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First published in 1992 by Butterworths Asia with authority from the Academy,
the Singapore Law Reports is the official law reports series in Singapore. The
series reports on a fortnightly basis, all legally-significant cases heard in
the Singapore Court of Appeal, High Court, and the Constitutional Tribunal. From
2003, the Academy took over full responsibility for the publication of the
Singapore Law Reports. In 2003, the Academy embarked on a major project to re-issue the Singapore Law
Reports from 1965 through 2009. The Singapore Law Reports (Reissue) was
published in early 2010 with re-written headnotes for the reports from
1965–2002, and re-edited judgment texts, that conforms to the SAL house-style.
The Reissue together with the Singapore Law Reports current series forms the
complete set of law reports published by the Academy. Apart from appearing in
print, the Singapore Law Reports and the Reissue are also available online on
LawNet2.
The
Council of Law Reporting oversees the function of law reporting in
Singapore. A
Selection Panel appointed by the Council selects judgments that meet the
established criteria for reporting in the Singapore Law Reports. The criteria
are consistent with best practices in the leading common law jurisdictions. The
Singapore Law Reports embodies Singapore’s jurisprudence and is a pillar in the
development of the law and the legal system in Singapore. |