Constitutional  law is more important than ever for the continuing development of Singapore’s legal system – that is, if Assistant Professor(As/P.) Arun Thiruvengadam and other crucial legal actors are right.
In a recent interview on 16 July, 2008  at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Law Bukit Timah Campus with the Singapore Law Review, As/P Thiruvengadam cited the current president of the Law Society, Michael Hwang’s actions in March this year as an example.
Mr. Hwang had reiterated the lament of his predecessor, Philip Jeyaretnam, that traditions of constitutional …

Lo Pui Sang and Others v. Mamata Kapildev Dave and Others (Horizon Partners Pte Ltd, intervener) and Other Appeals [2008] SGHC 116
What happens when you are in a minority group of 20% and the law dictates that your rights may be subjugated to the decision of the majority 80% group? The instinctive reaction from a third party is probably predictable – “Of course, majority wins!”
The legal system, being conscious of notions of equality and fairness, does not always concur with the simple “majority-wins mantra” to the extent that it …