The Singapore International Commercial Court in the Context of the Belt and Road Initiative
Navigating the Seas of International Commercial Disputes This article offers a practitioner’s perspective on China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, as well as how and why the Singapore International Commercial Court is well positioned to play a bigger role in BRI
Gender Diversity: A View from the Other Side
Some of us may remember an episode from “Yes Minister” which dealt with the issue of female representation in Government. In that episode, the Minister for Administrative Affairs, Jim Hacker, desired to impose quotas to ensure female representation at
Compensation for Frivolous or Vexatious Prosecution
Parti Liyani v Public Prosecutor [2021] SGHC 146 According to section 359(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code, an acquitted accused person may receive compensation if the prosecution was “frivolous or vexatious”. In Parti Liyani v Public Prosecutor, Singapore’s High Court –
Keynote Address at Family Conference 2021
By Minister for Culture, Community & Youth and Second Minister for Law Edwin Tong SC 28 September 2021 Mr Chia Wee Kiat, Deputy Presiding Judge of the Family Justice Courts; Mr Kenneth Yap, Registrar of the Family Justice Courts; Mr Gregory Vijayendran SC, President