Restrictive Covenants in the Employment Context – Eroding Utility
“All interference with individual liberty of action in trading, and all restraints of trade of themselves, if there is nothing more, are contrary to public policy, and therefore void“. The preceding...
View ArticleThriving in the Hybrid Workplace: Thoughts and Tips
So, you’ve just returned from your call break, and have been called to the Bar. Congratulations! You are now an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore! But now it’s back to work – at...
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Emerging Legal Practices: AI, Digital Media and ESG
A pioneering lawyer in each of these fast-rising practices talks about the scope of these fields and how to jumpstart a career in them. Artificial Intelligence Law By Lim Seng Siew, Director, OTP Law...
View ArticleHow to Succeed in Your First Year as an Associate
There are many good articles and videos online – and you will also hear from your seniors who have gone there before – on how to start and then grow in your legal career. But how to “succeed” is more...
View ArticleSingapore Steps Up its Fight Against Money Laundering with New Legislation
Singapore has passed legislative amendments to enhance its anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regime. Such changes will, amongst other things, enable more...
View ArticleTackling Online Scams – Your Problem or Mine?
With increasingly sophisticated online scams employing artificial learning, machine learning and deepfake technology, financial institutions are under pressure to ensure they have sufficiently robust...
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The Doctrine of Comity in Singapore Law – A Trainee’s Perspective
Comity is a legal doctrine necessitated by international politics. Without it, private transnational disputes cannot be easily resolved and can even create tensions between countries. Not surprisingly,...
View ArticleOpen-source AI Models – What Are They, and Closing the Safety and Liability Gaps
Open-source software is widely used by companies, and now they are adopting “open source” AI models as well. Just last month, the Open Source Initiative released a definition of “open-source AI”. This...
View ArticleCopyright Fair Use in the Face of Technological Developments: Staying Ahead...
Introduction Open-ended fair use and categorical fair dealing provisions both temper the exclusive rights of copyright owners to foster further creative expression by permitting secondary uses of...
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From Aircons to Ziptracks – Exclusive Use of Common Property
This article discusses the different approaches taken by the courts when dealing with the issue of exclusive use and enjoyment of common property, mapping out developments in this area of the law from...
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