Criminal Appeals in Singapore is a comprehensive, practical and authoritative guide to the law and practice of criminal appeals in Singapore. This book provides a step-by-step account of criminal appeals for all the criminal courts in Singapore and includes flow charts for improved usability.  

Helmed by Honourable Supreme Court Justice Chua Lee Ming, the Executive Director of Singapore Judicial College Paul Quan and authored by over 60 leading practitioners, the new edition of the Singapore White Book has been significantly updated to include changes over the last 12 months so you are fully prepared for new developments.

Defined by quality, no other text gives you clarity into Civil Procedure like the Singapore White Book.

The SOP Amendment Act
A Commentary on the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment (Amendment) Act 2018

Since the passage of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B) or the SOP Act in 2004, the dispute resolution landscape in the construction industry has changed considerably. Each year between 400 and 500 adjudication applications are lodged and the statutory adjudication process is now the

The Definitive Guide on Legal Skills

• Provides a user-friendly and practical step-by-step guide to the essentials of Singapore legal process, the tools available to excel and practical guidance on advocacy strategies.
• Addresses the much-needed practice-ready skills gap for those transitioning from law school or foreign jurisdictions into the Singapore legal practice and is the first comprehensive guide written from the Singapore perspective.
• Written in a clear and practical manner, Ms Sim Khadijah provides a unique perspective on what’s required to succeed in law early in your career from her background as Counsel, Assistant Registrar and Judge, with experience in private practice, public service and a skills trainer for NUS, SILE and SMC.

There exists a gap between what is taught in law schools and the skills that are actually needed in practice. Senior lawyers may not have the bandwidth to train and mentor their junior lawyers as much as they would prefer. As a result, these young lawyers are unable to maximise their true potential in the shortest time possible. This prompted the founding of the author’s legal skills training firm, Lacuna Training Solutions, the first of its kind, to fill the training gap.

Key features: Legal Research, Analysis, Written Advocacy, Oral Advocacy, ADR, General Skills in Legal Practice, and Additional Guidance for Law Students.

This book is an invaluable guide to understand divorce and matrimonial proceedings - the flow and procedure of each and every divorce and ancillary relief petition filed under the Law Reform (Marriage and Divorce) Act 1976. It facilitates a good grasp of the rules and procedure of divorce and matrimonial proceedings which is essential for successful family law study and practice.

The Annotated Specific Relief Act 1950 provides invaluable section-by-section annotations to the Specific Relief Act 1950, throwing light on the application and interpretation of the provisions of the Act. It is written by a legal practitioner with broad experience encompassing litigation, brand enforcement and corporate advisory in Malaysia. The full text of the Act accompanies the high-quality annotations which are insightful, practical and authoritative, enabling a confident understanding of the workings of the Act. 

The leading source of mediation knowledge in Malaysia.

One of the first of its kind, this title, Practice and Procedure of Mediation is intended to expansively address both the practical and procedural aspects of mediation. Mediation is now a growing area of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) not only in Malaysia but also worldwide. 

JICL promotes international legal research and scholarship encouraging new insights into law in context. In addition to articles by scholars and practitioners on “black letter law,” we welcome interdisciplinary contributions especially those that tangibly link such disciplines as social sciences, economics, international politics, media studies and other fields of research and academic debate that may be more empirically based but of major significance in influencing the focus and reform of law in its national and global contexts.

The June 2019 issue carries interesting and timely articles on diverse topics such as protection of human rights in post-Brexit UK, the Belt and Road initiative, consumer protection in cross border contracts for supply of consumer software in Australia and Philippines, “No Oral Modification” contractual clauses under New York and UK law, and, interpretation of investment treaties, contributed by scholars and practitioners from UK, USA, China, Australia and Philippines. December 2019 will be a special thematic issue on comparative legal studies.

Currently we are receiving submissions for publication in 2020. Submissions may be sent to Professor Anton Cooray at Anton.cooray.1@city.ac.uk to whom any inquiries may also be directed.

