The new system of civil appeals: What "Constitutional or Administrative Law" is; whether to appeal to the appellate division or the court of appeal; and proposals for further reform

• Main Author: ONG, Benjamin Joshua
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2023
• Subjects: constitutional law; administrative law; civil appeals; Singapore; public-private divide; civil procedure; appeals; Dispute Resolution and Arbitration
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/4297; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/6255/viewcontent/5648_2023.06.13_Carolyn_Tan_CN__ePub___1_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

An application was made under s 95 of the Legal Profession Act to set aside a penalty imposed by the Council of the Law Society. The Court of Appeal held that an appeal lay to the Appellate Division of the High Court, and not the Court of Appeal, because this was not a “case relating to constitution...