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Some guy said NUS law school graduates are better than SUSS law school graduates? Here are my thoughts…
I believe someone tried to say that our beloved law school is not as good as some other law school. [...]
16 months into law school… here are my thoughts…
It's been 16 frantic months into my journey as a student at SUSS School of Law. Perhaps now it's time [...]
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, [...]
Blog Posts
My challenge with discipline
Most of the friends I've met know that I am a vegetarian. I do not eat meat. I still consume [...]
Is Santa Claus real?
In the midst of all the festive cheer, the golden question during Christmas will always remain... Is Santa Claus real? [...]
When we don’t hit 65….
At the beginning of this semester, we made a pact within the study group which essentially held all of us [...]
Must be Malcolm, Gotta be Govindran, Likely is LSF?
In the end, it was none. Or was it, a trick question? My study group mates would probably chuckle, given [...]
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 [...]