This issue covers important arbitration-related court decisions reported in the period January to June 2023 from Singapore and noteworthy judgments from Hong Kong SAR and the UK. This issue also includes two fascinating articles, one on the current UK Law Commission review of the Arbitration Act 1996, and another on the evolution of the fair hearing rule in the Singapore Courts, as well as a case analysis on the June 2023 Paris Court of Appeal decision on the Heirs to the Sultanate of Sulu v Malaysia case.

General Editor: Mohan Pillay

Editor: Chan Leng Sun SC

Publishing Editor: Yeo Boon Tat

Assistant Editors: Ramandeep Kaur, Matthew Koh, Janice Lee, Derek Loh, Meera Rajah, Benjamin Tham, Derric Yeoh

Author(s) / Editor(s) / Contributor(s):

Lecture by

1. Andrea Kupfer Schneider

Articles by

1. Samantha Hardy
2. Melvin Loh
3. Charles Ho Wang Mak & Joseph Mante
4. Nima Nasrollahi Shahri & Hananeh Bazrafkan

Book Reviews by

1. Joel Lee
2. Walter Yeo

The Asian Business Law Institute has summarised, compared and contrasted the laws of the ten ASEAN member states, Australia, China, India, Japan and South Korea under 13 concise principles. This book is the output of an ambitious project by the Asian Business Law Institute to promote the harmonisation of foreign judgment rules in the region.

Date of Publication: July 2020

Publication Format: PDF only

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Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments is published by the Asian Business Law Institute as part of its Asian Principles for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments project. For the first time, the substantive rules for foreign judgments recognition and enforcement in each of the ten ASEAN member states and their Asia-Pacific free trade partners (Australia, China, India, Japan and South Korea) have been summarised in the English language complete with detailed footnotes.

Readers who would like to purchase the e-book can place their orders at https://info.sal.org.sg/insolvency/ or contact Catherine Shen ([email protected]) for inquires.

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General Editors:

Professor Joel Lee - Faculty Of Law, National University Of Singapore

Professor Lawrence Boo Geok Seng - Professional Arbitrator And Mediator, The Arbitration Chambers

The present book documents Dr Yong Pung How’s monumental contributions to Singapore in the fields of law as well as banking and finance. In particular, as Chief Justice, he transformed the Singapore judiciary and mentored the next generation of leaders in the legal profession. The Singapore legal system would not be what it is today without his leadership. Including contributions from 64 former Justices’ Law Clerks, Foreword by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Introduction by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, and a full-colour picture section covering Dr Yong’s life from student at Cambridge University to Chancellor of the Singapore Management University, this important volume serves as a fitting commemoration for a true pioneer.

General Editor Andrew Phang SJ is a former Judge of Appeal. He was also Gen Ed of The Law of Contract in Singapore, the second edition of which was published in 2022.

Year of Publication: 2024 

Page Extent: 510 pages

The Syariah Court of Singapore hears and determines disputes on Muslim marriages, divorces, the ancillary matters thereto and betrothal as prescribed by the Administration of Muslim Law Act. Cases at first instance are heard by the Syariah Court. Appeals from decisions of the Syariah Court are heard by the Appeal Board.

Each appeal is heard by a separately-constituted Appeal Board. Published by the Syariah Court, the Singapore Syariah Appeals Reports is the official report series of grounds of decisions delivered by the Appeal Board. Where no grounds of decision were issued by the Appeal Board, the decision of the Syariah Court would be reported, followed by the Order of the Appeal Board. Where the decision is delivered in Malay, the original Malay version of the Appeal Board or Syariah Court decision is reported together with its English translation.

Each report carries a catchword summary of the case highlighting the main issues decided; commentaries and updates in the form of “Notes” appear at the end of the report, where appropriate. Citations of Quranic verses referred to in a decision are listed in the case report. Volume 9 features the significant cases decided by the Appeal Board and the Syariah Court between 2021 and 2024.

Author: Syariah Court

Year of Publication: 2024

Page Extent: 704 pages 

ISSN: 2251-3507

Member's Price: $150.00 (before GST)

Associate Student Member's Price: $150.00 (before GST)

Non-Member's Price: $150.00 (before GST)

The rationale for this book is two-fold. First, there have been recent changes to the Penal Code 1871  (“Penal Code”) in 2019  and more recently in 2022.  Apart from the stiffening of sentences in respect of, among others, the offence for outrage of modesty which is “probably the most common [sexual] offence”,  new offences were introduced, including offences intended to tackle emerging and evolving technology trends (such as voyeurism-related offences and the offence of sexual communication with a minor below 18 years of age); offences to increase protection for minors aged 16 to 18 where there is an element of sexual exploitation; and offences relating to child abuse material (for which there was only previously a “patchwork of laws” to address such offences). … It is fair to say that the criminal landscape on sexual offences has significantly evolved in recent years and this book seeks to, among other things, explore and analyse these material developments. Second, there has been a reported rise generally in the number of sexual offenders arrested and/or prosecuted in Singapore … Against this backdrop, we believe that a dedicated text on sexual offences is timely and relevant. … [A]part from being a repository for legal principles, evidence and procedure for sexual offences, it is the humble ambition of this book to facilitate the application of the sentencing frameworks and, ultimately, promote clarity, consistency and fairness in the sentencing of sexual offenders.

Author(s): Hairul Hakkim s/o Kuthibutheen, Kevin Ho Hin Tat
Year of Publication: 2025
Page Extent: 569 pages 

Member's Price: $60.00 (before GST)
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Non-Member's Price: $90.00 (before GST)