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Legal Linkages
OH YES for legislation! I'm actually pretty thrilled I managed to get this username. ♥ I originally wanted my LJ (as in Law Journal) to be seriatim: it's the clause in defences which is the catch-all clause, the "if there is anything I haven't denied, I deny it ALL" clause. ;) I also really wanted force_majeure and forcemajeure: this is the Wikipedia entry on force majeure: it's the clause ( Read more... ) -
mad dogs and Chinese men
I never thought I'd see a case that opens like this (I do suppose one must be prepared to always be surprised - hopefully, pleasantly ( Read more... ) -
and we find the defendant UNBELIEVABLY guilty!
I don't need a new Phoenix Wright game, baby, THE PROFESSION IS HILARIOUS ENOUGH and supplies me with alllll my point-and-laugh needs:
The most hilarious case ever involving a defendant who was deliberately causing a series of accidents in order to claim insurance payouts ( Read more... ) -
You're doing it WRONG.
Whenever I read things like these: Instead of granting agency, Phoenix Wright will tease, coax, and praise you into doing what it likes, but it will never let you guide. Thing is, successful lawyering should make you feel intelligent, not like you're along for a ride.(source)
I go, And that is how it shows you know nothing about what "lawyering" ( Read more... ) -
Why there'd be no Battle City in this country
The IR will probably lead to a once-and-for-all case about gaming/gambling contracts. Can't wait. Till then:
There are games of chance, and there are games of skill. There are games of mixed chance and skill.
Star Cruise Services Ltd v Overseas Union Bank Ltd [1999] 3 SLR 412 ( Read more... ) -
Good Counsel
Six new Senior Counsel appointed. If the article is right, since the SC scheme began in 2007, in the eleven years since (counting this one), ten lawyers have made SC before turning 40. The youngest to make SC (this is equivalent to the Queen's Counsel role in the UK) is Alvin Yeo of WongPartnership, who made SC at 37. Directory of Senior Counsel ( Read more... ) -
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When disclosure can amount to material non-disclosure:
The Vasiliy Golovnin [2006] SGHC 247
(Affidavit: 16 pages, Affidavit plus exhibits: 399 pagesEven if AR Lee had intimated that he had read the affidavit, bearing in mind that the plaintiffs had submitted a lengthy affidavit running into hundreds of pages, it was incumbent on them to ( Read more... ) -
MAS Regulations and Insurance
That staggering insurance case finally was formally reported - 31st December 2007, no less: last case of the year! Talk about ending with a bang: Lock Han Chng Jonathan (Jonathan Luo Hancheng) v Goh Jessiline [2007] SGCA 56.
MAS Regulations
Financial Advisers Regulations
Regulation Guidelines, set out by institution type. -
Lawyers + love + law
The present CJ's welcome address: this line really leapt out at me: "The Society does its part to enthuse young lawyers with love of law, and has long believed that one key to this is the encouragement of pro bono work as a professional value and habit ( Read more... ) -
Consumer Protection
Wishing Star Ltd v Jurong Town Corp [2006] SGHC 82 ( Read more... )