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Can a thumbs-up emoji amount to assent or acceptance of an offer? Our Director Wee Qianliang discusses if the Singapore Courts would hold that a "thumbs up" emoji could amount to the acceptance of a contract. He takes a look at a recent Canadian decision of South West Terminal Ltd v Achter Land & Cattle Ltd and other cases.

The introduction of the Rules of Court 2021 has brought with it updates to the text of “standard form” Court documents. For example, Originating Claims now state that “A notice of intention to contest or not contest an originating claim in Form 10 is to be attached to this originating claim when it is served.”. These updates are not merely cosmetic but are in fact substantive, and parties to lawsuits would be well-advised to take them seriously.

Disputes amongst family members over assets left behind following the patriarch’s death are not uncommon. In most cases, the question is whether the estate’s beneficiaries have been short-changed by reason of the administrators’ or executors’ misconduct. This article discusses the types of recourse available to beneficiaries against errant executors or administrators, and considers potential causes of action an administrator or executor may take against unreasonable beneficiaries or third parties laying claim on the estate.

A diagnosis of dementia can be a challenging and stressful experience for both the person with the condition and their caregivers, as the patient may lose the ability to make his or her own decisions over time. Our Director Wilbur Lua and Associate James Tan share some pointers from a legal perspective.

Our Managing Director Lee Ee Yang and Associate Director Charis Wong summarize selected Hong Kong and Singapore cases surrounding the validity of wills and discuss the common challenges to the validity of a will.

A Case Update on Solvadis Commodity Chemicals GmbH and Affert Resources Pte Ltd [2018] SGHC 210

Did you know that a divorce does not automatically revoke your pre-existing CPF nomination? What happens if a person only realizes this when his or her health was deteriorating, and he or she thereafter failed to properly change his or her CPF nomination in accordance with the strict rules required by the CPF Board?

Our Director, Che Wei Chin, successfully acted for the applicant/appellant in a High Court Criminal Revision.

In Systematic Airconditioning Pte Ltd v Ho Seng Ken and others [2023] SGHC 10, the Honourable Justice Chua Lee Ming addressed this question, providing much-needed clarity on the scope of Marital Communications Privilege. Our team consisting of Wilbur Lua and Darryl Lau successfully represented our client in obtaining a favourable outcome in the appeal.