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.

Publishing Juris has been both a rewarding and challenging undertaking for us – we had to juggle writing for Juris with organising other SLR events and our schoolwork. However, the notes of encouragement we received from illustrious members of the legal fraternity, including those from Deputy Prime Minister, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Law Professor Jayakumar and Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong, have been a great source of motivation and encouragement for us.

In this issue, we also pay tribute to the late Professor R.H. Hickling, who passed on in February 2007. Professor Hickling, whom many students will remember with great fondness, taught at the Faculty in the 1970s. He was also the first Parliamentary draftsman and Law Revision Commissioner of Malaysia.

To all Juris readers and our sponsor WongPartnership – thank you for your support. My deepest appreciation to our Advisors and Law Faculty staff for their invaluable advice and encouragement over the years. Also, a special thank you to our events’ sponsors and all Law Faculty students who have enthusiastically participated in our many activities.

Lastly, my heartfelt gratitude to all my fellow SLR members – your commitment and diligence have made it possible for SLR to continue with its publications and organisation of meaningful events. It has been my honour and privilege working with you.

I hope that Juris will continue to grow and be your forum for a fruitful discussion of legal issues.

Maureen Poh
Chief Editor, Singapore Law Review

  • The 20th Singapore Law Review Lecture by Tan An Qi

    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?

  • It is Not Always the Size that Matters with James Mendelssohn, Chief Executive MSI by Ang Houfu

    I think students should broaden their outlook and know what their options are when they are making a choice. There is a credible and worthwhile life outside the “magic circle” law firms. The quality of work, breadth of experience and reputation is also present in smaller law firms, and they are a viable option for students.

  • Singapore Law Review Writing Competition and Symposium 2007 by Maureen Poh

    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!

  • Remembering Reginald Hugh Hickling by Jeth Lee

    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.