a political or social agenda. There is an undue concern by regulators with social media. Some regulations have the force of law while others set out norms of behaviour. OTP Law examines the situation in Singapore.
Cyber-hygiene and Phishing Part 1: Phishing & its Consequences
by Lim Seng Siew, Director OTP Law Corporation Introduction The most recent Singapore Cybersecurity Landscape Report 2021 lists phishing attempts as one of the more prevalent methods of cybersecurity attacks. What is phishing? What are the consequences if I have been wrongfully used to launch a phishing attack? And what can I do to avoid…
The Life-Cycle of a Start-Up: From Cradle to Grave (Part 2)
Article by Lim Seng Siew. So you have incorporated your start-up. The founders’ equity has been sorted out. Funds have been raised from family and friends. What next? Employees An employment letter is actually a contract in letter form between the start-up and the employee. In fact Singapore’s Employment Act requires that key terms of the employment…
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The Life-Cycle of A Start-Up: From Cradle to Grave (Part 1)
Article by: Lim Seng Siew, Director of OTP Law Corporation The Start-up and the Lawyer The life journey of a start-up is fraught with much uncertainties. Where is the next round of funding coming from? How do I make sure that I am complying with the law when I employ my first employees? Is the…
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Legal Status of Cryptocurrencies
Article by Eric Lip, an associate of OTP Law Corporation. While the legal status of cryptocurrencies has always been hazy, it seems the fog around it will be cleared soon. The past year has seen a substantial growing body of case law amongst common law jurisdictions. One question that has plagued the community has been…
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Working from Home – 5 Doable Steps to Protecting Confidential Data
Article by Chloe Chua, an incoming trainee of OTP Law Corporation. Working from home is now part of a new normal in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. While we adjust to this change in environment, it is important that we consider how best to ensure the privacy of confidential work data. Section 24 of…
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Working Remotely – What Do I Need to Do?
Article by Lim Seng Siew. This article was first published in the Law Gazette: ” Law In The Time Of Covid”, Practice Matters, May 2020 With the issuance of the Infectious Diseases (Workplace Measures to Prevent Spread of COVID-19) Regulations 2020, gazetted on 1 April 2020, working remotely is no longer a luxury or optional…
Cybersecurity
Part 2 of 2 Author: Eric Lip (a trainee at OTP Law Corporation) Part 1 of this article discussed how the cyber threats are captured under offence-creating laws, especially that under the Computer misuse Act. In Part 2, we turn to look at legislation that touches on the protection against such cyber threats, and the…
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Overview of Cyber Law in Singapore.
The latest annual report by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (“CSA”) highlighted a worrying trend of increasing major cyber attacks as well as cyber-crime. Cyber-crimes now account for close to a staggering one-fifth of all crimes committed in Singapore.[1] The risks and threats in cyberspace are varied and laws are constantly evolving to tackle…
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Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019: What is its impact on legitimate businesses?
This article is written by Mr Lim Seng Siew of OTP Law Corporation and Eric Lip, a trainee of OTP Law Corporation. Ever since the Protection From Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill 2019 (“the Bill”) was tabled in Parliament on 1st April 2019, significant comments have been levelled at the potential stifling of free speech.…
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The ABCs of Trusts
This article is written by Emelia Kwa, trainee of OTP Law Corporation. Despite being such an important part of our legal affairs, the concepts behind trusts can be rather intimidating to understand. We hope that this guide will be able to kick start your understanding of trusts. Who’s who? The settlor is the person who…
In-house counsels: How privileged are you?
In-house counsels: How privileged are you? The recent Singapore Court of Appeal case of ARX v Comptroller of Income Tax [2016] SGCA 56 sheds light on legal professional privilege (“LPP”), more specifically legal advice privilege, accorded to in-house counsels. The SGCA extensively discussed this issue and concluded that in-house counsels are indeed accorded LPP –…
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