K. C. Vijayan
The Straits Times
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Owner of big dog that mauled smaller dog fined
The owner of a big dog that mauled a smaller dog was fined by the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) in December 2022. AVS declined to give the fine amount, but under the Animals and Birds Act, an errant dog owner can receive a maximum composition fine of... → Read More
Injured worker’s suit against employer: Judge throws out defence’s claim of ‘waiver’ signed
SINGAPORE - A district judge, finding an employer liable for negligence in a lawsuit brought by an injured worker, threw out its defence that the worker had agreed to waive his right of action against the company. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
High Court directs Law Society to apply for new tribunal to probe lawyer’s conduct
SINGAPORE - In the first case of its kind, the High Court annulled a decision of the Law Society to pursue a “watered down” charge against a lawyer before an existing disciplinary tribunal. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Owner of big dog that mauled smaller dog fined by AVS
SINGAPORE - The owner of a big dog that mauled a smaller dog was fined by the Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) in December 2022. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Claims case involving US$2.8b finally settled after 17 years
SINGAPORE - A record US$2.8 billion awarded by a California court some 17 years ago led to legal action worldwide, including in Singapore, to recover the funds, and the case has finally come to a close. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Law firms give back in different ways, through education, charity and pro bono work
SINGAPORE - For the third year running, Adsan Law took pole position in the Charities, Not-for-profit Associations and Pro Bono category of The Straits Times Singapore’s Best Law Firms rankings, beating heavyweights like Dentons Rodyk, Rajah & Tann, and Allen & Gledhill. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
More lawyers would not encourage their children to become lawyers: Poll
SINGAPORE - A poll of nearly 300 lawyers found fewer than half said they would encourage their children to take up law as a career, reversing the result of a similar poll last year. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Firms win plaudits for work in negligence
SINGAPORE - Law firm Lee Shergill says it broke new ground when it represented a blind accident victim in a five-year lawsuit. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
AVS probes alleged attack by large pet dog on small pooch during walk
The Animal and Veterinary Service (AVS) is probing an alleged attack on a 3kg pooch by a larger dog at least 10 times its weight during an evening walk. The maltipoo – a cross between a maltese and toy poodle – suffered injuries that required surgery and intensive care... → Read More
Retired ground-breaking deputy director of prisons dies
SINGAPORE - Retired deputy director of prisons Edwin Oliver Thompson, who in 1974 was the first senior police officer to be seconded to the then Prisons Department, died on Oct 18, aged 91. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Fugitive in Singapore sought for child sex offences in US
The man is said to have committed lewd and obscene acts on a five-year-old girl. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Landmark book on Muslim family law launched
One case concerns a woman who made a deed of gift of her HDB flat to her daughter. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
AVS probes alleged attack by large pet dog on small pooch during walk
Some $20,000 in treatment costs have been incurred so far. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Woman loses claim to 73 per cent share in $1.7m house on appeal
A woman whose claim of a 73 per cent share in a $1.7 million house was upheld by the High Court last year saw the decision reversed on appeal before the Appellate Division of the High Court last month. The three-judge panel of the appeal court found there was no clear... → Read More
Singaporean woman killed in 2018 Malaysia bus crash: Family awarded $650,000
Singapore News - The family of a woman, who died after being flung out of a tour bus in a 2018 accident in Malaysia, will get about... Read more at www.tnp.sg → Read More
Adelphi mall escalator 'jerk' caused woman's injuries: District judge, Singapore News & Top Stories
"I have found that the escalator violently jerked forwards and backwards," said the district judge. . Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Most lawyers polled would urge their kids to follow their path
SINGAPORE - Some 77 per cent of lawyers told a survey they would advise their children to become lawyers, citing particular strengths of the career and their own experience, among other things.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Former prisons hangman Darshan Singh dies after Covid-19 infection
Singapore News - Former prisons hangman Darshan Singh died early yesterday morning, aged 89. Mr Singh, who was warded on Oct 16 in Yishun Community Hospital for a lung infection, died of Covid-19 complications, said his granddaughter Poojaa Gill. She added that her grandfather,... Read more at www.tnp.sg → Read More
Ex-prisons hangman Darshan Singh dies of Covid -19 complications
He was Singapore's longest-serving prison executioner.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More
Trio fail to 'knock out' condo management council election results on technical grounds
SINGAPORE - A bid by three men to overturn the management council election results at The Warren condominium in Choa Chu Kang on the basis of procedural breaches was dismissed by the Strata Titles Boards last month.. Read more at straitstimes.com. → Read More