It seems like everyone who’s anyone has, at some point, to claim to have been harassed. Beyonce’s done it, socialites have done it, even the Singapore Government has done it- albeit with varying degrees of success.

While it is easy to dismiss harassment as a problem of the rich and famous, the unfortunate reality is that anyone can be the victim of harassment. Have you ever had a business dispute or ended a romantic relationship? In some cases, when relationships break down and parties react emotionally, some people resort to causing alarm, annoyance or even acts of violence.

What then, can you do if you are a victim? Enter the Protection From Harassment Act, or POHA (how this acronym was derived from the name of the statute is beyond my powers of comprehension, although no doubt numerous government white papers exist to explain this).

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Here’s to new beginnings! Like a person who has been recently bitten by a Walking Dead zombie and died, ELA is coming back- just in a slightly different form.

The Firm, Characterist LLC, will be launching a brand new corporate identity soon and with it, a brand new website. I’ve decided, in tandem with the launch, to remake ELA.

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