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Responding to a Cease & Desist Letter

Responding to a Cease & Desist Letter

A cease and desist letter can land on your doormat and be completely unexpected, or it can represent the next stage in a dispute and mean that civil proceedings are around the corner. Either way, it’s time to take some professional legal advice. What is a cease and desist letter? A lawyer usually issues a cease and desist letter and formally requests that a specific activity or behaviour stop. The...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Issuing a Cease & Desist Letter

Issuing a Cease & Desist Letter

A cease and desist letter can be the perfect tool to stop an unwanted and unlawful activity or behaviour in a personal or business context. Ideally sent by a legal professional, it’s not expensive to ask a solicitor to produce one, and it can nip a problematic situation in the bud without the need to go to court. What is a cease and desist letter? Just as the title suggests,...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
What is a Writ of Summons?

What is a Writ of Summons?

A writ of summons begins a legal process in the civil courts in Singapore. It has no relevance to criminal cases. What is a writ of summons? A writ of summons is the starting point of civil proceedings in Singapore. Commonly, there is some legal ‘to and fro’ before a writ of summons is issued; these exchanges are often described as ‘before action’ and include things such as a letter...
Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Protection from Loan Shark Harassment

Protection from Loan Shark Harassment

The best way to find protection from loan shark harassment is not to use them in the first place. However, sadly, life is not always that simple. Loan sharks are clever at presenting an irresistible alternative to conventional lending options. When people are under pressure, it’s easy to succumb and make the wrong choice. Dealing with loan shark harassment Loan sharks offer quick loans with few if any, checks. There...