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Full-Text Articles in Conflict of Laws
Repeal Of The Recja And Transfer Of Countries To The Refja, Adeline Chong
Repeal Of The Recja And Transfer Of Countries To The Refja, Adeline Chong
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
Singapore’s Reciprocal Enforcement of Commonwealth Judgments Act 1921 (‘RECJA’) is based on the UK Administration of Justice Act 1920 and its Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act 1959 (‘REFJA’) is based on the UK Foreign Judgments (Reciprocal Enforcement) Act 1933. In 2019, the government amended the REFJA in significant ways (previously detailed here), expanding its scope to include the registration of judgments from non-superior courts of gazetted countries, judicial settlements, non-money judgments and interlocutory judgments. At the same time, the RECJA was repealed from a date to be determined by the government.
Characterisation And Choice Of Law For Knowing Receipt, Adeline Chong
Characterisation And Choice Of Law For Knowing Receipt, Adeline Chong
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Knowing receipt requires the satisfaction of disparate elements under English domestic law. Its characterisation under domestic law is also unsettled. These in turn affect the issues of characterisation and choice of law at the private international law level as knowing receipt sits at the intersection of the laws of equity, restitution, wrongs and property. This paper argues that under the common law, knowing receipt ought to be considered as sui generis for choice of law purposes and governed by the law of closest connection to the claim. Where the Rome II Regulation applies, knowing receipt fits better within the tort …
Restitution Of Mistakenly Transferred Bitcoins, Alvin W. L. See, Man Yip
Restitution Of Mistakenly Transferred Bitcoins, Alvin W. L. See, Man Yip
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The first Malaysian judgment of precedential value relating to the recovery of mistakenly transferred cryptocurrency, Robert Ong Thien Cheng v LUNO Pte Ltd and BitX Malaysia Sdn Bhd, is uncharacteristically short but raises important issues in the law of unjust enrichment. Even within the Commonwealth, this is the fi rst reported case involving an unjust enrichment claim to recover mistakenly transferred cryptoassets.
Reconceptualising Fiduciary Regulation In Actual Conflicts, Man Yip, Kelvin Low
Reconceptualising Fiduciary Regulation In Actual Conflicts, Man Yip, Kelvin Low
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Tis article reviews the fiduciary duty to avoid actual conflicts. It argues that the duty to avoid actual conflicts adds limited substantive value to fiduciary accountability. Its present form has also contributed to widespread misconception of what should be expected of an unfortunate fiduciary who finds themselves in such a position. In this respect, we propose that many of the modern scenarios involving actual conflicts of duties or conflicts of duties and interests are better analysed not in terms of conflict avoidance but in terms of conflict management. Our analysis paves the way for thoughtfully working out what the fiduciaries’ …
The Tainting Doctrine In Singapore Conflict Of Laws, Rennie Whang
The Tainting Doctrine In Singapore Conflict Of Laws, Rennie Whang
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In Singapore conflict of laws, the tainting doctrine applies where a contractual claim governed by Singapore law is not itself unenforceable for illegality or public policy, but is sufficiently connected to a transaction which is so unenforceable. However, the mechanism of this doctrine—as articulated in the English Court of Appeal decision of Euro-Diam Ltd v Bathurst Ltd—is today uncertain due to, inter alia, its use of domestic illegality principles which no longer apply. This paper suggests two areas of clarification. First, it explores whether the doctrine should be seen an application of the proper law of the contract or the …
Mareva Injunctions In Support Of Foreign Proceedings, Adeline Chong
Mareva Injunctions In Support Of Foreign Proceedings, Adeline Chong
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In Bi Xiaoqing v China Medical Technologies [2019] SGCA 50, the Singapore Court of Appeal provided clarity on the extent of the court’s power to grant Mareva relief in support of foreign proceedings.
