• Walter Silvester
  • PDPA
  • January 22, 2020

Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) Article 2A

Overview

This article is a follow-up to the previous articles which highlighted in particular the first five main data protection obligations set out by the Personal Data Protection Act (“PDPA”). 1 These obligations were termed the Main Data Protection Obligations by the Personal Data Protection Commission and the purpose of it is to allow for individuals or organisations to better understand the obligations and guidelines that they have to adhere to in order to comply with the requirements set out by the PDPA.

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  • Walter Silvester
  • PDPA
  • January 22, 2020

Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) Article 1A

Overview

In recent years, the Protection Data Protection Act 2012 (“PDPA”) of Singapore has been a trending topic for discussion,1 especially due to the trend of storing valuable personal data online. The PDPA is crucial as it protects the personal data for individuals while recognising the need for organisations to “collect, use and disclose” personal data for reasonable purposes 2.

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AM – Child Custody Care Control Access

ANCILLARY MATTERS: CHILD CUSTODY, CARE AND CONTROL, AND ACCESS OF CHILDREN

This article will only apply to parties with children under 21 years old. The Court has repeatedly placed emphasis on the best interests of the welfare of the children. The children’s welfare is measured in terms monetary and physical comfort with the parent, the ties of affection with the parent, and the children’s moral and well-being.

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AM – Maintenance (Wife)

ANCILLARY MATTERS: MAINTENANCE OF WIFE

Under Section 113 of the Women’s Charter, the former Wife is entitled to get maintenance in the case of a divorce.

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Divorce Process 2nd Step

The divorce process involves a 2-step process:

  1. The termination of the marriage. Parties will receive an Interim Judgment once the divorce is granted.
  2. The issue of ancillary matters. This comprises of the following issues:


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Overview Of Divorce

Step 1 – Ensure you qualify for divorce under Singapore local law

Your divorce qualifies under Singapore law, only if you are:

  1. A Singapore Citizen or PR, or is domiciled in Singapore, or have lived in Singapore for the past 3 years;
  2. Married for at least 3 years.

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Article For Theft

Article for “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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Article For CBT

What is Criminal Breach of Trust?

The definition of Criminal Breach of Trust (“CBT”) is laid out under Section 405 of the Penal Code.

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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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