Emma Leung Trainee Solicitor, Hong Kong Before I joined Freshfields as a trainee in August 2023, I was already familiar with the firm, having worked here as a paralegal. But stepping into the training contract was a totally different experience – and it’s been one that I’ve greatly enjoyed. I’m currently in my seventh seat, back in the corporate team in Hong Kong. Over the past year and a half, I’ve moved through dispute resolution, finance, antitrust, and even spent six mont

By Gareth Lim This article seeks to compare the doctrines of rectification of the Land Registry in Singapore and England. Specifically, it will examine how the varied doctrines of indefeasibility feed into the different approaches that each system has toward mistake.  One of the largest sources of confusion for a student of land law, and indeed private law as a whole, is the cautious approach that legal systems take in handling the interests of third parties. Intuitively, one

By Tan Yen Lin Alyssa Introduction The defence of ‘honest opinion’ under Section 3 of the UK’s Defamation Act 2013 appears simple in theory: if a defendant makes a statement of opinion based on facts and honestly holds that opinion, they are protected from defamation claims [1] . However, citizen journalism and social media has fundamentally changed public discourse, granting individuals complete freedom to make public comments. This has led to a novel type of libel case, whe