Author page: Asia Law Corporation

Author page: Asia Law Corporation

Harassment Cases We Handled

Our Client was alleged to have caused harassment to the neighbour. The neighbour filed an action against our Client for Intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress under section 3(1)(a)(b) of the Protection from Harassment Act, Cap 256A. The neighbour claimed that our Client was causing disturbances by “knocking hard on the walls" and “stamping on the floor”. We advised our Client to take all necessary steps to protect himself. This included getting the relevant evidence. We spent a lot of…

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Outrage of Modesty under Penal Code

The Client was arrested by the Police and charged with one (1) count of Outrage of Modesty under Section 354 (1) of the Penal Code, Cap 224. The Client sought legal advice from another law firm and was advised to ‘give up’ as his case is a ‘lost cause’. The Client came to Asia Law Corporation to seek for a second opinion. We spent time to carefully analyse our Client’s case and the facts. We also studied carefully all the…

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Theft under Penal Code

Our Client was charged with two (2) counts of Theft in Dwelling under Section 380 of the Penal Code, Cap 224. After we spoke to our Client, our experience in such cases told us that our Client’s behaviour might be ‘kleptomaniac’ (an impulsive urge to steal). We advised our Client to undergo the Psychiatry Report. Our Client’s condition was later confirmed in the Psychiatry report. Under the Law, this offence requires a compulsory imprisonment (i.e. jail sentence). We successfully argued…

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Cheating under Penal Code

Our Client was charged with three (3) charges for Forgery for fhe Purpose of Cheating under Section 468 of the Penal Code, Cap 224. We carefully analysed our Client’s case and facts, and advised our Client that a representation be made to Attorney-General Chambers (AGC) i.e. the Government Prosecutor for the charges to be amended. We successfully argued that the first charge be amended to Section 465, and the second and third charges to be amended under Section 471 of…

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Arbitration Cases

Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who hire lawyers to perform legal services. The role of the lawyer varies greatly.

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Mental Capacity Act Cases

The Mental Capacity Act became Singapore Law in 2008 We are the first Law Firm to handle these cases in our Singapore Courts. Since 2008, we have handled hundreds of such cases — from the “straight forward” case to the “complicated” In Singapore, when a person no longer has the mental capacity to care for themselves, the Court has the power to appoint “Deputies” to handle the medical care and other needs. But there are usually complicated issues involving the…

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Inheritance Dispute on Property

Our Client was involved in a very complicated Inheritance Dispute that stretched over many Court cases. The siblings could not agree on many things, especially the assets inherited under the Will which included Real Estate & Property. Our lawyers argued on legal issues on the Law relating to (a) Real Estate & Property Law, (b) Trust (c) Equity, (d) Tenants-in-Common (e) interest of Beneficiaries versus the siblings and relatives. The Case was fought in Singapore’s High Court. We successfully defended…

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Inheritance Disputes

Most Inheritance Cases involves disputes on property, money, assets when beneficiaries, siblings and relatives cannot agree. We have successfully represented many clients in Inheritance Cases where disputes arise from the assets left behind by parents or grandparents. Therefore, we are very familiar to help parties solve these difficult and complicated issues.

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Bad Debts Cases & Getting The Debtor to pay up

We serve many well-known Companies and Business People to recover monies and debts owed to our Clients. Our Client already won Court Judgment, which required the Losing Party to pay up the sums owed to our Client. But the Losing Party refused to pay. Our lawyers have successfully enforced many Court Judgments for our Clients. We advise Clients to use the legal methods most likely to succeed and which are the most cost-effective.

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