A committee is looking into designing a structured mentorship programme, in the hope that more senior lawyers can impart professional skills to their younger colleagues and serve as role models.

This comes after Hoi Wei Kit was convicted of cheating, among other charges.

Liu Huijian was convicted after a 43-day trial that began in 2021 of unlawfully importing at least one toy gun into Singapore.

It was the first time a Singapore court has considered a trustee’s exercise of its right of recoupment.

The judge said one friend’s seemingly endless generosity and misplaced trust was callously exploited by the other.

Singaporean businessman duped 6 banks into disbursing more than $69m in loans.

Liew Yik Kit, 41, was the personal driver to Cambodian national Su Binghai, who fled during the probe and is wanted for his involvement in alleged money laundering offences.

He has been in remand with more than 100 criminal charges stemming from the alleged Ponzi scheme, said to be the largest in Singapore’s history.

He is alleged to have instigated Thung Sai Fun to falsify several line items in a financial statement for the year ended March 2022.

The proposal for a new Community Relations Unit to deal with severe noise issues is welcome, as is the move to make the mediation process more powerful.

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The biggest money laundering probe in Singapore saw about $3 billion in cash and assets seized or issued with prohibition of disposal orders.

The former bank employees are Chinese nationals, while the driver is a Singaporean.

Currently, less than 30 per cent of dispute cases between neighbours proceed to mediation at the Community Mediation Centre.

The court said that it was bound by law to order a mandatory forfeiture of the van as the two conditions of the relevant provision of the Customs Act 1960 had been satisfied.

Under proposed laws, it can also ask for installation of noise sensors to collect data.

Iswaran is seeking a ruling from the Court of Appeal on whether the prosecution has to provide him with conditioned statements of the witnesses it has lined up for the trial.

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Mr Wan Hoe Keet, also known as Ken, and his wife Sally Ho – both Singaporeans – had been sued by Ms Chan Pik Sun, a Hong Konger who said she invested in the SureWin4U scheme as a result of their false representations.

The Ministry of Home Affairs said the Pofma direction was made to address two false statements of fact.

Low-carbon hydrogen could supply up to 50 per cent of Singapore’s power needs by 2050.

It is sometimes better to negotiate for a peaceful settlement than to go for broke, especially when you do not even have a strong case.

There is nothing legally wrong with eating a cigarette in and of itself, but eating a cigarette in order to destroy evidence of an offence is unlawful.

The striking-off was handed down to Ms Jill Phua by the Court of Three Judges, which is the highest disciplinary body for the legal profession.

It will look into CrowdStrike incident and see if more enhancements are required.

It shields them from liability in event of food poisoning, if they comply with safety rules.

Keppel Telecommunications & Transportation was hit by a data breach in 2022 while the Academy of Medicine Singapore was hacked in 2023.

The group also aims to wind up inactive Malaysian subsidiary with zero equity value.

Central to the EUSDTA is the EU's consistent preference for open and secure cross-border data flows, with significant caveats.

Courts will be able to order sale of seized properties without involved parties' consent.

German insurer Allianz has offered to acquire a 51 per cent stake in Income for $40.58 a share in a deal valued at $2.2 billion, subject to MAS' approval.

The new Bill paves the way for platform workers to be designated as a distinct category, separate from employees and the self-employed.

In 2021, soaring electricity prices caused six retailers to fold and exit the market.

MPs stressed the need to prioritise food safety amid recent mass food poisoning incidents such as the one involving TikTok parent company ByteDance.

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Court rules investor failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove authenticity of service agreement he relied on.

The court sentenced the 61-year-old man to 14 years’ preventive detention, adding that it was warranted in this case, as the man had shown himself to be a habitual offender who was too recalcitrant for reformation.

Professor Chin Tet Yung saw its importance when the sector's focus then was on banking, commerce.

Getting help to ensure kids are not hurt amid divorce process is important: Experts.

Consumers can now claim for losses of up to $150,000 if they have been sold unsuitable investments.

A group of rogue employees secretly siphoned off more than $120 million worth of fuel from Shell's Pulau Bukom facility onto vessels berthed at the wharf.

The property agent was issued a correction order for a video that referenced the recent $1.73 million sale of a five-room HDB flat at the SkyOasis @ Dawson development.

Figure is over two-thirds that for whole of 2023; rise due to stepped-up enforcement.

The city-state is exploring possibility of such technologies; 123 Agreement expected to come into force by the end of this year.

The man published four videos on TikTok between July and August 2023 which contained falsehoods.

Udeh Kumar Sethuraju, 64, is also accused of pretending to be an advocate or solicitor that year.

Case brought against Ng Yu Zhi and trio for alleged complicity in $1.5b nickel trading scam.

The allegation arose in a civil case between Global Training Services and Poh Wah Scaffolding & Engineering, which opened in the High Court on July 30.

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Kho Choon Keng, executive chairman of Lian Huat Group and claimant of the case, had made a court application to wind up Lian Keng Enterprise, the ultimate holding company in the group.

He claims his actions were 'justified' as they were for whistle-blowing purposes.

Cyber Security Agency of Singapore notes that the absolute number of such incidents is still high.

The judge determined the declaration was not false after considering what amounted to employment under the Act.

In its July 26 statement, the Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) said the panel’s terms of reference “establish it as a separate body from AHTC”.

This EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (EUSDTA) is the first accord of its kind between the EU and an Asean country.

The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore had said the deal was likely to reduce competition, thereby flouting antitrust laws.

'Fit and proper' candidates might charge higher rates; corporate service providers likely to pass down costs to clients.

The clients have had their “personal identifiable information” stolen, said the Ministry of Law in a statement on July 25.

Town councils drop claims for damages and costs; WP leaders also drop claims for costs.

About 400 have been issued written warnings and another 330 fined up to S$50,000; in the remaining cases involving severe infringements, the units have been compulsorily acquired.

Under the proposals, all Reits will be subject to a minimum ICR threshold of 1.5 times, and an aggregate leverage limit of 50%.

He kept restitution monies meant for victims in 24 cases and forged acknowledgement slips.

Social media has been an established electoral battleground for decades, and its significance will only grow.

The revised Registers of Electors were certified on July 21 and will be available for public inspection from July 23.

High Court Judge Hoo Sheau Peng took into account the backdrop of the couple’s tumultuous relationship.

Christopher Tan Toh Nghee, who no longer works for SMU, accepted bribes from three men to advance their business interests with the university.

Music producer Ken Lim called the allegations “more absurd than believable”.

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On July 15, Pro Bono SG and South Central Community Family Service Centre officially launched the Transnational Family Care Centre, the first social service centre dedicated to serving the needs of lower-income transnational families.

Seller denies agreeing to carry out 32-page 'conceptual plan of potential renovations'.

In dismissing Iswaran’s application, the court found that the law requires the prosecution to provide conditioned statements of witnesses only when it intends to admit such statements at the trial.