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This year, the UKSLSS launched a new blog. Here you will be able to find all the information you need to become a lawyer in Singapore, keep up with legal developments, hear insights from our professionals, and many more!
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Coup Plot in Germany: Difficult Decisions for the Legislature to Make
By: Soh Yi Fei Titus On 7 December 2022, German Security Services launched one of their most manpower-heavy raids, involving over 3,000...
Luke Zhang
Dec 27, 20225 min read
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Why We 'MAS' Regulate Crypto
By: Liew Li Ren The FTX Collapse On 11th November 2022, FTX filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy [1]. Precipitating the collapse of this was...
Luke Zhang
Dec 11, 20227 min read
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The Rise of Singapore Arbitration: The Tale of Two Reforms
By Nicholas Clark The Law Commission’s ongoing review of the 1996 Arbitration Act [1], which is in part motivated by a desire to keep...
Ethan Teo
Jun 2, 20226 min read
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Walking The Fine Line Between National Sovereignty and The Rule of Law with FICA
By Sia Xinyu https://twitter.com/mhasingapore/status/1437328957867585543/photo/1 What is FICA? On 4 October, a new law against foreign...
Sarah Lok
Mar 11, 20223 min read
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COVID-19: How the Rule of Law ties into the Government's Rules and Regulations
By Neal Kok It is difficult to remember what life in Singapore was like before Covid-19 restrictions – not having to wear masks, not...
Ethan Teo
Feb 25, 20226 min read
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Proposals for Reform of the Human Rights Act
By Tan Wei Heng https://www.lchr.org.uk/humanrightsact_background Introduction The reform of the Human Rights Act (HRA) has been...
Sarah Lok
Feb 23, 20222 min read
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Revision of Singapore's Statute Book, using "Plain English"
By Neal Kok https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/35/Supreme_Court_of_Singapore_at_night_-_20070713.jpg Since 2013, the...
Sarah Lok
Feb 21, 20222 min read
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Cryptoassets and the Rule of Law: A View From Singapore
By Joshua Ng The developing sphere of crypto asset regulation is one that is of great interest to observers. After all, we are seeing an...
Ethan Teo
Feb 20, 20225 min read
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Recent effects of the Plain Laws Understandable by Singaporeans (PLUS) initiative
By Kristen Palmer https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/singapore-statute-book-laws-simpler-language-universal-revision-2388911...
Sarah Lok
Feb 16, 20222 min read
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National Security and Investment Act: Too Soon?
By Joshua Ng The UK’s National Security and Investment Act 2021 came into force on January 4, 2022. in the In the interests of national...
thomasmichellimzx
Feb 5, 20222 min read
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Christmas in Chinatown: Price gouging or business sense?
By Nicholas Clark Between Covid-19, exams, deadlines, and the normal doldrum of being an overseas law student, many of us can relate to...
Ethan Teo
Feb 3, 20225 min read
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Repealing of marital rape immunity in Singapore
By Neal Kok Legal Development Prior to 2020, the 2007 Penal Code (Amendment) Bill provided for the retainment of marital rape immunity...
thomasmichellimzx
Jan 21, 20222 min read
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What Singapore can learn from the United Kingdom’s bicameral legislature: A Comparative Legal Study
By Neal Kok Despite Singapore’s foundation in a British Westminster first-past-the-post majoritarian system, Singapore elected to adopt a...
Ethan Teo
Jan 5, 20227 min read
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POFMA - Constitutional Orthodoxy or Heresy?
By Joshua Ng The Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 (“POFMA”) is now in its third year of operation. The initial...
thomasmichellimzx
Jan 5, 20226 min read
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Proposals for greater legal protections for victims of online abuse in the UK
By Pyari Chopra Source: https://www.lawcom.gov.uk/project/reform-of-the-communications-offences/ Technology has fundamentally changed the...
thomasmichellimzx
Jan 2, 20223 min read
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