Marley v Rawlings: Reflections from Singapore

Man YIP, Singapore Management University
Yihan GOH, Singapore Management University

Abstract

The recent U.K. Supreme Court decision in Marley v. Rawlings, concerning the rectification of a will pursuant to English legislation, raises two points of reflection for Singapore law. These points arise not from the ratio of the case, which was decided on a narrow legislative basis, but from the well-considered obiter dicta contained in Lord Neuberger's judgment.