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Class Participation:
Full article: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/surgeon-said-light-duties-was-appropriate-sending-worker-back-to-work-the-day-after

Past similiar cases:https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/doctor-suspended-for-giving-construction-worker-2-days-medical-l-8020016

Opinion: I feel that the doctor should practice his due diligence to know the patients nature of occupation and to provide rest/medical leave right after a surgery that has taken place for the patient's recovery. Only after the few subsequent follow-on medical reviews that such light duty would be deemed applicable if the patient is deemed fit for the nature of his work. Without doing of such would be a negligence on his duty and risking lives of his patients and would be judged as medical malpractice. Duty to act with due diligence does not end after an operation as it carries on to post operative period until the patient is fully recovered and any negligence would be a breach of duty.

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Aritcle: https://www.firstlane.com.sg/go-jek-driver-who-filmed-and-uploaded-video-may-face-actions-from-lta/

Nicolette Tan:

If we look at LTA’s regulations, the driver has failed to comply with the rules of inward facing cameras. In this scenario, the driver recorded a video of an ongoing dispute between the rider and himself. However, LTA’s guidelines indicate that public service vehicles must obtain LTA’s approval to install inward facing cameras. Even audio recording functions are not allowed to prevent the passenger’s conversations from being recorded.

In my humble opinion, these rules seem fair from a rider’s point of view as it protects their privacy. But if we look at it from a different angle, the very same rules are not in favor of drivers. If drivers are not allowed to have any form of audio or video recording devices, it will be disadvantageous for the driver if anything were to turn sour. Looking at this dispute between the driver and rider, one can only imagine what would happen if the driver did not have a video recording. It is the rider’s words against his, without any concrete evidence. Furthermore, the law and officials look at concrete evidence before making decisions as these cannot be made purely based on assumptions and accusations.

All in all, I feel that what the driver did was necessary as he had to protect himself from accusations and prove that he did not have any intentions of ‘kidnapping’. If the nature and rule of law in Singapore is to prescribe and enforce rights and obligations in a fair manner, perhaps it’s time for LTA’s regulations to be amended to protect the interest of drivers too.

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SINGAPORE: The American who is suspected of leaking the personal information of 14,200 people from Singapore's HIV registry has been traced to a small county in Kentucky, US, where he has been charged with trying to trespass into his mother's house.

Mikhy K Farrera-Brochez, 34, was arrested at his mother's house in Clark County in December last year, according to court and arrest documents seen by Channel NewsAsia.

Singapore's Ministry of Health announced on Monday (Jan 28) that Brochez had leaked the personal information of 14,200 HIV sufferers online.

The former lecturer was jailed in 2016 for lying about his HIV status to gain an employment pass in Singapore.

Brochez, who was also convicted of fraud and drug-related offences, was sentenced to 28 months behind bars.

In April last year, he was deported from Singapore, but is now wanted again in connection with the data leak.

"We are seeking the assistance of our foreign counterparts in our investigations. It is inappropriate to comment on the case further as investigations are ongoing," the Singapore Police Force said in a statement, without specifying any country.
TRESPASS AND ARREST
Ms Camille Dawson, the spokesperson for the US Embassy in Singapore, said the embassy could not comment on ongoing investigations.

Brochez was arrested on Dec 8 last year at his mother Teresa King's home in Clark County, after she rang the local sheriff's office to complain that he was banging on her door.

Brochez had been warned on Sep 29 not to return to his mother's property after he tried to force his way in, or face being arrested for criminal trespass. But he returned on Dec 8 to her home.

"Upon arrival, this deputy observed the above suspect [Brochez] sitting on the porch of the residence," the arrest citation said.

"After talking with T. King, she advised that she did not want the above suspect on her property and that he had been warned in the past not to be on the property.

"This deputy informed the suspect about the past warning and the suspect was instructed to leave numerous times but the suspect kept wanting to ask about the property that T. King had of his and wanting to talk to the sheriff."

He was then arrested, placed into custody and taken to the Clark County Detention Centre. A spokesman for the detention centre confirmed with Channel NewsAsia that Brochez had been arrested and is on bail.

Brochez has been ordered to appear before the district court on Feb 18 to face the charge of third-degree criminal trespass.

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The records leaked online were of 5,400 Singaporeans diagnosed with HIV from 1985 to January 2013 and 8,800 foreigners, including work and visit pass applicants and holders, diagnosed with HIV from 1985 to December 2011.

It included their names, identification numbers, phone numbers, addresses, HIV test results and medical information.

MOH said the information was leaked by and is still in the possession of Brochez, an HIV-positive American who lived in Singapore from 2008.

He was in a romantic relationship with Ler Teck Siang, a male Singaporean doctor who was the head of the National Public Health Unit at MOH between March 2012 and May 2013.

They started living together in Singapore in 2008, before getting married in New York City on Apr 24, 2014.

Ler had authority to access information from the HIV registry, and he is believed to have mishandled the information and is suspected of not having complied with the policies and guidelines on the handling of such confidential information. He resigned in January 2014.

In May 2016, MOH lodged a police report after receiving information that Brochez still had the confidential information from the registry.

By then, Brochez had been remanded in prison and sentenced to 28 months behind bars. He was deported last year, and MOH received information he still had part of the records.

