Selina Lum

Senior Law Correspondent

Selina started out as a crime reporter when she joined The Straits Times in 2000. She then took on broadcast journalism when she moved to Straits Times TV News. After her TV stint, she found her true calling in covering the courts and legal matters.

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Ferrari owner fails to get compensation from employer of man who damaged supercar in prank

A district judge ruled that the Ferrari owner failed to prove that the pickup truck driver’s actions were work-related.

Man who sexually abused 4 daughters gets 16½ years’ jail, 22 strokes of cane

The sexual assaults took place over 15 years, between 2008 and 2023.

Man gets 15 years’ jail, caning for drunken, ‘senseless’ killing of 71-year-old man in Serangoon

On Oct 8, Mohamed Serajudeen Mohamed Yusoff, 33, was sentenced to 15 years’ jail and 10 strokes of the cane.

Promising young lawyers assist courts in novel cases with independent viewpoints

Lawyers Iris Ng (left), 30, from Helmsman and Jonathan Trachsel (right), 34, from Allen & Gledhill, who were appointed under the Young Independent Counsel (YIC) scheme, on Oct 2.

Judge approves extradition of S’porean wanted by US for links to global insider trading ring

The decision followed a two-year legal process marked by Ge Zhi’s multiple bids to delay the matter.

Ex-employee sues GlobalFoundries for at least $528k, alleging wrongful dismissal

Leong Ing Wah, who was a manager at the chipmaker, is seeking at least $528,000, mostly for loss of earnings stemming from mental distress.

194,000 Jetstar Asia customers can recover $11.4m in unused bookings, vouchers: Singapore court

The decision by the Singapore International Commercial Court comes in the wake of Jetstar Asia winding up its business in the Republic in 2025.

Finance manager who lent then boyfriend nearly $359,000 wins lawsuit for repayment

Teow Seok Phen said Chee Wei Jun had asked her to lend him money because his bank account was frozen after he accidentally clicked on a fraudulent link.

Police investigating matters raised in Law Society’s audit report about workplace complaints

This latest update comes a month after the society told members on Aug 20 that it would release the full report after a redaction process to honour the promise of confidentiality to the interviewees.

Man who sexually abused 11 girls, including daughter, granddaughters and nieces, jailed for 21 years

The 11 victims were assaulted between 1990 and 2023 – some were as young as five or six.

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