Blog Posts
Life lessons I learned. Not from the classroom.
Recently my grandmother had a heart attack. I only have one grandparent left. My 94 year old maternal grandmother. That's [...]
This was the moment I knew I could be a lawyer
Being so close to graduation really makes me reminisce about my time in law school. There were many tutors who [...]
My impressions of law school as a matured student
Singapore has three law schools and the SUSS School of Law is one of them. When someone asks what is [...]
Things my present self as a 4L would tell my past self as a 1L
Somehow the title to this post sounds grammatically wrong. If so, do pardon my grammar but I believe you do [...]
Case Reviews
Concepts
The importance of The Magna Carta to The Rule of Law
The Magna Carta Libertatum "The Great Charter of Freedoms" or The Magna Carta as more commonly referred to as one [...]
Noscitur A Sociis
Noscitur A Sociis means "it is known by its associates" The meaning of ambiguous words should be determined by considering [...]
Ejusdem Generis
Ejusdem Generis means "of the same kind or nature" There should be a catch all phrase like "... or any [...]
Precedent, Ratio Decidendi and Obiter Dicta
Precedent The doctrine of precedent states that a court has to follow legal rules set in earlier cases when deciding [...]
Wills, Probate and Administration
Capacity of an administrator (whether an administrator can bring an action before obtaining the grant of letters of administration)
The rule on vesting and capacity Unlike an executor of a will obtains his title and authority from the will, [...]
Capacity of an executor of a will (whether the executor can bring an action before obtaining the grant of probate)
When a person dies and he made a valid will he is deemed to have died testate. In the will, [...]