Category: General Disputes & Arbitration
Woman sues loan guarantor for $540,000
An Indonesian businesswoman, Madam Lena Leowardi, lent about S$1 million to a man who claimed he needed to raise money to free up a US$7.2 million inheritance. But Mr Stanley Choong, the borrower, did not repay the loans. Now, Madam Leowardi is trying to get back $540,000 of her money in a civil suit against loan…
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Millionaire husband wins claim over $20m Chancery Lane bungalow
A tussle by a couple in their 80s over who owned a $20 million bungalow in Chancery Lane has been settled in favour of the husband by the High Court. Justice Choo Han Teck found retired businessman See Fong Mun, 86, had paid for the house that was bought in 1983 but registered in the…
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A Bank Account in Debit and in Credit at the Same Time?
A client was in trouble. His business – grown singlehandedly from a small two-person outfit into a multi-million dollar per year enterprise – was facing difficult times during 1997 financial crisis and had to bring a joint-venture (JV) partner in for financial support. The JV seemed to work initially; his partner was prepared to leave…
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Getting Away on Technicalities: Making Sense of the Justice/ Injustice of Procedural Rules
The very function of procedural rules is as convoluted as the legal profession itself; strict adherence to the rules without exception is justified as a “must-have” to ensure that “justice must be seen to be done”. To the non-lawyer, these are technicalities which can be twisted into loopholes which allow wrongdoers to avoid paying for…
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Excuse Me! Are You A Celebrity?
Unlike information relating to governmental matters which are expressly protected from unauthorised disclosure under the Official Secrets Act, information pertaining to individuals receives no such blanket legislative protection in Singapore. This articles explores this area of law.
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Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment
Concerning the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004 that provides for security of payment from clients, main contractors and sub-contractors.
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Legal Practice in the Age of EFS
Lim Seng Siew, Chairman of the Law Society’s EFS Committee, introduces us to the Electronic Filing System (EFS) and gives us an informative view of what legal practice in Singapore will be like in the age of EFS.
Litigation: A Decade of Change
The article traces the changes in the court system and the civil litigation process in Singapore.
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