Author: SMU Lexicon

Singapore’s employment law mandates that salary must be promptly paid to resigning employees even if the employee had wronged the employer; this is a strict position with only a few rare exceptions allowed.  Further, the courts have clarified that any wrong caused by a resigning employee is a separate matter. As a separate matter, the proper recourse by the employer to right any such wrong would be to take legal action against the employee under the terms of the employment contract. 

Imagine you marry someone with a child from a prior relationship. Initially, you do not mind caring for this child. Then, your marriage sours and you no longer want anything to do with your spouse or the child. However, can your initial conduct of caring for the child unknowingly saddle you with a legal obligation to maintain him/her even when you may not want to? The answer is yes.

Let’s say you are an investor. You enter a joint investment with a friend, and lend him $100,000. Sadly, the joint venture fails, and to make matters worse, your friend has gone bankrupt and transferred half of your money to his wife. Can you get your money back?

Usually, a company would have a legal claim against such misbehaving directors. However, the directors of a company are the ones who decide when the company takes legal action. Does this mean the company is left helpless to claim for its losses from these directors? Thankfully not. As a shareholder, although you are typically unable to cause the company to take legal action, the law provides an exception to this rule under Section 216A of the Companies Act. This is called the “statutory derivative action”.

This article first defines voidable marriages including how it differs from divorce. Then, it explores two of six grounds of voidable marriages under section 106 of the Women’s Charter which are based on non-consummation. Lastly, it will address a possible bar to making this claim.

This article provides perspective on Singapore’s efforts in relation to data protection by comparing the local PDPA with the renowned General Data Protection Regulation, which had been studied in the drafting of the Personal Data Protection (Amendment) Bill 2020.

Children and young persons who engage in activities that put them at risk of committing criminal offences often come under fire for their behavioural issues. However, can all at-risk behaviour be attributed to youths themselves? The introduction of the Family Guidance Order (FGO) in 2020 marked a shift in Singapore's stance on this issue. It recognised the dual importance of reducing the blame on the recalcitrant youth and addressing poor parent-child relationships.

You share personal data with every online transaction you make. This means that vast amounts of your most sensitive information - health records, passport number, residential address - are collected, used, and transferred between organisations. How is your personal data protected from misuse without adversely affecting your user experience?