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Singapore law, which
has its roots in
English law, has now
evolved into a
distinctive
jurisprudence. It
continues to absorb
and modify the
common law as well
as best practices
from other mature
legal systems.
Developments in
Singapore law
reflect an acute
awareness of current
societal trends, as
well as commercial
practices of
domestic and
international
businesses. Today,
Singapore law has
come to be the most
frequently chosen
among Asian national
laws as the
applicable law
governing contracts,
as published in a
2005 report by the
International Court
of Arbitration,
and the Singapore
legal system has
received numerous
international
accolades for its
integrity and
efficiency.
The Academy
recognises that
legal knowledge is
the intellectual
capital of its
members.
Accordingly, one of
the Academy’s key
foci is the
development and
enhancement of legal
knowledge. The Legal
Knowledge Cluster of
the Academy
undertakes the
following functions:
(i)
Publishing works
on developments in
local laws and
disseminating these
works regionally and
internationally
(ii) Providing a
suite of programmes
for
continuing legal
education and
studies on legal
issues that are both
of contemporary and
long-term importance
to the legal
industry
(iii)
Reporting on
judgments emanating
from the High Court
and the Court of
Appeal
(iv) Initiating
law reform
proposals to make
recommendations to
further the efficacy
of the laws of
Singapore
(v) Preserving and
promoting awareness
of our
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