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Woman who sued PUB over manhole fall accepts settlement

Straits Times 27 Nov 2020

The trial opened on Monday and Madam Chan was cross-examined by PUB's lawyers, Mr K ... The lawyers played surveillance footage of Madam Chan walking normally and showed her active Carousell account to refute her claim that she was wary of strangers ... On Thursday evening, Madam Chan's lawyer, Mr Ivan Lee from LegalStandard, told The Straits Times....

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Who is responsible for fraudulent transactions, customer or bank?

Straits Times 27 Nov 2020

In the first six months of this year, $102 million was lost to various scams ... The Straits Times spoke to lawyer Steven Lam of Templars Law, banks, the police, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Association of Banks in Singapore, to find out the responsibilities and extent of liabilities of customers and banks. Q ... A ... Q ... A ... Q ... A ... Q ... A ... Q ... A ... Q ... A....

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Woman suing PUB for $5 million over manhole accident gives up fight, accepts settlement offer

Straits Times 26 Nov 2020

... Hui Peng, 47, has accepted an offer to settle from PUB's insurers that was made on Nov 10 this year, lawyers from both sides told The Straits Times....

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Court of Appeal refuses woman's bid for leave to appeal defamation case; surgeon expresses remorse ...

Straits Times 24 Nov 2020

In the latest appeal, Dr Ong's lawyers from Dentons Rodyk, comprising Senior Counsel Philip Jeyaretnam and lawyers Christopher Chong and Aw Sze Min, had argued, among other things, that none of the criteria for leave to appeal to the Court of Appeal had been satisfied ... Dr Ong told The Straits Times....

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Lawyer disagrees with her suspension, says will was private

Straits Times 20 Nov 2020

"He made the decision to revert to his landmark 2011 will following discussions with his lawyer Kwa Kim Li before I was tasked to find a witness ... Checks by The Straits Times show that she is registered in Hong Kong as a foreign lawyer ... Lawyers interviewed by The Straits Times said the suspension covers only her practising certificate in Singapore....

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Lee Suet Fern disagrees with suspension, says will was private and case has no basis

Straits Times 20 Nov 2020

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Singapore uni says ex-director Zheng Yongnian hugged colleague without consent

Hong Kong Standard 17 Nov 2020

The Straits Times said the 58-year-old professor left NUS in September this year and is understood to have joined the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Shenzhen as the head of its Advanced Institute of Global and Contemporary China Studies. The Straits Times has contacted Prof Zheng through his lawyers for a comment.- Photo. Straits Times....

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S'pore's top law firms identified, ranked based on survey results

Straits Times 15 Nov 2020

The eye-catching seal features the trademarks of The Straits Times and Statista ... He added that the strong response was driven by the reach and reputation of The Straits Times and the efforts of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association, which had reached out to many lawyers....

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Benchmarking S'pore's best law firms

Straits Times 15 Nov 2020

"In my line of legal executive search, we often encounter clients requesting to hire lawyers who've had experience working in A&G ." ... Oon & Bazul's managing partner Bazul Ashhab lauded The Straits Times for "taking on the mantle of providing a trusted, independent approach to assessing lawyers in Singapore"....

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Straits Times Best Law Firms 2021 shows spread of large and small firms

Straits Times 15 Nov 2020

The eye-catching seal features the trademarks of The Straits Times and Statista ... He added the strong response was driven by the reach and reputation of The Straits Times and the efforts of the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association, which had reached out to many lawyers....

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PAP town councils hand over management of HDB estates in Sengkang GRC to Workers' Party

Straits Times 27 Oct 2020

Its team, comprising lawyer He Ting Ru, economist Jamus Lim, equity research analyst Louis Chua and social activist Raeesah Khan, beat the PAP team made up of labour chief Ng Chee Meng, Senior Minister of State Lam Pin Min, Senior Parliamentary Secretary Amrin Amin and lawyer Raymond Lye....

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PAP's town councils have handed over to Sengkang Town Council the management of HDB estates ...

Straits Times 27 Oct 2020

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Sengkang Town Council takes over full running of estates

Straits Times 27 Oct 2020

Its team, comprising lawyer He Ting Ru, economist Jamus Lim, equity research analyst Louis Chua and social activist Raeesah Khan, beat the PAP team made up of labour chief Ng Chee Meng, then Senior Minister of State Lam Pin Min, then Senior Parliamentary Secretary Amrin Amin and lawyer Raymond Lye....