Category: General Disputes & Arbitration
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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