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Parliament Hearing A Chance To Bring Closure To 38 Oxley Rd, Tan K. B. Eugene
Parliament Hearing A Chance To Bring Closure To 38 Oxley Rd, Tan K. B. Eugene
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
In Parliament on Monday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will attempt to rebut the grave allegations on the conduct of his office and the integrity of the Government levelled by his younger siblings, Mr Lee Hsien Yang and Dr Lee Wei Ling.
Towards A Harmonised Approach To Mediation Legislation In Asia?, Nadja Alexander
Towards A Harmonised Approach To Mediation Legislation In Asia?, Nadja Alexander
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
In the past few years Singapore has been busy revising, refining and extending its dispute resolution offerings in cross-border litigation, arbitration and mediation. In 2017 Singapore offers international parties a full suite of dispute resolution services for commercial cross-border disputes.
The English Reformulation Of The Penalty Rule: Relevance In Singapore?, Yihan Goh, Man Yip
The English Reformulation Of The Penalty Rule: Relevance In Singapore?, Yihan Goh, Man Yip
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
English law on the rule against penalty clauses (“penalty rule”) has had a stable if unsatisfactory formulation for a while. The courts have long distinguished between liquidated damages and a penalty, on the basis that the former is a genuine pre-estimate of loss and that the latter is an unjustifiable tool used to coerce the performance of a contract. These long-standing principles have now to be re-evaluated in the light of the much-anticipated joint appeals of Cavendish Square Holding BV v Makdessi and ParkingEye Ltd v Beavis (collectively “Cavendish”). The purpose of this case note is to discuss Cavendish and …