Property and Trust Law in Singapore: Edition 2
About this ebook
An introduction outlining the essential legal, cultural, and historical considerations affecting property is followed by a discussion of the various types of property. Further analysis describes how and to what extent legal subjects can have or obtain rights and interests in each type. The coverage includes tangible and intangible property, varying degrees of interest, and the various ways in which property is transferred, including the ramifications of appropriation, expropriation, and insolvency. Facts are presented in such a way that readers who are unfamiliar with specific terms and concepts in varying contexts will fully grasp their meaning and significance. The book includes ample references to doctrine and cases, as well as to relevant international treaties and conventions.
Its succinct yet scholarly nature, as well as the practical quality of the information it provides, make this book a valuable time-saving tool for any practitioner faced with a property-related matter. Lawyers representing parties with interests in Singapore will welcome this very useful guide, and academics and researchers will appreciate its value in the study of comparative property law.
About the author
Alvin See is Assistant Professor of Law (Education) in the School of Law, Singapore Management University. He teaches Property Law, the Law of Equity and Trusts and Business Law. His research focuses mainly on property, unjust enrichment and civil remedies, but he also dabbles in animal law. He has published in reputable international peer-reviewed journals, including Lloyd's Maritime Commercial Law Quarterly, Conveyancer and Property Lawyer, Law Quarterly Review, Journal of Business Law, Restitution Law Review and Journal of Contract Law. He is also the Co-section Editor (Singapore & Hong Kong) for the Property Law Review (2017–present). His articles have been cited by courts in Singapore and Malaysia as well as leading works on private law. In recognition of his teaching excellence, he was the recipient of the School of Law's Dean's Teaching Excellence award (2015, 2016, 2018) and Most Outstanding Teacher award (2017) as well as the university-level Excellent Teacher award (2018) and Most Promising Teacher award (2015).
Yip Man is Associate Professor of Law in the School of Law at the Singapore Management University. Her principal research interests are in equity and trusts, private international law, contract law and restitution. She has published in leading international and local peer-reviewed journals, including International and Comparative Law Quarterly, Cambridge Law Journal, Law Quarterly Review, Legal Studies, Lloyd's Maritime Commercial Law Quarterly, Journal of Equity, Restitution Law Review, Conveyancer and Property Lawyer, Journal of Private International Law, Trusts and Trustees, Journal of Business Law, Singapore Academy of Law Journal and Singapore Journal of Legal Studies. In recognition of her research, she has been awarded the DS Lee Foundation Fellowship in 2016 and the Lee Kong Chian Fellowship in 2018. Her works have been cited by the Singapore Court of Appeal, the Singapore High Court, the High Court of England and Wales as well as leading treaties on private law. She has acted as an expert on Singapore commercial law and private international law in a recent arbitration matter. She is presently the Deputy Director of Centre for Cross-Border Commercial Law in Asia (SMU) and the Private Law Cluster Coordinator at the SMU School of Law. She is an editor of Trust Law International and the Asia-Pacific Digest Editor of Restitution Law Review.
Associate Professor Goh Yihan is the Dean of the School of Law, Singapore Management University. His research focuses primarily on the law of contract and torts, with a secondary interest in the principles of statutory interpretation and the legal process. In recognition of his contributions to the development and advancement of Singapore law, he became the youngest recipient of the pentennial Singapore Academy of Law Singapore Law Merit Award in 2013. Apart from his academic activities, Yihan is also active in the Singapore legal profession. Amongst his appointments, he is a board member of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education and the Singapore Judicial College. He has been appointed amicus curiae before the Singapore Court of Appeal and the Singapore High Court. He is also a Visiting Academic at Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and a Professorial Fellow at the AGC Academy. He is periodically consulted by law firms in his areas of expertise and has appeared as instructed counsel and an expert witness. Before entering academia, Yihan was an Assistant Registrar, the Senior Justices' Law Clerk and a Justices' Law Clerk between 2006 and 2008 at the Singapore Supreme Court.
