Ronald JJ Wong, Author at RONALD JJ WONG

December 8, 2015September 7, 2020

Article: Lasting Power of Attorney and Mental Capacity

What is a Lasting Power of Attorney?

Under section 11 of the Mental Capacity Act (Cap. 177A), a lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a power of attorney under which the donor confers on the donee(s) authority to make decisions about all or any of the following:

(a) the donor’s personal welfare or specified matters concerning the donor’s personal welfare;
(b) the donor’s property and affairs or specified matters concerning donor’s property and affairs,

when the donor no longer has capacity to make such decisions.

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December 8, 2015January 15, 2016

Article: Power of Attorney

A Power of Attorney (“POA“) is a legal document that allows a person (the “Donor”) to legally authorise another person (the “Donee” or “Attorney”) to act on the Donor’s behalf either generally or with regard to a specific matter. The Donee’s acts will bind the Donor legally as though the Donor did those acts himself.

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December 6, 2015January 15, 2016

Case Update: Lee Siew Boon Winston v PP [2015] – criminal reference

Lee Siew Boon Winston v PP [2015] SGCA 67

Significance: conditions for leave to grant criminal reference to Court of Appeal.

In Singapore’s system of criminal justice, there is only one tier of appeal. Apart from the single tier of appeal, there is the criminal reference procedure, where one or more questions of law of public interest can be brought to the Court of Appeal, but only with leave: [4].

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December 4, 2015December 14, 2015

Case Update: Airtrust (Hong Kong) v PH Hydraulics & Engineering [2015] – punitive damages, breach of contract

Airtrust (Hong Kong) Ltd v PH Hydraulics & Engineering Pte Ltd [2015] SGHC 307

Significance: punitive or exemplary damages awarded for breach of contract by way of delivery of a defective manufactured good.

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December 2, 2015December 14, 2015

Case Update: Per Ah Seng Robin v Housing and Development Board [2015] SGCA 62 – HDB illegal sublet

Per Ah Seng Robin v Housing and Development Board [2015] SGCA 62

Significance: HDB’s right to compulsorily acquire a flat when the flat was illegally sublet.

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December 2, 2015September 7, 2020

Case Update: Daniel John Brader and others v Commerzbank AG [2013] SGHC 284 – collateral contract, discretionary bonus, employment

Daniel John Brader and others v Commerzbank AG [2013] SGHC 284

Significance: Court held that an announcement made to employees at a Townhall meeting regarding bonus payments was held to be a sufficiently certain binding unilateral contract collateral to their employment contracts.

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December 2, 2015December 14, 2015

Case Update: Bombay Talkies (S) Pte Ltd v United Overseas Bank Limited [2015] SGCA 66 – compounding debt, statutory demands, winding-up

Bombay Talkies (S) Pte Ltd v United Overseas Bank Limited [2015] SGCA 66

Significance: meaning of compounding debt in respect of statutory demands under the companies winding-up regime.

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December 2, 2015December 14, 2015

Case Update: Boey Pang Sim Richard v Law Society of Singapore [2015] SGHC 302 – Rule 31 of PCR, meaning of persons involved in or associated with former clients

Significance: principles on Rule 31 of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules prohibiting solicitors from acting against former clients and persons “involved in or associated with” former clients in related matters; meaning of persons “involved in or associated with” former clients; “related matters”.

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December 1, 2015December 14, 2015

Case Update: PT Selecta Bestama v Sin Huat Huat Marine Transportation Pte Ltd [2015] SGHC 295 – stay of proceedings, multi-tiered dispute resolution clause, obligation to negotiate and exclusive jurisdiction clause

PT Selecta Bestama v Sin Huat Huat Marine Transportation Pte Ltd [2015] SGHC 295

Significance: stay of proceedings, multi-tiered dispute resolution clause, obligation to negotiate prior to legal proceedings and exclusive jurisdiction clause; reliance on exclusive jurisdiction clause despite challenging validity of contract.

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December 1, 2015September 7, 2020

Case Update: Piattchanine, Iouri v Phosagro Asia Pte Ltd [2015] SGHC 259 – new grounds for terminating employment contract post-termination; breaches of implied contractual duties of employee

Piattchanine, Iouri v Phosagro Asia Pte Ltd [2015] SGHC 259

Significance: High Court determines issue of when it is permissible to raise new grounds for terminating employment contract post-termination; breaches of implied contractual duties of employee.

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