Category: Legal Industry
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Lim Seng Siew @ the Future Lawyering Conference
Lim Seng Siew from OTP Law Corporation, the moderator for the panel.
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OTP Law Corporation is ready for SAL-FLIP
OTP Law Corporation is proud to be one of the first law firms to sign the Expression of Interest with the Singapore Academy of Law for its Future Law Innovation Programme (FLIP). We are honored we are able to play a part in SAL-FLIP. The Future Law Innovation Programme (FLIP) is an industry-wide initiative to…
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PracticeForte’s Project Relocation
This is a PracticeForte project in collaboration with Eden Law Corporation and OTP Law Corporation. Both law firms are affiliate firms of a network called PracticeForte Advisory. Cross-Border Divorce has become increasingly common in Singapore and has resulted in the “trailing spouse” phenomena, where a spouse having care and control of the children is unable…
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Our Lawyers Completed the Mediation Course with THAC
We are pleased to share that two of our lawyers, Susan Tay and Mylene Chua had completed the mediation course with the Thailand Arbitration Centre (THAC)!!!
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Reflection of an Ex-Intern – Dion Ng
My internship with OTP Law Corporation has been a really enriching experience. I was not just exposed to the practice of law, but also to how a small law firm functions as a whole. The environment was as warm as I expected, given how closely the lawyers and paralegals work together in a small law…
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An Interview with Susan Tay by Emelia Kwa on Practice, Pupillage and Pro Bono
An Interview with Susan Tay by Emelia Kwa on Practice, Pupillage and Pro Bono 1 Sep, 2016 Q: You have accumulated over a decade’s worth of experience in matrimonial litigation. What motivated you to delve into such a specialised field of practice, and did you ever consider practicing corporate law instead? A: I actually started…
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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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Reflections of Ex-Intern, Tai Xue Min
Being a pre-law student made me both thrilled yet apprehensive about applying for an internship – would the experience be less fulfilling because I lacked rudimentary legal knowledge? My doubts turned out to be unfounded as I had an incredibly valuable two months with OTP Law Corporation. I was thrusted into foreign territory on my…
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Reflections of Ex-Interns, Eric Lip
Starting out a new internship is always intimidating as one would worry that their relative inexperience would make them seem like a bungling amateur. Fortunately for me, such fears were quickly alleviated as the small and comfortable environment in OTP Law Corporation proved to be very welcoming and helpful. Not only did the lawyers take…
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Reflections of Ex-Intern, Emelia Kwa
My four weeks at OTP Law Corporation flew by in a jiffy. It turns out that the time-old adage “time flies when you’re having fun” really is true (or you know, just being really busy). There was always plenty to do at work, which in turn, gave me a richer internship experience than I could…
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Reflections of Ex-Intern, Tan Su
Selling shoes at clearance prices to ‘aunties’ for a week felt like an eternity, so when I received an email from Sandra informing me that my internship at OTPLC was 2 months long I felt almost aghast at the prospect – what, a quarter of my blissfully long holiday cooped up in a tiny office…
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Reflections of Ex-Intern, Nytia
To some overseas law students, the summer holidays would be the time where they use the break to spend time with their family. Thankfully, I have very understanding parents who allowed me to intern under Ms. Susan Tay and Mr. Lim Seng Siew for a good four weeks. I stumbled onto OTP’s website by accident.…