DollarsAndSense Interview: 5 Questions With…

…we sometimes forget that while these they provide us with important paid services that we need, they may also be entrepreneurs themselves, having to deal with the challenges of running a business, on top of the professional services that they provide for their client.

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Mark TENG
Breaking with Tradition: From Conventional to Co-working

“Circuit breaker changed the way we work,” says Teng. Luckily, That.Legal is tech-savvy, so they were able to “shut down and set up in our homes within 48 hours,” he says. “Initially our productivity dropped to 80% of what they were pre-COVID, because we were building new habits, but soon after, it increased to 120% … due to savings in commuting time.”

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Mark TENG
Soh Rui Yong's Application for Recusal of the Trial Judge in DC 1784/2019 Dismissed

In an unusual turn of events, Soh made an application to seek for the recusal of the Judge in District Court Summons No. 3822 of 2020. Allegations that the judiciary is biased are few and far between in Singapore. Ashley contested the Recusal Application and disagreed with Soh’s suggestion that the Judge should recuse herself.

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A Marine-r’s Odyssey: Rolex vs. Franck Muller

Franck Muller applied to register the word “MARINER” in Class 14 in respect of “horological instruments” (such as watches). Rolex opposed Franck Muller’s application on the basis that the “MARINER” Mark is similar to their existing “SUBMARINER” Mark. After a Titanic battle, one party prevailed. Find out how the case was decided….

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2020 Year in Review

One year ago, we turned one. Our first birthday, yet with no cake, no en masse celebrations, no blowing of candles. March 2020: The Movie - Singapore as we had never known it; sans toilet paper, sans bubble tea. Warning: PG (horror).

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Mark TENG