The Formal and Essential Validity of a Will
Formal validity under section 5(2) of the Wills Act 1838 and the three separate requirements for the essential validity of a will.
Careless Driving Under Section 65 of the Road Traffic Act 1961
Section 65 of the Road Traffic Act 1961 was rewritten with effect from 12 June 2025 and the subsection numbering has changed. This article explains the two limbs, the four offences graded by harm, the current penalties and where disqualification now sits.
What Happens to an Estate on Death in Singapore?
What becomes part of a deceased person's estate, who may deal with it, and how testacy, intestacy and Muslim succession affect the answer in Singapore.
Domicile in Probate and Succession
Domicile connects a person to one legal system for purposes that include succession to movable property. It is not the same as citizenship, nationality, residence or immigration status. Every person has a domicile and can have only one domicile at a time. A domicile of origin is acquired at birth. It continues until displaced by [...]
The Doctrine of Relation Back
The doctrine of relation back may validate certain acts concerning an estate before letters of administration are extracted, but its scope is narrow. This article explains Tacplas and the later Singapore authorities governing its operation and limits.
Post practice training period… so what is next?
Often when I hear my fellow SUSS School of Law course mates, be it my seniors or juniors, comment that our law school students are matured students, I often stop and think... "what does that mean?" For starters, does that mean that we are more matured than students from the other two law schools? Also, [...]
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 worth, being a practice trainee was a good experience. It was not the best thing to go through in your 40s. After years of telling others what to do, you are back to being a [...]
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 of 6 months. When I first entered law school, I had buffered this 6 month period into my consideration. However, when I entered the third year of my studies, this period had been increased to [...]
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 justice" is when someone who cannot afford representation be accorded representation. A person cannot be left without a fair trial just because he cannot afford a lawyer. This is where pro bono work comes in. [...]
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 CJ's Cup, we were eliminated in the semi-finals by eventual champions Wong Partnership and eventually placed fourth. Well it was not all gloomy. We managed to make it out of the group stage two years [...]