Being so close to graduation really makes me reminisce about my time in law school. There were many tutors who helped mould my legal mind but if there was one tutor who tested my resolve, determination and perseverance. The module was LAW311. It is criminal procedure and it was taught by the then head of [...]
Singapore has three law schools and the SUSS School of Law is one of them. When someone asks what is the difference, there are some who will answer that the SUSS School of Law is a law school for matured students. That is, in my opinion, an inaccurate description. Maturity refers to a person's state [...]
Somehow the title to this post sounds grammatically wrong. If so, do pardon my grammar but I believe you do get the gist of what this post is set out to be. It has been almost three and a half years. I am now down to my final semester of this four year law course. [...]
One of the duties of the personal representative, an administrator or an executor, would be to settle all outstanding debts before distribution of assets to the beneficiaries. Once the administrator or executor has fulfilled his duties, the assets that remain can be distributed to the beneficiaries of the estate. It is only at this point [...]
Whether a person has the mental capacity under the Mental Capacity Act 2008 (MCA) usually is an issue when a lasting power of attorney (LPA) is challenged. Section 4(1) of the MCA states that a person lacks capacity… if the person is unable to make a decision for himself or herself in relation to [...]
To execute a will validly, the will needs to be in writing and signed by the testator in the presence of 2 witnesses. The witnesses will need to similarly sign on the will in the presence of the testator (section 6 of the Wills Act 1838). Part 2 of the Electronic Transactions Act 2010 (ETA) [...]
The principle of testamentary freedom states that a person is free to will away his assets in his will. However, there are limits to this testamentary freedom. Section 3 of the Wills Act 1838 (WA) provides that all real and personal estate which the deceased is entitled to either at law or in equity at [...]
For a will to be valid, there needs to be both formal validity as well as essential validity. Formal validity We will first deal with the issue of formal validity. If a testator died before 26th of June 1992, common law would govern the formal validity of the will. If a testator died on [...]
Spouses of sham marriages cannot succeed under the Intestate Succession Act 1967 As held in the High Court case of Gian Bee Choo and others v Meng Xianhui [2019] 5 SLR 812, an immigration advantage marriage would fall under the ambit of a sham marriage. Such sham marriages are void ab initio (the marriage never happened) [...]
There are many holdings that can be gleaned from the Court of Appeal case of Cheo Yeoh & Associates LLC and another v AEL and others [2015] 4 SLR 325 (“Cheo Yeoh”). Brief facts of the case: The deceased had executed two wills. One in 1990 and another in 2005. His supposed intention was for [...]