The Singapore Mental Capacity Act 2008 (2020 Rev Ed) (“MCA”), enacted in 2008 and implemented in 2010, celebrates 15 years as a vital part of Singapore’s legal landscape. The MCA establishes a framework for making decisions on behalf of individuals aged 21 and above who lack mental capacity, safeguarding their welfare and interests. Although modelled after its English counterpart, the MCA has since evolved through local developments to address Singapore’s unique societal and legal context.

With Singapore navigating the challenges of an ageing population and working towards building a more inclusive society for individuals with mental disabilities, it is increasingly important for practitioners and policymakers to appreciate the MCA’s provisions and applications.

Jointly written by a team of legal experts drawing on their diverse experiences in the judiciary, practice, and academia, this book offers interested readers a practical and in-depth commentary on the MCA.

Author(s): Tan Boon Chwee Colin, Chong Yue-En, Allen Sng Kiat Peng, Tan Kah Wai
Year of Publication: 2025
Page Extent: 183 pages 

Member's Price: $60.00 (before GST)
Associate Student's Price: $48.00 (before GST)
Non-Member's Price: $90.00 (before GST)

This is the first of the author’s integrated discussion of the theory, substantive principles, definitive judicial decisions and procedural rules of the family law in Singapore. It aims to present sound overview of how the substantive law as operationalised by the Family Justice Courts work together within these topics.

This latest series is culmination of the author’s own learning towards appreciating theory, substance and procedure in a woven tapestry. Each part plays its role in achieving family law’s goal of inspiring loving and durable familial relationships. 

Author: Leong Wai Kum  
Year of Publication: 2025
Page Extent: 450 pages 

Member's Price: $60.00 (before GST)
Associate Student's Price: $48.00 (before GST)
Non-Member's Price: $90.00 (before GST)

The Singapore Mental Capacity Act 2008 (2020 Rev Ed) (“MCA”), enacted in 2008 and implemented in 2010, celebrates 15 years as a vital part of Singapore’s legal landscape. The MCA establishes a framework for making decisions on behalf of individuals aged 21 and above who lack mental capacity, safeguarding their welfare and interests. Although modelled after its English counterpart, the MCA has since evolved through local developments to address Singapore’s unique societal and legal context.

With Singapore navigating the challenges of an ageing population and working towards building a more inclusive society for individuals with mental disabilities, it is increasingly important for practitioners and policymakers to appreciate the MCA’s provisions and applications.

Jointly written by a team of legal experts drawing on their diverse experiences in the judiciary, practice, and academia, this book offers interested readers a practical and in-depth commentary on the MCA.

Author(s): Tan Boon Chwee Colin, Chong Yue-En, Allen Sng Kiat Peng, Tan Kah Wai
Year of Publication: 2025
Page Extent: 183 pages 

Member's Price: $78.00 (before GST)
Associate Student's Price: $62.40 (before GST)
Non-Member's Price: $117.00 (before GST)

Please note that delivery of this title is available for addresses within Singapore only. For customers residing in Singapore who wish to have the item sent overseas, please note that refunds will be issued for orders with overseas delivery addresses.

This book simplifies a very specialised area of law and considers the latest cases in Singapore and Malaysia. It provides a step-by-step guide and explanation on procedure and pleadings for Singapore and Malaysia. The book also has a chapter for defences open to the media as well as the Reynolds Defence & Neutral Reportage Defence which has gained traction in Malaysia and elsewhere.

Author: Doris Chia

Please note that delivery of this title is available for addresses within Singapore only. For customers residing in Singapore who wish to have the item sent overseas, please note that refunds will be issued for orders with overseas delivery addresses.

This book provides a balance between analytical discussion of the principles and the practical application of the law and includes numerous illustrations and practice-related situations for this purpose. It offers students an intensely detailed and integrated portrait of the litigation process (including procedure and advocacy) and is therefore a vital source of reference for their studies. This book recognises that this subject is particularly difficult primarily because of the difficulties inherent in the Evidence Act (a significant part of which remains in the state it was enacted in 1893), and the tension between this statute and the constantly developing common law. No effort is spared in tackling these problems and examining all applicable sources of law. This highly successful publication has already sold thousands of copies in the course of the first seven editions.

Author: Jeffery Pinsler, SC