There are many holdings that can be gleaned from the Court of Appeal case of Cheo Yeoh & Associates LLC and another v AEL and others [2015] 4 SLR 325 (“Cheo Yeoh”). Brief facts of the case: The deceased had executed two wills. One in 1990 and another in 2005. His supposed intention was for [...]
Background: The law of legitimacy was received in Singapore as part of the common law through the Second Charter of Justice 1826. Singapore never abolished the law of legitimacy and therefore it remains part of Singapore law. Assumption: That the deceased is not a Muslim. If the deceased is a Muslim, the Intestate Succession Act [...]
The rule on vesting and capacity Unlike an executor of a will obtains his title and authority from the will, an administrator obtains his title and authority from legislation. Therefore, an administrator can only act on behalf of the estate when the grant of Letters of Administration is obtained. Before obtaining this grant, the person [...]
When a person dies and he made a valid will he is deemed to have died testate. In the will, there would be a named executor to the will. In some cases, there may be more than one executor. The executor would then have to obtain the grant of probate. This is the formal appointment [...]
Let us first define what is a team. A team is a group of individuals working together to achieve a common goal. This is our common goal. The CJ's Cup. It has been the SUSS School of Law football team's desire for the past two years. Let me give you some context as to what [...]
I am down to my very last semester in SUSS School of Law. It felt so recent that I entered this law school and now I am about to finish my journey. The four years in law school did seem very much shorter than the years I spent completing my first degree. I am going [...]
Call me crazy but I took part in touch rugby, football and badminton for this year's edition of the Law Fraternity Games. Call me competitive but I was genuinely there to win. I really wanted to. However, SUSS lost in all 3 sports. We are dead last out of the four organisations/ schools. The other [...]
Feels like just yesterday when I entered the SUSS School of Law as a year 1. Affectionately we were called "1Ls". More appropriately labeled law school newbies. It just turned 2024 about two hours ago and barring anything unforseen, this is going to be my final year in law school. I never had any senior [...]
The death penalty has always intrigued me. The notion that a man's life can be taken away because he committed an offence is something that needs constant discussion and review. The reason for my statement is that the finality of this punishment means that if a wrong judgement is reached and the death penalty is [...]
There is a new format in terms of assignments for our law school. In the past, it used to be 5 assignments for each module with 3 quizzes. These 5 assignments usually had a deadline of 2 weeks. The assignment would be released on a Monday and would be due the following Sunday. I always [...]
