Plain-English guides to civil disputes, debt recovery, defamation, criminal charges and divorce in Singapore, written by Johnathan Lee, Advocate and Solicitor. Each guide answers the question people ask at the moment a problem lands: a debt is unpaid, a post is damaging, a charge is served, a marriage is ending. Where it helps, the guides say when the situation calls for advice.
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- Someone owes you money: How debt recovery works, from letter of demand to judgment
- You have been arrested or called for an interview: Your rights and what to do first
- You and your spouse have agreed to divorce: Divorce by mutual agreement: what you both must agree
Debt, money and business disputes
- Someone owes you money: letter of demand, which court, judgment and enforcement.
- Your business partner owes you money: director’s loans, shareholder loans and personal guarantees.
- Paid money to a scam: fake “lawyer’s fees”, fake settlements and investment schemes. Can you get it back?
- Commercial disputes: from letter of demand to judgment and enforcement.
Reputation
- Defamed in a post, review or group chat: what you can actually do, and when not to sue.
Criminal charges and investigations
- Arrested or under police investigation? Your rights and what to do first.
- Arrested in Singapore as a foreigner: bail and your work pass.
- Mitigation: what actually moves a sentence.
- Road Traffic Act offences: drink driving, careless and dangerous driving, disqualification.
- Charged under the EFMA: what employers and directors face in court.
- WSH Act charges against directors, supervisors and workers
Divorce and family
- Divorce by mutual agreement: what you both must agree, and what the court still checks.
- Divorce in Singapore: grounds, process, and what happens to the children, house and CPF.
- HDB flat and CPF in a divorce: sell, transfer or keep?
- After a divorce: will, LPA, CPF and insurance.
- Deputyship: when a loved one loses capacity without an LPA.
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Civil disputes and litigation · Criminal defence and road traffic · Employment law · MOM and employment guides · Estate and legacy guides
Speak to Johnathan
If you are owed money, facing a claim or a charge, or starting a divorce, message me on WhatsApp or arrange a consultation.
Johnathan Lee, Advocate and Solicitor (Fong & Fong LLC) · 21 Merchant Road #04-00 Unit 502 Singapore 058267 · +65 8878 6467 · johnathan.lee@fongllc.com
These guides are general information, not legal advice. Speak to a lawyer about your specific situation.