Lessons from the First Case Under the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016
In Wham Kwok Han Jolovan v Attorney-General and other appeals, a judgment delivered on 16 March 2020, the Court of Appeal (CA) set out the parameters for liability for scandalising contempt under section 3(1)(a) of the Administration of Justice (Protection)
A New Appellate Structure in the Supreme Court: Bigger, and Better
Singapore will have a new appellate division in the High Court. This is a historic development. Its rationale has largely been put on the basis that it has become necessary to address the rising number of cases reaching the Court
Reconsidering the Presumption of Constitutionality and Pre-Constitutional Legislation
The Presumption of Constitutionality is an oft-cited but seldom explored theme in Constitutional Law, and would appear to have been settled after the Court of Appeal decision in Lim Meng Suang & anor v Attorney-General. However, the recent Indian Supreme