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Cancer-stricken Sarojini Jayapal's husband Suriia Das responds to online criticisms regarding CPF withdrawal case, demands answers from CPF Board

Cancer-stricken Sarojini Jayapal’s husband Suriia Das has responded to online criticisms regarding…

Lawyers For Liberty lambast K Shanmugam’s allegedly “arrogant and unbecoming” remark on Malaysia’s de facto Law Minister

Malaysian lawyer and founder of human rights and law reform organisation Lawyers…

Inaccessibility of high court fees reflects “pathetic state of access to justice in Singapore”: Lawyer M Ravi

The inaccessibility of judicial recourse in Singapore due to high court fees…

Principle of proportionality will enable Courts to become “effective final arbiter”, exercise greater powers over Minister’s Directions: Harpreet Singh SC, on strengthening POFMA, while MinLaw defends the Bill’s scope

The doctrine of proportionality or reasonableness, when applied by the Courts, may…

Netizens express outrage over Police’s conditional warning to NUS undergrad who repeatedly filmed children in toilets, question leniency of punishment against offender

Following the high-profile sexual harassment case involving voyeur Nicholas Lim Jun Kai,…

Monica Baey’s exposé of Nicholas Lim’s voyeuristic act at Eusoff Hall bathroom may raise concerns under POHA, POFMA: Lawyers

Amid the controversy surrounding 23-year-old National University of Singapore (NUS) undergraduate Monica…

Increase in Court of Appeal’s caseload may result in the formation of new appellate court

On Monday (22 April), Senior Minister of State for Law and Health…

Anti-“fake news” legislation: A brief comparison across multiple countries

The introduction of the controversial Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Bill…

Role of public policy in the judiciary must be clearly defined in an age of “judicialisation” of politics: CJ Sundaresh Menon

The role of public policy in the judiciary must be clearly defined…

Senior Counsel Davinder Singh to set up own law practice following departure from Drew & Napier

Senior Counsel (SC) Davinder Singh, who has represented Prime Minister Lee Hsien…