open access to legal materials in singapore

Open Access to Legal Materials in Singapore

Charlotte Gill

IALL 30th Annual Course on International Law and Legal Information

7th December 2011

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Case Law Legislation Parliamentary Reports Practice Directions & Rulebooks Government Information Current Awareness Guides

Overview

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LawNet

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Law Reports

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Singapore Law Reports SLR(R)1965-2009 SLR 2010 –

Available in: Print LawNet Justis

Other Reporters

The Malayan Law Journal from 1932 The Heritage Law Reports 1808-1980

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Available in:PrintLawNet

Judgments

Judgments (Open access for 3 months)

The Supreme Court of Singapore  

The Subordinate Courts of Singapore      District & Magistrate Courts Judgments      Family & Juvenile Court Judgments     

Archive available in LawNet

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Decisions

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Decisions by specialised tribunals established by statute.

Appeals Board (Land Acquisition), the Copyright Tribunal, Disciplinary Committee of the Law Society of Singapore, Income Tax Board of Review, Intellectual Property Office of Singapore Military Court of Appeal Singapore Domain Name Dispute Resolution Service Strata Titles Board

Available in LawNet

Legislation

Open Access

Singapore Statutes Online

http://statutes.agc.gov.sg Statutes and Act Supplements

only. Current Version only Browse /Search Whole Document No repealed legislation No PDFs

Fee

LawNet

Legal Workbench (VLDB)

http://www.lawnet.com.sg Statutes Subsidiary Legislation Act Supplements Subsidiary legislation supplements Bill Supplements Versions (1997-) No repealed legislation before

1997 No PDFs

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Legislation

Statutes – Singapore Statutes Online

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Laws of the Straits Settlements (1835 - 1919)  

The C J Koh Law Library has digitised this rare 5-volume set. The laws are freely available via the NUS Libraries catalogue, LINC.

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Bills

Parliament of Singapore - Bills introduced (2002 - present)

E-Gazette (1998 -)

LawNet (1962 - )

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Government Gazette

E-gazette - http://www.egazette.com.sg

The eGazette is published daily and is available to the public for 5 days. Archive requires a subscription. PDF available.

Government Gazette   Bills Supplement   Acts Supplement Subsidiary Legislation Supplement   Industrial Relations Supplement   Treaties Supplement   Supplement to Government Gazette  

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Purchase Print copies

Toppan Leefung Pte Ltd

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Parliament Reports

Parliament of Singapore

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Others

Supreme Court Rules of Court Supreme Court Practice Directions Subordinate Court Practice Directions ACRA Practice DMAS Regulations & Licensing SGX Rulebooks & Manuals

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Others

Consultation papers

Singapore Academy of Law: Law Reform Committee Publications

Law Reform Publications AGC - Legislation and Law Reform Division ("LLRD“)

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Government

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www.gov.sg

Current Awareness

Singapore Law Watch http://www.singaporelawwatch.sg

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Research Guide

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http://researchguides.smu.edu.sg/singaporelaw

Useful Guides

Globalex - A Guide to the Singapore Legal System and Legal Research (2008)

Singapore Academy of Law - http://www.singaporelaw.sg

National University of Singapore, CJ Koh Law Library – Law in Singapore

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Thank You

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