Law Reform E-Archive: By Topic | Singapore Academy of Law

Law Reform E-Archive: By Topic

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Agency law • Arbitration law • Building and construction law • Civil procedure • Company and partnership law • Conflict of laws • Contract law • Criminal law and procedure •Data Protection and Privacy law • Entertainment law • Evidence law • Family law • Insolvency law • Insurance law • Legal profession • Property law • Restitution law • Robotics and Artificial Intelligence • Shipping law • Technology law • Tort law • Trust law

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Agency law
	2009 Report on Powers of Attorney \| status

Arbitration law
	2020 Report on the Right of Appeal against International Arbitration Awards on Questions of Law \| status
	2019 Report on Certain Issues Concerning Costs in Arbitration-Related Court Proceedings \| status
	2018 Consultation Paper on Certain Issues Concerning Arbitration-Related Court Proceedings \| status
	2015 Report on Use of Experts in Construction Arbitration \| status
	2011 Report on Right to Judicial Review of Negative Jurisdictional Rulings \| status
	1993 Report on Review of Arbitration Laws \| status

Building and construction law
	2022 Guide on Collaborative Contracting in the Construction Industry \| status
	2020 Report on the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act and Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring \| status
	2019 Checklist when Contracting for Construction Work \| status
	2015 Report on Proposals for Amending the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act \| status
	2015 Report on Use of Experts in Construction Arbitration \| status

Civil procedure
	2020 Report on the Right of Appeal against International Arbitration Awards on Questions of Law \| status
	2020 Report on Civil Remedies \| status
	2020 Report on Civil Liability for Misuse of Private Information \| status
	2019 Report on Certain Issues Concerning Costs in Arbitration-Related Court Proceedings \| status
	2018 Consultation Paper on Certain Issues Concerning Arbitration-Related Court Proceedings \| status
	2014 Report on Litigation Funding in Insolvency Cases \| status
	2013 Report on the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005 \| status
	2011 Report on Limitation Periods in Private International Law \| status
	2008 Report on the Rationalisation of Legislation Relating to Leave to Appeal \| status
	2007 Report on the Review of the Limitation Act (Cap 163) \| status
	2005 Report on Pre- and Post-Judgment Interest \| status
	2005 Report on Enforcement of Foreign Judgments \| status
	2004 Report on Transfers of Civil Proceedings between Courts \| status
	1989 Discussion Paper on Limitation Periods for Latent Damage \| status

Company and partnership law
	2000 Consultation Paper on Limited Liability Partnerships \| status
	1999 Report on Corporatisation of Law Partnerships
	1997 Report on the Corporatisation of Professional Partnerships \| status

Conflict of laws
	2013 Report on the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005 \| status
	2011 Report on Limitation Periods in Private International Law \| status
	2004 Report on Reform of the Law Concerning Choice of Law in Contract \| status \|Appendices \| status
	2003 Reform of the Choice of Law Rule Relating to Torts \| status \|Draft Torts (Choice of Law) Bill \| status

Contract law
	2020 Private International Law Aspects of Smart Derivatives Contracts Utilizing DLT \| status
	2019 Checklist when Contracting for Construction Work \| status
	2015 Report on Part Payments and Deposits \| status
	2004 Report on Reform of the Law Concerning Choice of Law in Contract \| status \|Appendices \| status
	2002 Report on Relief from Unenforceability of Illegal Contracts and Trusts \| status
	2001 Report on Reforms to the Law of Restitution on Mistakes of Law \| status
	1994 Report on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the Sale of Goods (Vienna, 1980) \| status

Criminal law and procedure
	2021 Report on Criminal Liability, Robotics and AI Systems \| status
	2001 Report on Proposed Legislation to Curb Stalking \| status
	1991 Report on the Taking of Statements by Law Enforcement Agencies

Data Protection and Privacy Law
	2020 Rethinking Database Rights and Data Ownership in an AI World \| status
	2020 Report on Civil Liability for Misuse of Private Information \| status

Entertainment law
	2010 Report on Online Gaming in Singapore \| status

Evidence law
	2015 Report on Use of Experts in Construction Arbitration \| status
	2011 Report on Reforming Legal Professional Privilege \| status
	2011 Report on Opinion Evidence \| status
	2007 Report on Reform of Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence in Civil Proceedings \| status
	2006 Report on the Review of the Parol Evidence Rule \| status
	2004 Report on Computer Output as Evidence \| status \|Consultation Paper (2003) \| status

Family law
	2017 Report on the 1996 Hague Convention on the Protection of Children \| status
	2012 Report on Reciprocal Enforcement of Maintenance Orders \| status
	2009 Report on Ancillary Orders after Foreign Divorce or Annulment \| status
	1999 Report on Civil Inquiries into Mental Incapacity \| status
	1997 Report on the Status of Children Born through Artificial Conception \| status

Insolvency law
	2020 Report on the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act and Corporate Insolvency and Restructuring \| status
	2014 Report on Litigation Funding in Insolvency Cases \| status
	2005 Discussion Paper on the Remuneration of Corporate Insolvency Practitioners and Certain Related Matters \| status

Insurance law
	2020 Report on Reforming Insurance Law in Singapore \| status

Legal profession
	2011 Report on Reforming Legal Professional Privilege \| status
	1999 Report on Corporatisation of Law Partnerships
	1997 Report on the Corporatisation of Professional Partnerships \| status

Property law
	1996 Report on Reform of the Bills of Sale Act \| status

Restitution law
	2015 Report on Part Payments and Deposits \| status
	2001 Report on Reforms to the Law of Restitution on Mistakes of Law \| status

Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
	2021 Report on Criminal Liability, Robotics and AI Systems \| status
	2020 Applying Ethical Principles for Artificial Intelligence in Regulatory Reform \| status
	2020 Rethinking Database Rights and Data Ownership in an AI World \| status
	2020 Report on the Attribution of Civil Liability for Accidents Involving Autonomous Cars \| status

Shipping law
	1994 Report on Proposed Amendments to the Carriage of Goods by Sea Act \| status

Technology law
	2021 Report on Criminal Liability, Robotics and AI Systems \| status
	2020 Private International Law Aspects of Smart Derivatives Contracts Utilizing DLT \| status
	2020 Rethinking Database Rights and Data Ownership in an AI World \| status
	2020 Applying Ethical Principles for Artificial Intelligence in Regulatory Reform \| status
	2020 Report on the Attribution of Civil Liability for Accidents Involving Autonomous Cars \| status
	2004 Report on Computer Output as Evidence \| status \|Consultation Paper (2003) \| status
	2002 The Impact of the Regulatory Framework on E-Commerce in Singapore: Symposium

Tort law
	2020 Report on the Attribution of Civil Liability for Accidents Involving Autonomous Cars \| status
	2020 Report on Civil Liability for Misuse of Private Information \| status
	2008 Report on Loss of Inheritance or Savings \| status
	2003 Reform of the Choice of Law Rule Relating to Torts \| status \|Draft Torts (Choice of Law) Bill \| status
	2000 Discussion Paper on Liability for Negligently Inflicted Psychiatric Illness \| status

Trust law
	2021 Report on the Enactment of Non-Charitable Purpose Trusts \| status
	2020 Report on Total Return Investment and Classification and Apportionment for Capital and Income Trustees \| status
	2019 Report on Introducing a Statutory Variation of Trusts Jurisdiction \| status
	2003 Reform of Certain Aspects of the Trustees Act \| status
	2002 Report on Relief from Unenforceability of Illegal Contracts and Trusts \| status

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