Moving Towards Harmonisation In The Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Judgment Rules In Asia, Adeline Chong
Moving Towards Harmonisation In The Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Judgment Rules In Asia, Adeline Chong
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This paper provides a comparative overview of the laws on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments in ASEAN and Australia, China, India, Japan and South Korea. It considers the principles which are shared in common and the significant differences in the laws on foreign judgments in the region. This paper argues that the laws which are canvassed here share many principles, albeit the interpretation on certain aspects may differ. Though differences exist, the differences are becoming less sharp. Further, there is a practical need for harmonisation in the region given the plans for closer economic integration in the region. …
Im Skaugen Se V Man Diesel & Turbo Se [2018] Sghc 123, Adeline Chong
Im Skaugen Se V Man Diesel & Turbo Se [2018] Sghc 123, Adeline Chong
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In IM Skaugen SE v MAN Diesel & Turbo SE [2018] SGHC 123, the Singapore High Court had the occasion to discuss and resolve various meaty private international law issues. The facts concerned the alleged negligent or fraudulent misrepresentation by the defendants on the fuel consumption of a specific model of engine that was sold and installed into ships owned by the plaintiffs. The issue before the court was whether the Singapore courts had jurisdiction over the misrepresentation claim. The defendants were German and Norwegian incorporated companies so the plaintiffs applied for leave to serve the writ out of Singapore. …
A Theoretical Perspective Of The Public Policy Doctrine In The Conflict Of Laws, Kenny Chng
A Theoretical Perspective Of The Public Policy Doctrine In The Conflict Of Laws, Kenny Chng
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The public policy doctrine in the conflict of laws hasbeen often characterised as uncertain and ambiguous. This article aims toexamine the doctrine at common law from a theoretical perspective in order to:first, determine whether the substantive considerations which courts haveinvoked under the public policy doctrine are theoretically justifiable; second,discern principled boundaries around the courts’ exercise of the defence. Througha study of case law and an examination from first principles of the normativebasis for the recognition of foreign laws and judgments, this article proposesa set of principles that can form the theoretical underpinning of the publicpolicy doctrine, and will examine how …
Breach Of Agreement Versus Vexatious, Oppressive And Unconscionable Conduct: Clarifying Their Relationship In The Law Of Anti-Suit Injunctions, Wei Yao, Kenny Chng
Breach Of Agreement Versus Vexatious, Oppressive And Unconscionable Conduct: Clarifying Their Relationship In The Law Of Anti-Suit Injunctions, Wei Yao, Kenny Chng
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Cases warranting the grant of an anti-suit injunction can be divided into three main categories: breach of agreement, vexatious, oppressive, or unconscionable conduct, and abuse of process. A series of Singapore cases have demonstrated that the boundaries between the first two categories are ambiguous in Singapore law. This ambiguity reflects a lack of clarity about the principles underlying anti-suit injunctions and creates uncertainty as to the applicable analysis for each category. This article argues that the two categories should be distinct in kind, with both categories remaining part of the court’s equitable jurisdiction. Such an approach will provide a good …
An Introduction To The Law Of Unjust Enrichment, Alvin W. L. See
An Introduction To The Law Of Unjust Enrichment, Alvin W. L. See
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The principle that no one shall be unjustly enriched at the expense of another has been invoked to rationalise the right to restitution in a number of cases which fall outside the provinces of contract and tort. This has eventually led to the recognition of an independent legal discipline known as the law of unjust enrichment. It is among the most debated private law subjects today despite its remarkably recent origin. In Malaysia, despite the increase in judicial reference to the language of unjust enrichment to justify an award of restitutionary relief, there is generally a lack of understanding about …
Beyond Mediation: How Conflict Coaching Can Enhance Your Practice, Nadja Alexander, S Hardy
Beyond Mediation: How Conflict Coaching Can Enhance Your Practice, Nadja Alexander, S Hardy
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In this posting I want to reflect on how, as a mediator, I’ve learnt much from the related but independent conflict management process, called conflict coaching. Before I get ahead of myself, however, let me start by offering an explanation of conflict coaching. Conflict coaching is a service provided by a conflict specialist to a person who is, or may in the future be, involved in conflict. According to the REAL Conflict Coaching model, coaches assist clients to develop the 5 Cs: CLARITY: Gain clarity about the conflict situation; COMPREHENSION: Understand their own, and the other person’s, needs and goals; …
Private International Law From The Equitable Jurisdiction: Imperialism, Universalism And Pluralism, Tiong Min Yeo
Private International Law From The Equitable Jurisdiction: Imperialism, Universalism And Pluralism, Tiong Min Yeo
2009 Yong Pung How Professorship of Law Lecture
One side-effect of globalization is increasing cross-border conflict arising from transactions between parties. Today, the courts have sophisticated tools to deal with such conflicts. The focus of this paper is the interrelation between the court’s approach when dealing with problems in its equitable jurisdiction, and its approach when dealing with cross-border problems.
Interview With Michael Leathes, Nadja Alexander
Interview With Michael Leathes, Nadja Alexander
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Alexander: Can you describe your professional role and how it relates to international mediation?Leathes: I have been an in-house counsel for most of my 36-year career, including general counsel of Pfizer International and of International Distillers & Vintners and general manager of BAT’s intellectual propertycompany. In all these roles I have been responsible for litigation portfolios internationally—in total, thousands of cases. Before I figured out a better way, I’m certain that I must have been responsible for about as many losses as wins. Then, in the late 80s, I discovered mediation…A: And what happened?L: Together with the teams of people …
Mediation: Ein Meta Modell, Nadja Alexander
Mediation: Ein Meta Modell, Nadja Alexander
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The Mediation Meta-Model introduced in this article provides a framework for understanding a range of mediation practice models and their relationship to each other and to other ADR processes. It extends the work of Riskin in two ways: first by revising the dimensions of his original Grid to form a Mediation Meta-Model and second, by identifying and labeling a range of practice models within this Meta-Model. The practice models draw from Boulle\u27s work and extend Boulle\u27s four primary models to five. This Meta-Model is developmental insofar as it has the ability to accommodate emerging and changing practice models of mediation. …