Identify abbreviations for legal reports using these online and print resources: Mallal`s Digest: Consolidated Subject Index 1808 to 2015 K7599.3 Mdcs 2016 (LW Reference 1) 4-volume thematic index of cases digested in Mallal`s Digest (5th ed.). Singapore Law Reports (new edition): Table of cases mentioned: 1965-2009 (A-L; M to Z) K7599 SLR (LW Sing-Mal Coll) Citators for cases reported in SLR(R) from 1965 to 2009. E. Comments Annual review of cases of the Singapore Law Academy. KE5003 SALAR (LW Bound Journals, LW Sing-Mal Coll) The review summarizes and evaluates the decisions of Singapore`s courts. Cases from other jurisdictions that affect local legislation will also be discussed. Free access to the journal is provided by Academy Publishing. *Lexis Advance Singapore Search the Malayan Law Journal for Singapore affairs from 1931 to 1965. If you know the country/jurisdiction, use the tabs (and drop-down menus on some of them) to find databases relevant to that country. Look for the case you want to rate, such as Ang Sunny v. Prosecutor.
The processing of the file is indicated directly above the name of the file by the words «Next», «Reference», «Distinction», etc. Click on each section to view the list of cases. Singapore Courts & Crime Straits Times article on the latest criminal proceedings in Singapore`s courts. B. Print The decisions of specialized courts are available in hard copy at the Law Library. Some of the resources are also available online: Step 1. Identify the legal abbreviation in the citation using an index. For Singapore business, use the Singapore Legal Abbreviation Index. In this example, SSLR stands for Straits Settlements Law Reports. Published legislative report series are generally only available through subscription databases (which require an Oxford SSO for online access). This guide is intended for students and scholars studying common law country jurisprudence or the Anglo-American legal tradition at Oxford University, although students and researchers from all fields may find it useful. Written decisions of cases heard by the courts and selected summaries of those decisions.
You can also search for case annotations in the left pane of the screen under Case References – References. Originally written by Tzi Yong Sam Sim and first published on the GlobaLex website in February 2007, this narrative guide to sources of law and the legal system in Singapore provides links to the online sources mentioned. The latest update in March 2017 comes from Chai Yee Xin, a legal librarian at Singapore Management University. All previous versions of the guide, including updates in September/October 2007 and July 2008 by Arundhati Ashok Satkalmi and January 2013 by Charlotte Gill, are also available. Newspaper articles are important because they provide information on cases currently pending before the courts. It may take some time for these cases to be published or never published in Law Reporters. Although this guide from the Library of the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies (University of London) makes some reference to the library`s own holdings, it nevertheless provides a useful summary of Singapore`s constitutional and legal history, sources of law, the legislative process and the administration of justice. Online resource coverage indicates what material is available on subscription services and provides links to free resources. Much of the advice on legal research methods is transferable to other library collections.
Use this guide to find out where to find common law decisions, judgments, judgments or case law online from databases and reliable websites on the free Internet, such as those of the Legal Information Institute. Mallal`s Digest: Consolidated Table of Cases 2015 K7599.3 Md (LW Reference 1) Alphabetical table of cases digested in the 5th edition of Mallal`s Digest. Details of the reports are provided in the foreword. Singapore Law Watch is a service of the Singapore Law Academy. Judgments will be available from 2000 (for the High Court and Court of Appeal) and from January 2018 (for the Intellectual Property Office and the Commission for the Protection of Personal Data).