Applying for an Urgent Injunction – Monies transferred to hacker’s bank account as a result of fraud

An injunction is a legal remedy that compels a party to perform or refrain from performing certain acts. An article reflective of the information pertaining to injunctions may be found here; https://singaporelegaladvice.com/law-articles/types-of-injunctions-in-singapore/

In December 2020, Silvester Legal LLC represented a Middle Eastern company for the application of an injunction to freeze a Singapore based bank account.

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Businesses would do well to budget for increased legal costs post Covid-19

Many SME businesses used to see legal fees paid to law firms for reviewing contracts as unnecessary business expenses. A dollar saved on such unnecessary costs is a dollar more for profits. Then, there is also the view that paying for lawyers to draft contracts may not add much value since many contracts are based on existing templates which are readily available on the internet.

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Theft

Section 378 of the Penal Code provides the scope of “Theft”, which comprises of the following elements.
  1. There must be a dishonest intention
  2. The offender had moved moveable property out of the possession of any person
  3. Movement of that property was done without that person’s consent
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Outrage Of Modesty

Outrage of Modesty?

Outrage of modesty appears to be an umbrella term for acts that have violated one’s modesty. Its legal definition as it appears in the Penal Code, however, scopes the acts of ‘outrage of modesty’ more narrowly. In fact, it is usually synonymous to the more commonly known act of molestation.

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