Contract: Contractor Released from Liability
May 17, 2018
This article explains the two points of contract law: when can silence amount to a misrepresentation, and what amounts to an inducement?
Criminal Breach of Trust in Singapore: section 409 of the Penal Code
April 18, 2018
This article shares the implications for accused persons previously convicted of criminal breach of trust in Singapore under Section 409 of the Penal Code.
Singapore Criminal Lawyers acted as McKenzie friends
March 18, 2018
This article shares that our Singapore criminal lawyers, Eugene and Suang, acted as “McKenzie friends” to a convicted Singaporean drug trafficker.
Negligent Reference Check Cost SGD 3.2 million in Damages
December 19, 2017
This article shares the case of a negligent employment reference check, where we successfully represented our client in the Singapore Court of Appeal.
Singapore Court of Appeal Potentially Erred in Convicting the Accused
November 16, 2017
This article shares the case where the Court of Appeal agreed that there was a powerful probability that it had made an error in its 2015’s death penalty decision.
Can One Conspire With Another to Traffic Drugs to Oneself?
September 10, 2017
This article shares the case where we successfully argued that the Court’s conviction of the appellant for the charge of conspiring with another to traffic drugs to himself was wrong in law.
Employer’s duty of care in Singapore
August 15, 2017
This article shares that due to the employer’s negligence which breached its duty of care to employee when providing an employment reference, our client was awarded $4 million in damages.
Review of Concluded Criminal Appeal
August 1, 2017
This article shares that our Singapore criminal lawyers persuaded the Court to reopen the concluded criminal appeal after it was found that a psychiatric report (on PTSD) contradicted key parts of the Court’s prior decision to convict.
Protection from Harassment Act – False Statements of Fact
July 23, 2017
This article shares the argument we submitted in Court on how the word ‘person’ under the Protection from Harassment Act to be construed.
Misuse of Drugs Act – Presumption of Knowledge of Nature of Drugs
July 16, 2017
This article shares the clarification by the Court of Appeal on the presumption of knowledge of drugs under section 18 (2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Termination of Employment Contract – Serious Misconduct
December 20, 2016
This article explains what the phrase ‘serious misconduct’ in an employment contract entailed.
Reserve Management Powers of Shareholders
September 18, 2015
This article shares issues dealt by the Court of Appeal on reserve management powers of shareholders.
