Criminal Law Blog

  Most people expect disagreements to happen at work from time to time. Deadlines create pressure, personalities clash and misunderstandings are sometimes unavoidable. A manager may be demanding, colleagues may not always get along and difficult conversations are part of many jobs. But there is a difference between a challenging workplace and one where someone is repeatedly harassed. Many employees who experience workplace harassment are unsure whether what they are going through is simply "part of the job" or whether it has crossed the line into something more serious. Likewise, employers and managers sometimes struggle to distinguish between firm management and conduct that may give rise to legal consequences. The reality is that workplace harassment can take many different forms and whether it becomes a legal issue depends on the specific facts of each case. Workplace Harassment Is Not Always Obvious When people hear the term "workplace harassment," they ...

  People often use the words "assault" and "fight" interchangeably. If two people get into a physical confrontation outside a bar, during a road rage incident or after a heated argument, most people simply describe it as an assault. Few stop to think that Singapore law may view the situation very differently depending on what actually happened. In some cases, one person may be accused of assaulting another. In others, both individuals may find themselves investigated for affray. Although the two offences both involve violence, they are not the same. Understanding the difference is important because the police, prosecutors and courts look at the facts of each incident rather than simply whether punches were thrown. What Is Assault? When people think of assault , they usually picture one person attacking another. For example, an argument escalates and one person punches the other. Someone pushes another individual during a dispute or a slap is delivered in a...