Blog Posts
The importance of nutrition
This is going to be a very different post... I found the study of Law in SUSS to be easier [...]
My long overdue graduation post
Ok I know what some of you are thinking... "Graduation was so long ago. Now then you post?" In my [...]
6 months of training done. 6 more to go. And a big change in my circumstances…
I started training with Meritus Law LLC on 7 July 2025. 6 months came and gone in a flash. If [...]
Who should apply to the SUSS School of Law
I get questions like "how does the SUSS School of Law compare to the other two local law schools?" or [...]
Case Reviews
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 [...]
Wills, Probate and Administration
Validity of a will (formal validity and essential validity)
For a will to be valid, there needs to be both formal validity as well as essential validity. Formal [...]
Sham marriages and the Intestate Succession Act 1967
Spouses of sham marriages cannot succeed under the Intestate Succession Act 1967 As held in the High Court case of [...]
Analysis of Cheo Yeoh & Associates LLC and another v AEL and others [2015] 4 SLR 325
There are many holdings that can be gleaned from the Court of Appeal case of Cheo Yeoh & Associates LLC and [...]
Illegitimate children and the Intestate Succession Act 1967
Background: The law of legitimacy was received in Singapore as part of the common law through the Second Charter of [...]