While the information was not yet public at that time, police were informed and the affected individuals were contacted.
WHO IS BROCHEZ?
But on Jan 22, MOH was told by the police that Brochez still had part of the information and it had now been leaked online.

Brochez had duped the Ministry of Manpower into issuing him an employment pass after arriving from America in 2008.

On two separate occasions, Ler gave a sample of his own blood to be submitted as Brochez's so the American could hide his HIV status.

But the ruse was discovered, and when the police raided their properties, they found several fake education certificates purportedly issued to him.

These included a linguistics degree from Vanderbilt University, a Master's degree in developmental and child psychology as well as a doctorate in psychology and education from the University of Paris. A professional teaching certificate was also seized. Investigations showed they were all forged.

A Bahamian passport, with the name Malatesta da Farrera-Brochez, was also found in a safe.

Brochez had given presentations and talks at several international conferences for academia and research. In a 2010 interview with a local newspaper, he claimed he spoke eight languages and was a "successful laboratory rat" of his mother, a Teresa King, who was supposedly a renowned professor of child and adolescent psychology in the UK.

But there was no psychologist in the UK with such qualifications. When British daily The Independent contacted a UK-registered psychologist who qualified under the name given by Brochez, she said Brochez was not her son and she did not have any specialisation in that particular area.

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Accepting the fine, SingPost announced measures to improve its service, such as hiring 100 additional postmen and extending mail delivery slots to weekday evenings and on Saturdays.

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SINGAPORE: Singapore Post (SingPost) has been fined S$100,000 for not meeting the service standards for delivering local basic letters and registered mail in 2017, the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) said on Thursday (Feb 7).

Under IMDA standards, SingPost is required to deliver 99 per cent of local letters to addresses within the Central Business District (CBD) and 98 per cent of local letters to destinations outside of it by the next working day. IMDA said SingPost failed to meet that standard in May 2017.

The regulator added that SingPost also failed to meet the requirements to deliver all local basic letters by the second working day in January, April, May, October and November 2017.

SingPost also failed to meet the same requirements for registered mail in January, September and November 2017, IMDA said.

The authority noted it was not SingPost's first failure to meet with Quality of Service (QoS) standards, with the 2017's margin of failure being "significant" compared to previous instances.

However, IMDA said it considered SingPost's effort in ensuring all delayed mail were successfully redelivered within one week.

"Having considered all factors, IMDA has imposed a financial penalty of $100,000 on SingPost for the nine incidents of non-compliance with IMDA's QoS standards in the period from January to December 2017," IMDA said.

Thursday's fine comes after a postman was arrested last month following reports of letters allegedly discarded in a bin. IMDA said after the incident that it had launched an investigation.

"IMDA expects SingPost to deliver reliable public postal services to consumers and businesses, in compliance with its licence obligations," said Ms Aileen Chia, deputy chief executive and director-general (Telecoms & Post) at IMDA.
"WE DEEPLY APOLOGISE"
"IMDA has been closely monitoring the performance of SingPost's postal services, and will take firm action against SingPost for any breaches of the public postal licence requirements and QoS standards.

"The recent service lapses by SingPost indicate gaps in SingPost's processes and we require them to implement measures urgently to meet the public's evolving postal needs," she added.

SingPost said in a statement on Thursday that it accepts IMDA's fine and will work to improve its service.

"We deeply apologise to our customers for our service failures," said SingPost CEO Paul Coutts in a statement. "We have heard their complaints and feedback; we feel their frustrations and seek to win back their trust."

He also announced a raft of measures to improve its service, such as hiring 100 additional postmen and extending mail delivery slots to weekday evenings and on Saturdays.

"The immediate measures we are announcing today will address the most pressing issues and provide improvement in service quality over the next three to six months," he said.

IMDA said it is currently assessing SingPost's service standard for 2018 and will publish the findings by the middle of this year.

Earlier in the year, SingPost apologised to its customers for the "service deterioration" that occurred over the "tremendously busy" November-December period. "It would be fair to state that we have failed to live up to expectations in recent times," it wrote online.

The apology came after complaints on social media about subpar service including undelivered letters, as well as forged signatures for packages.

Last February, a SingPost postman was fired after he threw away returned letters and direct mail at a condominium. The incident came to light when a video surfaced of a member of the public confronting the postman, who admitted to throwing the mail away.

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Class participation (SSPL)
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Terms:
- price of $300 per person (express)
-  50% payment package etc (express)
- rooms come with balcony
- 25 knots/hour

Puffs:
- employees work their guts out etc
- best singers best musicians

Representations:
- rooms clean, fresh flower arrangements (you can check them out if you like)

Exemption clause:
- supershiok will not be responsible etc etc

Implied terms:
Statute: sale of goods act compliance
Business efficacy: safe vessel, seaworthy vessel (case law of the moorcock 1889), proper license

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Jonathan v Bobby (Yacht Question)
Our group decided to tackle the question on jonathan v bobby on the yacht and our answer can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BufQCwQ24MR9lu0amlPgIs7LQepg1w_S1sqPpEa0S98

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Dua Lipa - Swan Song (From Alita: Battle Angel) [Official Music Video]