Blog Posts
This was the moment I knew I could be a lawyer
Being so close to graduation really makes me reminisce about my time in law school. There were many tutors who [...]
My impressions of law school as a matured student
Singapore has three law schools and the SUSS School of Law is one of them. When someone asks what is [...]
Things my present self as a 4L would tell my past self as a 1L
Somehow the title to this post sounds grammatically wrong. If so, do pardon my grammar but I believe you do [...]
The CJ’s Cup 2024. The SUSS School of Law football team’s journey…
Let us first define what is a team. A team is a group of individuals working together to achieve a [...]
Case Reviews
Daryl’s case review of Public Prosecutor v Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam [2011] SGHC 15
There has been much debate about Nagaenthran, the Malaysian drug trafficker who is on death row for illegally importing 42.72g [...]
Case summary of Abraham v Choo Jit Fung and another [1965-1967] SLR(R) 10
Case name: Abraham v Choo Jit Fung and another [1965-1967] SLR(R) 10 Date of decision: 26 July 1965 Decision of [...]
Daryl’s case review of Collins v Wilcock [1984] 1 WLR 1172
The appellant, Alexis Collins (Collins), and another woman, a known prostitute, were seen by police officers soliciting men on the [...]
Daryl’s case review of SBS Transit Ltd v Stafford Rosemary Anne Jane [2007] SGCA 7
An SBS Transit bus collided into a motorcycle at the intersection of Clementi Road and Commonwealth Avenue West. The SBS [...]
Concepts
How I would structure a legal argument on defamation
In this instance, let us take the simplistic view that a defendant posted alleged defamatory statements about the plaintiff on [...]
The doctrine of double actionability
In my torts course this semester, I came across the case of Kuwait Airways Corp v Iraqi Airways Co [2002] AC [...]
Res Ipsa Loquitur
Res ipsa loquitur is Latin for "the thing speaks for itself". Directly translated, it reads "the thing itself speaks". In [...]
Evidential Burden
Evidential burden is the obligation to produce evidence to properly support an issue. If the evidential burden is not satisfied, [...]
Wills, Probate and Administration
The doctrine of assent
One of the duties of the personal representative, an administrator or an executor, would be to settle all outstanding debts [...]
How to determine whether a person has mental capacity under the Mental Capacity Act
Whether a person has the mental capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2008 (MCA) usually is an issue when a [...]
Electronic Wills in Singapore
To execute a will validly, the will needs to be in writing and signed by the testator in the presence [...]
Limits on testamentary freedom
The principle of testamentary freedom states that a person is free to will away his assets in his will. However, [...]