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Listening to Professor Goh Yihan’s memories of his three months in London is like hearing someone talk of a bygone era, when terms like “coronavirus” were the stuff of medical journals, not daily chatter. But while the times are radically different, the value of such an experience hasn’t diminished, shares Prof Goh, the Dean of the Singapore Management University (SMU)’s School of Law. “Say what you will, but the world will still be a very internationalised one, especially to a country like Singapore, even after COVID-19.”
“Just how much will I get?” is a common question posed to advocates as they see clients through a divorce. While it may be tempting to respond with a precise figure, Ms Tricia Ho advises against this, cautioning that the division of matrimonial assets is in no way an exact science, even in certain “clear-cut” cases. “I think advocates should avoid taking an overly-arithmetical approach when advising their clients on division, and when making submissions to the ancillary matters court,” she says.
After the trials have ended and the death sentence passed, what happens to prisoners on death row? In an oral history interview, Sister Gerard Fernandez sheds light on the final days of some of Singapore’s most famous death row inmates.
Virtual hearings can be daunting to some, but the right mindset and preparation makes all the difference, says Justice Aedit Abdullah.
This revolution would not be brought about with blood or protests, but bytes and programmes: an ambitious computerisation effort that would ultimately become the LawNet so many know — and rely on — today.