• Authored and annotated by Knut Fournier, Chairman of the Hong Kong Competition Association.

• New Chapter on Cyber Law and Contract expounded.
   
• Deals individually and in detail in areas of bailment, banking, insurance and covenants.
   
• Extensive in-depth coverage of recent case law and legislation since last edition.
   
• Multi-country author team providing perspectives from across diverse global jurisdictions as well as contributions from members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (The Hague) and The Secretariat of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL).

This is the pre-eminent reference work on contract. An essential book for anyone working on contracts, either for drafting or dealing with points of dispute. It is an extremely well-respected title, for which most authors want to write for because of the prestige associated with it. Of particular note, the sixth edition contains the addition of a new section on AI, an expansion of the blockchain section to reflect recent developments in this field, and further detail on data protection (in light of the entry into force of GDPR in the EU in May 2018). In addition, there is a new chapter on cyber law covering data protection, cloud computing, cybersecurity, blockchain technology, smart contracts, artificial intelligence and related subjects. The sixth edition welcomes a number of new authors who in updating chapters, have significantly refreshed key content areas. With these updates, Chitty on Contracts, Hong Kong Specific Contracts is a key title to have as a reference tool.

Extensively rewritten and revised, the third edition of Law and Justice in Hong Kong continues to offer readers a comprehensive account of the legal system of Hong Kong — the only common law jurisdiction in East Asia. Fully updated, it encourages readers to appreciate the underlying values of legal practice and the administration of justice in the context of wider global and regional developments. It explains the crucial role played by the rule of law in Hong Kong’s historic transition from a fishing settlement into a leading international financial centre over the course of nearly two centuries.

An essential text for students studying Legal System and Legal Research and Writing, this book is also useful to legal practitioners, jurists, and general readers, both in Hong Kong and abroad, who find interest, if not indeed intrigue, in the spectacle of an internationalised common law jurisdiction under Chinese sovereignty.

• Provides a detailed account of the three kinds of fraud codified by the Fraud Act 2006
• Gives a practical and detailed explanation of the prosecution of fraud cases, including the powers and obligations of the prosecuting authorities, the procedure of complex and serious fraud cases (including those involving multiple offences), and the issues arising from the case management of a lengthy trial
• Sets out the elements of the crime and the mens rea standards for establishing fraud
• Explains the multiplicity of statutes and common law under which fraudulent acts were prohibited prior to the commencement of the 2006 Act
• Examines fraud in the context of a range of sectors, including insolvency, tax, social security and gambling
• Details the statutory and common law offences of conspiracy to defraud, as well as the law of inchoate liability in relation to attempt and conspiracy
• Looks at closely associated offences that may have been considered fraud, including fraudulent trading, theft, obtaining services dishonestly, forgery and false accounting.
• Considers related offences likely to be charged in fraud case, including company fraud, investment fraud, bribery and price fixing
• Addresses the international reach of courts in England and Wales with regard to offences committed wholly or partly in foreign jurisdictions
• Undertakes a detailed analysis of the obligations of the prosecutor to disclose information
• Presents the 2014 sentencing guidelines as they pertain to fraud offences, as well as the sentences which deviate from the guidelines
• Explores the alternatives to prosecution, including civil recovery orders and deferred prosecution agreements
• Considers the process involved in bringing a private prosecution, as well as the advantages and disadvantages of doing so in fraud cases
• The Fraud Act 2006 is reproduced in full as an appendix, for ease of reference

