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A major milestone reached!
I am an entrepreneur by day, a law student by night and a husband and a father in between and [...]
The exams are finally over
On Monday the 22nd of May at 10pm, I was told to stop typing my answers into the answer scripts [...]
Sometimes the law is just the epitome of logic
Or perhaps it SHOULD be the epitome of logic... Tonight was the last class for the first of two modules [...]
School pride and a sense of belonging
I personally believe that I am who I am currently because of where I came from. I was extremely fortunate [...]
Blog Posts
Sometimes the law is just the epitome of logic
Or perhaps it SHOULD be the epitome of logic... Tonight was the last class for the first of two modules [...]
School pride and a sense of belonging
I personally believe that I am who I am currently because of where I came from. I was extremely fortunate [...]
What is family violence?
For the first time in my journey as a law student, I've come across something in the statute that I [...]
The freedom to choose who we want to be
A lot has been said of the trainee lawyers who cheated in the Bar exams. Some of these comments would [...]
Case Reviews
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 [...]
Daryl’s case review of Beh Chew Boo v PP [2020] SGCA 98
The appellant ("Beh") had entered Singapore on a motorcycle which he borrowed from his friend ("Lew"). A routine check found [...]
Concepts
Novus actus interveniens
Novus actus interveniens is Latin for a new intervening act. In a tortious claim, novus actus interveniens is the intervening [...]
The doctrine of estoppel
The doctrine of estoppel states that when a person has asserted a certain position previously, he or she is prevented [...]
Nullum Crimen Nulla Poena Sine Lege
Nullum crimen nulla poena sine lege is a Latin phrase that translates to "no crime no penalty without law" This is [...]
The Rule of Law in Singapore
In my research on the rule of law and the application of this doctrine in Singapore, I've stumbled upon some [...]