by Ben | Apr 12, 2023 | Inheritance
What is a will? A will (or testament) is a legal document expressing your wishes on how your estate is to be distributed after you die. It will cover everything you own, whether money, property (even pets), or possessions. Your assets will then be distributed to the...
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by Ben | Apr 6, 2023 | Defamation & Harassment
The Protection from Harassment Act (“POHA”) is a piece of legislation which came into force in November 2014. It was introduced to prevent harassment from taking place in Singapore. POHA aims to protect individuals from being harassed and/or stalked,...
by Ben | Dec 23, 2022 | News
PKWA Law is pleased to announce that our family law partner Low Jin Liang has been named in Asian Legal Business (“ALB”) Singapore Rising Stars 2022. ALB Singapore Rising Stars feature Singapore lawyers under the age of 40 who are recognised by their colleagues,...
by Ben | Nov 24, 2022 | News
We are delighted to announce that PKWA Law Practice LLC has again been recognised by The Straits Times’ in their third edition of “Singapore’s Best Law Firms” for 2023. This is the third straight year that the firm has been named by the Straits Times as one of...
by Ben | Oct 28, 2022 | News, Divorce, Family Law
This case was reported in the Straits Times on 23 October 2022. PKWA Law has successfully acted for the ex-wife in a divorce in which the ex-husband was found to have ‘hidden’ over $3 million of matrimonial assets from her. The High Court ordered the money to be put...
by Ben | Oct 18, 2022 | Employment Law
In Singapore, non-compete clauses are restraint of trade covenants and generally (prima facie) unenforceable. To enforce such a clause, the onus is on the employer to prove that the clause is reasonable toward the employee, the public, and necessary to protect a...
by Ben | Oct 18, 2022 | Commissioner for Oaths
In Singapore, Commissioners for Oaths are appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Oaths and Notaries Public. The board is appointed by the Senate of the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL). In general, Commissioners for Oaths are tasked with administering oaths and...
by Ben | Oct 5, 2022 | Criminal Defence, Employment Law
Whilst no specific law in Singapore deals with sexual harassment in the workplace; victims are protected under the Protection from Harassment Act (POHA) 2014. The POHA deals with all forms of intentional harassment and defines harassment as any threatening, abusive,...
by Ben | Oct 3, 2022 | Family Law, Personal Legal Procedures
In Singapore, the Guardianship of Infants Act of 1934 (GIA) governs the guardianship of minor children. It also deals with administering the assets of any child under guardianship. Who can be guardians of a child? The child’s parents are their...
by Ben | Jul 22, 2022 | Criminal Defence
From 1 January 2020, Singapore’s Penal Code provides for a specific offence of voyeurism. Previously, voyeurism-type offences were dealt with as “insult to modesty of women”, “making or possessing an obscene film”, or “transmission of obscene material by electronic...