• Saab v Dangate Consulting Ltd [2019] EWHC 1558 (Comm); [2019] P.N.L.R. 29, in which Cockerill J conducted a detailed analysis of several aspects of the public interest defence;
• Richard v British Broadcasting Corporation [2018] EWHC 1837 (Ch); [2019] Ch. 169, in which Mann J held that a suspect had a reasonable expectation of privacy in relation to a police investigation;
• Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring [2019] UKSC 38, which is now the leading case on access to court records; and
• R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales [2019] EWHC 2341 (Admin), in which the Court of Appeal held that data would fall within the scope of the data protection regime if it identified someone by a process of “individuation” (notwithstanding their continued anonymity).
• ABC v Telegraph Media Group Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 2329, in which the Court of Appeal upheld “the important legitimate role played by non-disclosure agreements in the consensual settlement of disputes

• Provides comprehensive guidance on the law of confidentiality.
• Sets out the principles and foundations underlying the law of confidence, identifying the essential elements of the equitable cause of action.
• Considers the widely varying circumstances in which duties of confidentiality may arise.
• Analyses the nature of confidential information, distinguishing what can and what can’t be protected.
• Discusses what counts as misuse of confidential information, and the different ways in which the unauthorised use of confidential information may be justified.
• Examines the remedies which may be available for breach of confidence – both before and after the event.
• Considers in detail the impact of privacy rights and the new tort of misuse of private information.
• Summarises both the data protection and the freedom of information regimes, reviewing the principal case-law.
• Examines the confidentiality issues that arise in a variety of professional and other relationships, including medical advisers, bankers, broadcasters and journalists, teachers, clergy, counsellors , mediators, employers & employees, police, and lawyers.
• Illustrates how confidentiality operates within the legal process, with guidance on legal professional privilege, the without prejudice rule, and public interest immunity, as well as other forms of protection which are available to litigants.
• Considers, in particular, how children’s confidentiality in the legal process is maintained.
• Analyses the law of arbitral confidentiality.
• Takes into account judicial decisions in other common law jurisdictions including, in particular, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
• Includes up-to-date case law which can be cited in court. 

• A new chapter on trusts and divorce
• A full conspectus on the “firewall” legislation in overseas jurisdictions protecting trusts from the application of foreign laws
• The impact of the new data protection legislation (GDPR and the 2018 Act) on trusts
• The effect of human rights legislation on the interpretation of trusts for children
• An expanded treatment of the nature and effect of powers of the settlor concerning changes in the trusteeship and other matters
• A revised analysis of the indemnity of outgoing trustees
• Developments on priorities of claims on insolvent trusts and on their winding up
• Coverage of mediation and other forms of ADR for trust disputes
• Public and private hearings in, and confidentiality of, trust proceedings
• Commentary and explanation of regulations about registration of beneficial ownership and on CRS, FATCA and DAC 6 reporting for trusts
• An examination of unexplained wealth orders 

• Provides in-depth examination of all aspects of joint ventures and a range of collaborative relationships
• Covers the practicalities involved in the drafting, negotiating and setting up of joint ventures
• Guides you through the planning stages of a joint venture or alliance
• Identifies and examines the principal issues for joint venture parties, including: capital and funding; governance and management; minority investment and protection; deadlock and breakdown; duties between joint venture parties; transfers of shares; exit, termination and change; and disputes – mediation, litigation and arbitration
• Sets out the relevant legal background
• Suggests ways of dealing with issues that may arise
• Includes a range of precedents and checklists, which also feature on a CD-rom for ease of use
• Recognises the international nature of many JV agreements
• Guides the reader through complex and specialist areas of a JV, with chapter by chapter coverage of tax planning; competition and regulatory controls, IP and technology, employment and accounting

New to this Edition Hewitt covers up-to-date reference to important case law in recent years affecting joint ventures, including case law developments regarding:

• Good faith obligations
• Exercise of contractual discretion
• Default provisions and the law of penalties
• Transfers of shares in breach of pre-emption rights
• Duties of directors of joint venture companies
• Remedies for minority shareholders
• Parent company liability

• Increasing impact of laws relating to data protection and anti-bribery and corruption
• Challenges affecting joint ventures with local parties in a number of key international jurisdictions (Brazil, China, India, Malaysia and United Arab Emirates)