Reading Time: 8 minutesIntroduction In the recent case of Chia Kok Weng v Chia Kwok Yeo,[1] the Court of Appeal clarified the law on the presumption of resulting trusts. Specifically, the Court of Appeal made a distinction between (a) an intention to make a gift and (b) an intention to not retain a beneficial interest in the property. […]
What do you need to know about the new Geographical Indications (GI) Registry?
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn 1 April 2019, Singapore’s Geographical Indications Rules 2019 will come into operation. The Rules, implementing the Geographical Indications Act 2014, create a new Registry of Geographical Indications administered by the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) to enable producers of wines and spirits and of selected categories of agricultural products and foodstuffs, as well […]
Commentary: The duty of care owed by hospital and its receptionists to patients
Reading Time: 4 minutesIntroduction On 10 October 2018, the UK Supreme Court (the “Court”) in Darnley v Croydon Health Services NHS Trust[2018] UKSC 50 overruled the decisions of lower courts and held the hospital and its reception staff negligent for providing misleading information to patients. Case background The appellant, Darnley, was struck on the head in 2010 and suffered […]
The Competition Commission commenced proceedings in the Competition Tribunal against individuals for the first time in Hong Kong
Reading Time: 3 minutesIntroduction On 6 September 2018, the Competition Commission (the “Commission”) commenced proceedings in the Competition Tribunal (the “Tribunal”) against three companies and two individuals – Mr Chan and Mr Lam in relation to the provision of renovation services at a subsidised housing estate in San Po Kong. Notably, this is the first time that the […]
SMU Lexicon: Possibility of Establishing a Fact-Finding Commission for the Rohingya Crisis
Reading Time: 17 minutes“Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” John 8:32 “I discovered at a very early age that if I talk long enough, I can make anything right or wrong. So either I’m God or truth is relative” Jeff Winger, “Community: Pilot Episode” (NBC, 2009) Introduction While the recent attacks […]
Myanmar Legal Alert: Yangon Expressway, Land and Revenue Rights
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn 7 September 2018, the Ministry of Construction of the Union Government of Myanmar (“MOC”) officially opened the Request for Qualifications (“RFQ”) phase of the USD 400 Million Yangon Elevated Expressway Project (“the Project”). The Project is set to be one of the largest infrastructure projects ever undertaken in Myanmar and will take the form […]