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The UKSLSS blog showcases insights and perspectives from students and practitioners, alongside updates on key legal developments in the UK and Singapore as well as guidance on qualifying as a lawyer in Singapore.
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12 years on: An assessment of Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act 2012
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/books-in-glass-bookcase-jKU2NneZAbI By Sit Jie Ren Introduction The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (‘PDPA’) was implemented over a decade ago and was last strengthened in 2020. However, despite over a decade of enforcement, Singapore’s data protection regime appears to have had limited success in strengthening personal data protection in Singapore and remains poorly complied with by organisations operating in the country. If anything, th

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Apr 2, 202411 min read


The Secret Weapon in David and Goliath: Litigation Funding
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-wooden-judges-hammer-sitting-on-top-of-a-table-TdNLjGXVH3s By Chrisllynn Siah Introduction One of the most popular ways the Horizon Post Office scandal has been described is “the most widespread miscarriage of justice the [Criminal Cases Review Commission] has even seen”. [1] When we try to materialise the idea of justice, our attention is often drawn to Article 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998, which protects citizens’ right to a fair tri

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Mar 11, 202410 min read


Implications of the UK’s Safety of Rwanda Bill on the Rule of Law
Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/a-small-flag-flying-in-the-wind-on-a-sunny-day-H4sW2TvfcgE By Natalie Koh The United Kingdom proposed a relocation treaty with Rwanda under the UK-Rwanda Migration and Economic Development Partnership Plan (MEDP) [1] in April 2022. This arrangement allows the United Kingdom to relocate asylum-seekers and illegal immigrants deemed ‘inadmissible’ under the Illegal Migration Act 2023 [2] to Rwanda, where they will be granted asylum or perman

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Feb 26, 20248 min read
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