Ms Sylvia Lim: Chairman, in Singapore, pursuing a creative career can be difficult due to the challenge of earning a stable living. However, it is vital that Singaporean artists, writers, filmmakers and other creatives can lead meaningful livelihoods and help support the growth of Singapore’s artistic and cultural landscape. To that end, I have come acrossContinue reading “Safeguarding IP Rights of Creatives”
Category Archives: Ministry of Law
Pre-trial Release
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Sir, a person facing investigations or criminal charges may need to wait several months or even years before his case is concluded. I have seen how some lower-income Singaporeans struggle with this. A simple parking violation that usually attracts an out-of-Court composition fine is not paid, eventually leading to a Court hearingContinue reading “Pre-trial Release”
INDIVIDUALS PLACED UNDER DEBT REPAYMENT SCHEME AND REGULATION OF FEES CHARGED BY DEBT CONSULTING SERVICES
Mr Chua Kheng Wee Louis asked the Minister for Law (a) in the last five years, for individuals placed under the Debt Repayment Scheme administered by the Official Assignee, what is the average (i) total unsecured debt owed, (ii) total fees paid to the Official Assignee and (iii) total fees paid to third-party debt consultancies; andContinue reading “INDIVIDUALS PLACED UNDER DEBT REPAYMENT SCHEME AND REGULATION OF FEES CHARGED BY DEBT CONSULTING SERVICES”
MEANS-TESTING AND QUALIFYING CRITERIA FOR PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FROM LEGAL AID BUREAU
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Law in order for an individual to pass the means test before qualifying for pro-bono legal representation from the Legal Aid Bureau (a) whether an individual is obliged to declare assets held overseas, such as property; (b) whether such overseas assets are taken into account for theContinue reading “MEANS-TESTING AND QUALIFYING CRITERIA FOR PRO BONO LEGAL REPRESENTATION FROM LEGAL AID BUREAU”
INDICATIONS OF FURTHER PROSECUTION WHEN THOSE IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE ARE DEPORTED TO HOME COUNTRIES
Ms Sylvia Lim asked the Minister for Law for those convicted in Singapore for their involvement in the billion-dollar money laundering case, whether there have been indications from other governments to the Singapore authorities that the offenders will face investigations into the relevant predicate offences upon being deported to their home countries. The Minister of State forContinue reading “INDICATIONS OF FURTHER PROSECUTION WHEN THOSE IN MONEY LAUNDERING CASE ARE DEPORTED TO HOME COUNTRIES”
CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF PLEA BARGAINS AFTER PUBLISHED GUIDELINES ON REDUCTION IN SENTENCES FOR GUILTY PLEAS
Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim asked the Minister for Law (a) whether plea bargains continue to be offered following the publishing of the Guidelines on Reduction in Sentences for Guilty Pleas; (b) if so, under what circumstances; and (c) whether the Guidelines will recommend a further reduction in sentences where a plea bargain has been offeredContinue reading “CONTINUED AVAILABILITY OF PLEA BARGAINS AFTER PUBLISHED GUIDELINES ON REDUCTION IN SENTENCES FOR GUILTY PLEAS”
Access for Non-English Speakers
Ms Sylvia Lim (Aljunied): Sir, in Mandarin. (In Mandarin): In my constituency, there are many elderly residents who are not proficient in English and they only understand Chinese, Malay and Tamil. When they need to access legal information, they face difficulties because most of the legal information provided by Government agencies is written in English. MinLawContinue reading “Access for Non-English Speakers”
NUMBER OF AND ASSISTANCE FOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS FILING COURT APPLICATIONS VIA INTEGRATED FAMILY APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Mr Dennis Tan Lip Fong asked the Minister for Law (a) for the past three years, what is the percentage of applicants who have filed Court applications via the Integrated Family Application Management System and are non-native English speakers; and (b) whether the Ministry will consider simplifying the application process or render assistance to such applicantsContinue reading “NUMBER OF AND ASSISTANCE FOR NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS FILING COURT APPLICATIONS VIA INTEGRATED FAMILY APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM”
STATISTICS OF APPLICATIONS TO PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE
Ms He Ting Ru asked the Minister for Law since the establishment of the Public Defender’s Office (PDO) (a) how many applications have been received by the PDO; (b) how many applications have been rejected; and (c) what is the breakdown for the unsuccessful applications in terms of the applicants failing the (i) means or (ii)Continue reading “STATISTICS OF APPLICATIONS TO PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE”
CASES UNDERTAKEN BY PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE
Ms He Ting Ru (Sengkang): Thank you, Mr Speaker, and thank you to the Minister for Law on the response to my written question about the effect on CLAS. We look forward to receiving more detailed data about the actual effect on it. I note earlier that the Minister said that the amount that CLAS handlesContinue reading “CASES UNDERTAKEN BY PUBLIC DEFENDER’S OFFICE”
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