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Accessing Reliable Legal Resourcesfor LGST101 Business Law
Yuyun W. Ishak, Business Research Librarian2016
You will learn how to locate…
• Singapore Case Law using LawNet• UK Case Law using LawNet• Singapore Legislation using Singapore
Statutes Online
Table of Cases
Case Law
What is Case Law?
Written record of the courts’ decisions
Case Name
Consists of the names of the parties involved
Civil CaseChwee Kin Keong v Digilandmall.com Pte Ltd.
Criminal CasePublic Prosecutor v PDM International Pte Ltd
The case name alone is often not enough. There is no indication of the date, where it was reported, or which case in particular is being
referred to (there may be more than one case)
Reported Case Citations
The citation tells us that the case may be found in vol 2 of the Singapore Law Reports (Reissue)
for 2004, starting on page 594.
Year Reporter PgVolume
[2004] 2 SLR (R) 594
Exercise 1 – SG Case
Chwee Kin Keong and others v Digilandmall.com Pte Ltd [2004] 2 SLR(R) 594
LawNet – by party’s name
LawNet – by party’s name
LawNet – by citation
LawNet – by citation
LawNet – view case
Neutral Citations
Gay Choon Ing v Loh Sze Ti Terence Peter [2009] SGCA 3
Neutral Citations
[2005] SGCA 3
Year of decision Court Sequential Number
The citation above tells us that this was the2nd case in 2005 in the Singapore Court of Appeal.
Singapore Neutral Citations:SGCA – Court of appealSGDC – District CourtSGFC – Family CourtSGHC – High CourtSGJC – Juvenile CourtSGMC – Magistrates CourtSGSC – Supreme CourtSGSCT – Small Claims TribunalThis is a system of citation where each written
judgment from a particular level of court is assigned a sequential number, starting from 1 at the beginning of each calendar year.
Exercise 2 – SG Case
Gay Choon Ing v Loh Sze Ti Terence Peter [2009] SGCA 3
LawNet – by party’s name
LawNet – by party’s name
LawNet – verify
LawNet – by citation
LawNet – by citation
English Cases
Page v Smith[1996] 1 A.C. 155
The Law Reports
List of Titles in the Law Reports series
The Law Reports are published by The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England & Wales
Exercise 3 – English Case
Page v Smith[1996] 1 A.C. 155
LawNet – by party’s name
LawNet - verify
LawNet – by citation
LawNet – missed punctuation
LawNet – by citation
Legislation
Singapore Legislation
Table of Singapore Legislation
Singapore Laws
• Statutes /Acts– Over 500 statutes/acts listed under “current acts” in LawNet– Each Act is given it’s own chapter number. (‘cap’ for short)
• E.g. Companies Act, Cap 50
• Subsidiary Legislation– While Acts deal with broad legal principles, Subsidiary Legislation
deals with details such as procedures, admin matters, technical standards, etc.
• E.g. Companies (Application of Bankruptcy Act Provisions) Regulations, Cap 50, Section 411
Locating Singapore Legislation
• Available through LawNet
• Available on Statutes Online through Attorney-General’s Chambers website (http://statutes.agc.gov.sg)
Exercise 4 – SG Legislation
Sale of Food (Food Establishments) Regulations Cap 283, Regulation 5
Contract (Rights of Third Parties) Act (Cap 53B)