Contracting During a Pandemic: Strategies to Minimise Negative Impact
This article discusses how contracting parties may mitigate the negative impact of infectious disease outbreaks on their pre-existing contractual obligations, through the appropriate use of risk allocation, choice of law, and dispute resolution clauses. It considers the implications of the
Recalibrating a Doctor’s Duty to Advise
Section 37 of the Civil Law Act The past two decades have witnessed significant developments in the area of a doctor’s duty to advise his patient. Whilst observers are still digesting the full implications of the Hii Chii Kok modifications
Watershed 2020
2020 has been an interesting year, to say the least. Many people consider it a “wasted year”. Others wish it never came at all or have been wishing for it to go away. Well, it is finally going to be
President’s Message
Where there’s a will, there’s a way … to give a legacy. (Adapted from opening remarks at a Community Foundation of Singapore-LSPBS “Legacy Giving” Webinar on 1 September 2020.) Legacy giving is one of the best kept secrets in town. For many
Out-of-the-box Written Advocacy – 2020 Legal Writing Seminar
The Publications Committee’s annual Legal Writing Seminar was held virtually on 4 November 2020 with the theme “Out-of-the-box Written Advocacy”. Behind that theme was the urge to invigorate written advocacy and make it more effective. Every indication is that written
Contributory Factors to Traffic Collisions
Identifying the Human, Vehicular and Environmental Factors in Road Traffic Accidents Introduction One accident is one too many. In 2019, Singapore had 7,666 road traffic accidents causing injuries to 9,773 persons and 116 fatal accidents resulting in 117 fatalities.[ref]Yusof, Z. (10 February
Law Society Virtual Cross Country 2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing this year, it was a huge disappointment that our Annual Cross Country Run/Race could not take place as we would have liked. This event has become a firm fixture on Law Society’s annual
The World Justice Project – Background and Recent Developments
“The WJP is an international non-governmental organisation dedicated to promoting the rule of law. We believe that the rule of law is foundational to so much else that we are trying to achieve in this world whether it is economic
Legal Professional Privilege
The learned author, Colin Liew, of Legal Professional Privilege (Singapore: Academy Publishing, 2020), threads the needle by putting together a comprehensive tome for practitioners needing guidance on the law of privilege from a dearth of local case authorities on the
Climbing Out of the Comfort Zone
“There is no comfort in the growth zone and no growth in the comfort zone.” — Unknown It is indeed no secret that the practice of law is a lifelong marathon, not a sprint. It is no secret either that clinging to