Giving notice when you resign
How much notice you need to give, how to give it, and when your last pay is due.
Employment Act 1968
Guides for life events
What the law says when something happens to you, in plain English, with every section it relies on linked.
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Unpaid rent: what a landlord can and cannot do
How a landlord recovers unpaid rent through the court, what cannot be seized, and where money disputes are heard.
Distress Act 1934
Buying a home: stamp duty and foreign buyers
The stamp duty on your purchase contract, the deadline for stamping it, and the rules for foreign buyers.
Stamp Duties Act 1929, Residential Property Act 1976
Separating or divorcing
When you can file for divorce, what the court has to be satisfied of, and how assets and maintenance are decided.
Women’s Charter 1961
A deal gone wrong: misleading claims and unfair terms
What you can claim when you were misled into a contract, and the limits on terms that take away your rights.
Misrepresentation Act 1967, Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977, Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act 2003
Your personal data and a data breach
What counts as a data breach, when an organisation must report it, and your right to see and correct your data.
Personal Data Protection Act 2012
If you are arrested or questioned
Your rights on arrest, how long the police can hold you, and what happens when you are questioned or charged.
Constitution of the Republic of Singapore, Criminal Procedure Code 2010
Starting a business
Registering your business name, forming a company, and the directors and secretary a company needs.
Business Names Registration Act 2014, Companies Act 1967
