Blog Posts
End of my Practice Traineeship! Finally!
I actually counted down the hours. My fellow SUSS School of Law classmate went one further... For what it was [...]
Now that I am almost done with my 1 year training period, here are my thoughts
I am insanely unfortunate to be part of the new rules where the training contract is now 1 year instead [...]
What is access to justice?
There is a lot of talk about access to justice. The usual understanding when we hear the phrase "access to [...]
The ever elusive CJ’s Cup…
Another year goes by without the SUSS School of Law winning the CJ's Cup... In the 2026 edition of the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Daryl’s retry of TMA03 for LAW203
This TMA was initially given on the 27th of February 2021. Many of us 1Ls, including myself, got this totally [...]
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, [...]