Recent developments concerning similar fact evidence in Singapore: Pushing the boundaries of admissibility – PP v Ranjit Singh Gill Menjeet Singh [2017] 3 SLR 66; Micheal Anak Garing v PP [2017] 1 SLR 748

• Main Author: CHUA, Eunice
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Similar Fact Evidence; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration; Evidence
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2579; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4537/viewcontent/Eunice_Chua___PP_v_Ranjit_Singh_Gill__case_note___Published_on_e_First_7_February_2018_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This piece addressestwo recent local decisions on similar fact evidence that demonstratethe court’s difficulties with reconciling the provisions of the Evidence Actwith a more flexible approach that can be developed through the common law.These two cases extend the basis for admitting similar fact e...