CONTENTS LAW AND COMMERCE
15 Elevate the Lex Loci Delicti? Joanne Leong, London School of Economics and Political Science 23 Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Singapore Legal System David Lui, University of Bristol 29 Downloading a Car: Implications in the Advent of 3D Printing Iam Lam, University College London 34 To Act or Not To Act: Evaluating the Merits of UK’s New Defamation Reforms in the Singapore context Quek Zhao Feng, University College London 39 The Role of Corporate Directorships Eva Teh Jing Hui, University of Leeds 44 Debate on the Basis for the Reid Constructive Trust Salvaging Simplicity: The Conceptual Implications of FHR European Ventures 45 LLP v. Cedar Capital Partners Myron Phua, Columbia University and King’s College London A Tale of Bribes from Singapore to Hong Kong to England: A Proprietary 55 Overkill Tan Wei Ming, King’s College London 59 An Implied Duty of Good Faith? Kwek Jia Hao, University of Exeter 64 Justification for the Consideration Doctrine Jeremy Sia, University of Bristol
LAW AND SOCIETY
68 Contextualising the Rule of Law in Singapore David Lui, University of Bristol 75 Clear Skies Ahead for Singapore? Ruth Ng, University of Oxford 83 Criminal Trials and Liberty: The Rights of Our Accused Tan Wen Shan, King’s College London 88 Does Drug Trafficking Deserve the Mandatory Noose? Tan Wen Shan, King’s College London 93 Rethinking Mental Disorders Daniel Lee, University College London 97 Sedition? Sedition?! Sedition! Eugene Tan, University of Liverpool 103 Delayed Divorce: Singapore’s Petition Time Bar Joanne Leong, London School of Economics and Political Science
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