Category: Technology & Digital Economy
Black October: Three Incidents and a Cybersecurity Playbook for Singapore SMEs
In one month, a flaw in the software behind much of the web, a wave of hacked supermarket freezers and a certificate secured by the number 4 showed the same thing. Attackers now find weak spots faster than most businesses fix them. Here is what happened, and what a small business can do about it…
IP in the Digital Economy, Part 1: What Changed in Copyright Since 2004
This is Part 1 of a four-part series updating our original 2004 article on intellectual property in the digital economy. Singapore’s Copyright Act has been completely rewritten since then. This instalment covers what changed and what it means for your business today. A Reversed Default Ownership Rule The single most practically important change is default…
Singapore Online Gambling Laws Part 3: A Business Guide
Many modern businesses do not think of themselves as gambling businesses. A fintech company processes payments. A cloud provider hosts infrastructure. A software company supplies analytics. A marketing agency runs campaigns. Yet each may find itself connected to gambling-related activities. Understanding Singapore’s gambling framework therefore matters even for businesses operating outside the gaming industry. The…
AI and the Singapore Lawyer 8: AI in Family Practice—Supporting the Human Dimension
In the emotionally charged arena of family law, AI acts as a high-efficiency drafting and analytical clerk, reclaiming the mental bandwidth practitioners require to provide empathetic, high-stakes counsel.
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.
