Category: Technology & Digital Economy
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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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FLIP one year on. OTP Law Corporation is proud to be pioneer members of FLIP and still staying strong.
“Our smaller law firms, too, like OTP Law Corp, have leveraged FLIP to lighten-up their back-end operations and increase efficiency,” said Justice Lee Seiu Kin, who chairs SAL’s Legal Technology Cluster. ” Full article available here: https://www.sal.org.sg/Newsroom/News-Releases/NewsDetails/id/1091
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OTP Law Corporation Director Lim Seng Siew Joins Centre For Legal Innovation’s Advisory Board
ARTICLE PUBLISHED ON CLI WEBSITE 29 MARCH 2018 Singaporean Lawyer Lim Seng Siew joins Centre for Legal Innovation’s Advisory Board Three international board members provide global perspective on legal disruption SYDNEY: March 29, 2018: The Centre for Legal Innovation (CLI) today announced the appointment of leading Singapore lawyer Lim Seng Siew to its Advisory Board. Mr…
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OTP Law Corporation is Pleased to Share an Interview of Our Director, Ms Susan Tay, on Our Journey to Being Paper-less
The interview was conducted by our technology collaborator, Ms Serena Lim of Bizibody Technology Pte Ltd, this interview can be viewed as part of a workshop by Singapore Academy of Law LIFTED titled Legal Workplace Productivity Solutioning. Registration for the online training module is at https://lifted.teachable.com/p/using-technology-to-run-a-productive-law-practice .
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Our Director, Lim Seng Siew spoke at the Malaysia-Singapore Bar Summit 2017
Our Director, Lim Seng Siew speaking at the Malaysia-Singapore Bar Summit 2017 held at the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (“KLRCA”). The event was jointly organised by the Bar Council Malaysia and The Law Society of Singapore, on the topic ‘Lawyering in the Digital Age’ on 17 November 2017.
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