Category: Technology & Digital Economy
Seng Siew Speaks at Law Society’s AI Primer Seminar
We are pleased to share that our Director, Lim Seng Siew, presented at the Law Society of Singapore’s recent event, “Introduction to AI in Legal Technology – A Primer for Senior Practitioners 3.0”, held on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, at the Alive Atrium. Organised by the Law Society’s Senior Practitioners’ Committee, the interactive session brought…
Digital Pranks, AI Media, and Criminal Liability: A Singapore Law Perspective
With generative artificial intelligence tools and image manipulation applications now accessible on almost every smartphone, creating convincing digital content takes seconds. A user can easily generate an image of a dangerous wild animal in a residential neighborhood, simulate a serious industrial accident, or depict fictional damage to public infrastructure. While these tools are often used…
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…
Mitigating SaaS and Software Risk: A Singapore SME Perspective on Software Escrow
Enterprise software procurement in Singapore has shifted almost entirely toward cloud-native architectures and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) subscriptions. For small and mid-sized businesses (SMEs) executing digital transformation roadmaps, this shift offers undeniable advantages in agility and capital efficiency. Yet, reliance on third-party proprietary software introduces a structural vulnerability: the operational continuity of your business becomes inextricably tied…
OTP Law Director Lim Seng Siew Will be Speaking at “Introduction to AI in Legal Technology – A Primer for Senior Practitioners 3.0”
We are pleased to announce that OTP Law Director and Law Society Council Member Lim Seng Siew will be co-leading the upcoming seminar, “Introduction to AI in Legal Technology – A Primer for Senior Practitioners 3.0”, alongside AI industry expert Daniel Hobson from Clio. The seminar is on 21st October 2026. Organised by the Senior…
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…
AI and the Singapore Lawyer 7: AI in Conveyancing—Precision and Efficiency in Property Transactions
Strategic AI integration automates the high-volume mechanical aspects of conveyancing, allowing practitioners to dedicate their expertise to the complex advisory and risk-mitigation phases of the transaction.
Regulating Frontier AI: A View from a Singapore Small Business
On 12th September 2026, the head of Anthropic, Dario Amodei, called for frontier AI development to slow down. Sam Altman and Elon Musk, whose companies compete with his, agreed (SiliconANGLE). President Trump did not. Speaking in Ireland on 13 September, he said he wanted the United States to keep its lead over China “because whoever…
Judging the Lion’s Pit 2026
Our director, Lim Seng Siew, was Chief Lion, ie Chief Judge, of the Lion’s Pit 2026. The Lion’s Pit is part of Techlaw.Fest 2026, an event organised by the Singapore Academy of Law and the Singapore Ministry of Law. The Lion’s Pit is a legaltech innovation competition where participants will compete to develop solutions to…
OTP Law’s Lim Seng Siew to Judge The Lion’s Pit at TechLaw.Fest 2026
Lim Seng Siew, Director at OTP Law Corporation, will serve as a judge for The Lion’s Pit, a legaltech innovation competition at TechLaw.Fest 2026. Join our Mr Lim on 10 September 2026, 4:30 pm at Sands Expo and Convention Centre Singapore. About The Lion’s Pit The Lion’s Pit is a legaltech innovation competition where participants…
Singapore’s Public Consultation on AI and Intellectual Property: What Businesses Need to Know
On 26 August 2026, the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) opened a public consultation on how Singapore’s intellectual property regime should respond to artificial intelligence. The consultation runs until 5pm on 22 October 2026 and covers two areas of law: copyright and patents. Businesses that develop, deploy or…
