Family Law — Matrimonial assets

The Christopher Bathurst Prize, presented in collaboration between SAL and Fountain Court Chambers, is now accepting submissions for 15th edition of the annual essay writing competition! Open to all full-time law students of NUS, SMU, SUSS and young lawyers under 30 years old, this is your chance to showcase your legal prowess. The winner will win an all-expenses-paid two-week internship in London! Submissions close 28 June 2024 (4pm SGT). 

Bank of Singapore reportedly fired up to 40 of its staff over medical insurance claims that infringed the bank’s medical policy.

This note analyses the recent decision of the UK Supreme Court in Potter v Canada Square Operations Ltd [2023] 3 WLR 963 and argues that, in the context of statutory limitation periods, a literal approach to statutory interpretation may help clarify and simplify the law on limitations. This, however, means that amendments will have to be made to the Singapore Limitation Act 1959 and in this vein, this note suggests how this may be done.

Effective: 26 April 2024

A Chinese tourist, Liu Changjian, faced charges of attempted cheating in Singapore for allegedly attempting to stage his own kidnapping to recoup gambling debts. 

So much of daily life is carried out online, but these activities require trust in the sharing of data across networks.