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PRACTITIONERS’ GUIDE ON DAMAGES AWARDED
FOR DEFAMATION CASES IN SINGAPORE

This Guide serves as a comprehensive resource on the whole spectrum
of defamation cases that comes before the Singapore courts and
the range of damages awarded for such claims. It provides a useful
and concise tabulation of defamation cases organised according to
the nature of the defamation, the category of claimant, the amount
awarded, and the outcome of appeal as well as case summaries for
over a decade of reported and unreported cases filed between 2006
and 2017. The Guide outlines the general legal principles on the tort
Editor-in-Chief: of defamation in Singapore, making it a quick primer on the law of
District Judge Salina defamation for anyone with an interest in this area of the law.
Ishak
Contributing Editor: Besides the case summaries, it provides a useful reference to the Pre-
District Judge Clement Action Protocol for Defamation Actions in the State Courts which came
Julien Tan into effect on 24 September 2018. The Guide takes stock of the legal
landscape as it has developed thus far and includes the more recent
Year: 2019 defamation cases which were not previously available in other local
xxxiv + 314pp
(softcover) publications on the tort of defamation.
ISBN: This title is a joint publication of the Singapore Academy of Law and
978-981-14-2963-7 State Courts of Singapore.
Retail: S$64.20
Contributor(s):
District Judge Salina Ishak, District Judge Clement Julien Tan, District Judge Peter Lo,
Regina Lim, Magistrate Patrick Tay
FINANCIAL SERVICES LAW AND REGULATION

This book brings together leading academics and practitioners in
Singapore in the area of financial regulation, where there may have
been a lacuna in Singapore treatises compared to the many excellent
texts on the contractual aspects of banking and insurance. While
topics might still be discretely analysed in terms of banking, insurance,
securities and derivatives, and financial advisory, common threads
exist between them and these are explored throughout the book.
The first two parts of the book focus on prudential regulation as it
pertains to banks and insurance companies. The book also looks at
General Editor(s): both the financial and market conduct of entities and intermediaries
Dora Neo, Hans Tjio that offer securities and derivatives as well as the exchanges that trade,
and Lan Luh Luh clear and report these instruments.
Year: 2019 The final part of the book covers both institutions and issues that are
xcvi + 766pp of present-day interest including alternative investment structures,
(softcover)
Fintech, and the harmonisation of rules in the financial sector in Asia.
ISBN: This book will assist compliance officers in financial institutions, and in-
978-981-14-0442-9 house and corporate/regulatory lawyers in navigating the meandering
Retail: S$96.30 and often-changing waters of financial regulation.
Contributor(s):
Sandra Booysen, Eric Chan, Iris H-Y Chiu, Stella Cramer , Amit R Dhum, Michelle
Dy, Yong Qiang Han , Christian Hofmann, Pearlie Koh, Lan Luh Luh , Lee Pey Woan,
Lin Lin, Loh Kai Loon, Alexander Loke, Low Kee Yang, Dora Neo, Kevin Y L Tan,
Hans Tjio, Dharmendra Yadav, Yeo Hwee Ying, Paul Yuen