03 August 2018Dharma Sadasivan
On 02 August 2018, the Singapore Personal Data Protection Commission (the "Commission") released its decision in Re: Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No. 4436 [2018] SGPDPC 18 ("Re: MCST 4436").
In this case, the Commission turned its attention to a conflict between section 21(3) of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (the "PDPA"), which prohibits organizations from releasing personal data under certain circumstances notwithstanding the individual's general right of access to their own personal data, and section 47 of the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act ("BMSMA"), which requires management corporations to supply information to certain classes of persons. Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 3/8/2018 26 July 2018Dharma Sadasivan
This article provides an overview of the Cybersecurity Act 2018 (the "Act"), which is expected to come into force in the second half of 2018. More importantly, the article sets out where you may be regulated under the Act.
Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 26/7/2018 28 May 2018Dharma Sadasivan
The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") was approved by the EU Parliament on 14 April 2016 and came into effect on 25 May 2018.
The GDPR is most significant piece of privacy regulation to emerge in the EU in over 20 years. Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 28/5/2018 07 May 2018Dharma Sadasivan
This is an expansive and wide-ranging topic, so I will provide as simple an overview as I can of cryptocurrency, the blockchain, and its existing regulatory framework in Singapore.
The common question - is cryptocurrency good or bad, and should I invest in it? For many, this will be the underlying question that piques your interest in cryptocurrencies. Unfortunately, it is an extremely tricky question to answer because, as lawyers are so fond of saying – it depends. Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 7/5/2018 30 April 2018Daniel Loh
You built a brick wall for your customer. The wall fit all the specifications except for one: It was 1.38m instead of 1.4m as agreed. There is also no safety issue with the brick wall remaining at 1.38 m. Can your customer claim the full costs of knocking down and rebuilding the wall at 1.4m thickness?
Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 30/4/2018 03 April 2018Dharma Sadasivan
Commercial software development contracts (otherwise known as software service agreements) have some unique considerations that other commercial contracts may not have. This is a brief primer on some key issues that you should think about when entering into such a contract, whether you are the software developer (the "Developer") or the client looking to onboard the software (the "Client").
Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 3/4/2018 28 February 2018Foo Soon Yien
Most companies in Singapore usually include non-compete provisions or restrictive covenants in their contracts of employment. This is especially so when they have a legitimate interest to protect.
Post date. Edit this to change the date post was posted. Does not show up on published site. 2/3/2018 |
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