From the Chief Editor
This will be the final issue of Juris for AY 2006/2007. What a great year it has been for the Singapore Law Review!
In October 2006, Professor Andrew Simester shared with a captive audience useful ideas for crafting effective essays during our Writing Workshop. In January 2007, the Writing Competition & Symposium returned after a short hiatus and our annual Lecture in March 2007 attracted one of the largest Lecture audiences ever! You can read more about the latter two events in this issue.
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A distinguished administrator, professor and lawyer, best known for his hand in drafting the Internal Security Act (ISA) and Malaya’s Federal Constitution, has passed away. Professor Reginald Hugh Hickling, always affectionately known to those who knew him as Hugh, died on February 11 in Worchestershire, Britain at the age of 86. But as many would attest, he lived a life that few could compare with.
Prof. Hickling’s respect for the law was ingrained at a young age. Born in Derby, England in 1920 to a police officer, he soon became the …

The Singapore Law Review (SLR) Writing Competition & Symposium returned in AY 2006/2007 after a brief hiatus. The theme of the Competition was “Legal Developments in a Changing World”. We decided on this broad theme because we wanted to give students the greatest flexibility to write on any topic they wanted, in order to encourage as many students as possible to submit their essays. Well, it worked! We received entries from Law undergraduate, graduate and exchange students. There were so many entries that we had a hard time selecting the …

In this special interview, Juris talks to James Mendelssohn, Chief Executive, MSI, for his take on the opportunities available to mid-sized firms and the young lawyer who joins them today.
Q: Legal work is becoming increasingly global. Many transactions involve both local and regional or international aspects. What can smaller law firms do to ensure that they remain profitable and competitive in such a challenging environment?
For smaller law firms, the key to success is networking. For instance, if you are a mid-sized law firm in Singapore and your client says “I …

Can Intellectual Property (IP) ethics be taught? How precarious is the position of home-users now? Do the authorities have the right to monitor what I do in my personal space? How many pieces of music and videos can I download before I cross the threshold of liability?
These topics of discussion were bounced about in the 20th Annual Singapore Law Review Lecture: A Panel Discussion on “Music, Video & Movie File Sharing: Trends & Implications”. The spotlight was thrown on the development of IP law in Singapore, with a particular focus …