Precedent The doctrine of precedent states that a court has to follow legal rules set in earlier cases when deciding cases. Judges make legal rules when deciding cases. Judges can only make laws when cases are brought before them. This is where the term 'judge made law' came from. A judge cannot make laws just [...]
This TMA was initially given on the 27th of February 2021. Many of us 1Ls, including myself, got this totally wrong. Here is my 2nd attempt at the TMA. In this assignment, you are expected to assemble and employ your resources for research, analyse the gathered materials and finally discuss and present your arguments [...]
The appellant ("Beh") had entered Singapore on a motorcycle which he borrowed from his friend ("Lew"). A routine check found drugs in the storage compartment of the motorcycle. Beh was charged under s 7 of the Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA). The presumptions under ss 21 and 18(2) of the MDA applied and thus Beh [...]
I have the distinguished honour of publishing the first post on hopefully what will become a successful blog. JustFollowLaw.com was an idea conceived together with two of my coursemates, Wendy and Kunhe. Let me put things into perspective. I am one of the extremely fortunate ones to have gotten a place in the 2021 intake [...]