Category: Technology & Digital Economy
Cyber-hygiene and Phishing Part 2: Planning Ahead for an Attack
In this part, Lim Seng Siew of OTP Law Corporation, a digital economy lawyer talks about what to do if you are a victim of a data breach or hack.
AI Chat Bots About AI Chat Blogs
In the news and social media are ChatGPT by OpenAI and Bard by Google. How far is their potential? Is the Ai revolution the next phase in human economic development?
Ringlighting Legal Issues a Social Media Influencer Should be Concerned With
Social media is popular, all encouraging the listener or viewer, to adopt a particular behaviour or view, even promote a political or social agenda. There is an undue concern by regulators with social media. Some regulations have the force of law while others set out norms of behaviour. OTP Law examines the situation in Singapore.
Cyber-hygiene and Phishing Part 1: Phishing & its Consequences
by Lim Seng Siew, Director OTP Law Corporation Introduction The most recent Singapore Cybersecurity Landscape Report 2021 lists phishing attempts as one of the more prevalent methods of cybersecurity attacks. What is phishing? What are the consequences if I have been wrongfully used to launch a phishing attack? And what can I do to avoid…
MACO – Lawyering as a Service (LaaS)?
By Lim Seng Siew The lawyer of yesteryears is trained to analyse a legal problem with a client and to come up with the best possible solution in the circumstances. Yes, there will be constraints of time and resources and the solution takes these into consideration. Because lawyering of the yesteryears is effort-intensive, it is…
The Life-Cycle of a Start-Up: From Cradle to Grave (Part 2)
Article by Lim Seng Siew. So you have incorporated your start-up. The founders’ equity has been sorted out. Funds have been raised from family and friends. What next? Employees An employment letter is actually a contract in letter form between the start-up and the employee. In fact Singapore’s Employment Act requires that key terms of the employment…
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The Life-Cycle of A Start-Up: From Cradle to Grave (Part 1)
Article by: Lim Seng Siew, Director of OTP Law Corporation The Start-up and the Lawyer The life journey of a start-up is fraught with much uncertainties. Where is the next round of funding coming from? How do I make sure that I am complying with the law when I employ my first employees? Is the…
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Legal Status of Cryptocurrencies
Article by Eric Lip, an associate of OTP Law Corporation. While the legal status of cryptocurrencies has always been hazy, it seems the fog around it will be cleared soon. The past year has seen a substantial growing body of case law amongst common law jurisdictions. One question that has plagued the community has been…
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Cybersecurity
Part 2 of 2 Author: Eric Lip (a trainee at OTP Law Corporation) Part 1 of this article discussed how the cyber threats are captured under offence-creating laws, especially that under the Computer misuse Act. In Part 2, we turn to look at legislation that touches on the protection against such cyber threats, and the…
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Overview of Cyber Law in Singapore.
The latest annual report by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (“CSA”) highlighted a worrying trend of increasing major cyber attacks as well as cyber-crime. Cyber-crimes now account for close to a staggering one-fifth of all crimes committed in Singapore.[1] The risks and threats in cyberspace are varied and laws are constantly evolving to tackle…
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Our Director, Lim Seng Siew, Interviewed on “Artificial Intelligence & The Law in Singapore”
Qualitative research into the relationship between artificial intelligence and the legal industry in Singapore, expanding into the consideration of legal education through the lens of knowledge management. Interviews were conducted with; (1) Mr Lim Seng Siew – Partner, OTP Law Corporation (2) Mr Mark Findlay – Professor of Law, Singapore Management University; Deputy Director, Centre for AI and Data…
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Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019: What is its impact on legitimate businesses?
This article is written by Mr Lim Seng Siew of OTP Law Corporation and Eric Lip, a trainee of OTP Law Corporation. Ever since the Protection From Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill 2019 (“the Bill”) was tabled in Parliament on 1st April 2019, significant comments have been levelled at the potential stifling of free speech.…
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