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Yuyun Wirawati
Research Librarian, Business & Law
Jan 2013
Accessing Reliable Legal Resources
for LGST101 Business Law
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You will learn how to locate...
Case Law (Singapore & UK) using LawNet Singapore Legislation using Singapore
Statutes Online
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Case Law
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Introduction to Case Law
What is Case Law?
Written record of the courts’ decisions
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Case Name
Consists of the names of the parties involved
Civil CaseChwee Kin Keong v Digilandmall.com Pte Ltd.
Criminal CasePublic Prosecutor v PDM International Pte Ltd
The case name alone is often not enough. There is no indication of the date, where it was reported, or which case in particular is being referred to (there may be more than one case)
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Understanding Reported Case Citations
[2004] 2 SLR (R) 594
The citation tells us that the case may be found in vol 2 of the Singapore Law Reports (Reissue) for 2004, starting on page 594.
Year Reporter PgVolume
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Accessing LawNet through PYXIS+
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Locating LawNet
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LawNet
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LawNet
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LawNet Homepage
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Finding a case by citation
Chwee Kin Keong and others v Digilandmall.com Pte Ltd
[2004] 2 SLR (R) 594
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Citation Search [2004] 2 SLR (R) 594
Select “Singapore Law Reports (Reissue)”Enter the Year, the Vol. and the Page no.
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Search Citation Results
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View Case as it Appears in the Published Reporter
Retrieve the PDF
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Judge(s) or Judicial Commissioner(s)
Anatomy of a Reported Case:Case Headings
Court Name
Reporter Information
Case Name
Neutral Citation
Suit or Application No. of Case
Hearing Date(s)
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Anatomy of a Reported Case: Editorial Content
Catchwords
Summary of Facts of the Case
Summary of Holdings
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Anatomy of a Reported Case: Editorial Content & Judgment
Cases referred to
Legislation referred to
Judgment
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UnderstandingNeutral Citations
[2005] SGCA 2
Year of decision Court Sequential Number
The citation above tells us that this was the2nd case in 2005 in the Singapore Court of Appeal.
Singapore Neutral Citations:
SGCA – Court of appeal
SGDC – District Court
SGFC – Family Court
SGHC – High Court
SGJC – Juvenile Court
SGMC – Magistrates Court
SGSC – Supreme Court
SGSCT – Small Claims TribunalThis is a system of citation where each written
judgment from a particular level of court is assigned a sequential number, starting from 1 at the beginning of each calendar year.
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Finding a case by neutral citation
Gay Choon Ing v Loh Sze Ti Terence Peter [2009] SGCA 3
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Search by Neutral Citation [2009] SGCA 3
Select “Neutral Citation”
Enter the Year, the Court. and the Case no.
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Search Citation Results
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Retrieve the PDF
View Case
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Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Company
[1893] 1 QB 256
Finding English Cases on LawNet
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The Law Reports are published by The Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England & Wales
The Law ReportsList of Titles in the Series
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Searching the Law Reports[1893] 1 QB 256
Enter the Year, the Volume number, the specific Title abbreviation from the Law Reports series and the Page number.
Select
“The Law Reports”
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Results List
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View Case
Retrieve the PDF
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Legislation
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Singapore Laws
Statutes /Acts Over 500 statutes/acts listed under “current acts” in LawNet Each Act is given it’s own chapter number. (‘cap’ for short)
E.g. Companies Act, Cap 50
Subsidiary Legislation While Acts deal with broad legal principles, Subsidiary
Legislation deals with details such as procedures, admin matters, technical standards, etc.
E.g. Companies (Application of Bankruptcy Act Provisions) Regulations, Cap 50, Section 411
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Finding Legislation
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Singapore Legislation
Available through LawNet
Available on Statutes Online through Attorney-General’s Chambers website (http://statutes.agc.gov.sg)
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Legislation Access using LawNet
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Searching by Chapter Number of ActCompanies Act (Cap 50)
Enter the Chapter No
Select Current Acts
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Click Whole Document to view entire Act
Viewing the Act
Viewing sections: Tick the section and click Get Provisions
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Viewing a Section
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Browsing by Act TitleContracts (Rights of Third Parties)
Browse
Select All Acts
Click the letter C “By Title” to browse all Acts starting with C
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List of Acts starting with ‘C’
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Viewing the Act
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Other Acts You Will Likely Discuss
Computer Misuse Act (Cap. 50A) Minors’ Contracts Act (Cap. 389) Misrepresentation Act (Cap. 390) Sale of Goods Act (Cap. 393) Trade Marks Act (Cap. 332) Unfair Contract Terms Act (Cap. 396)
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Finding Subsidiary Legislation
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Finding Subsidiary LegislationSale of Food (Food Establishments) Regulations Cap 283, Regulation 5
Select S from the alphabetical list
Select Current Subsidiary Legislation
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List of Subsidiary Legislation starting with ‘S’
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View Subsidiary Legislation
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Preventing Technical Issues with LawNet
Always click on LOGOUT before closing browser or problems WILL occur
Check Library FAQ (libfaq.smu.edu.sg) if you need further info
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Business Law (LGST101)Research Guide
http://researchguides.smu.edu.sg/business_law
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Exam Papers
library.smu.edu.sg > Collections > e-Examination Papers
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