'In the Interests of Justice' as the New Test to Exclude Relevant Evidence in Singapore: ANB v ANC [2014] SGHC 172; Wan Lai Ting v Kea Kah Kim [2014] SGHC 180

• Main Author: CHEN, Siyuan
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2015
• Subjects: Indian Evidence Act of 1872; exclusionary discretion; interests of justice; probative value and prejudicial effect; Singapore; Asian Studies; Evidence
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1321; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3273/viewcontent/InterestJusticeTestExcludeRelevantEvidenceSingapore_2015_pvoa.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

In 2012, Singapore’s venerable Evidence Act (EA), which is based on Stephen’s Indian Evidence Act of 1872, underwent major amendments for only the third time in 120 years. Previously, conflicting case law had created long-standing confusion as to whether the Singapore courts possessed any discretion...