Revisiting the Similar Fact Rule in Singapore: Public Prosecutor v. Mas Swan bin Adnan and another

Author

Siyuan CHEN, Singapore Management UniversityFollow

Publication Type

Journal Article

Version

acceptedVersion

Publication Date

12-2011

Abstract

The similar fact rule in Singapore—as with the law on any evidence law doctrine that can be found in both our Evidence Act and the common law—has required clarification for some time. This note, which discusses the latest local decision on the similar fact rule, considers if that decision is compatible with the Evidence Act and the various conceptualisations underlying the doctrine.

Discipline

Asian Studies | Evidence

Research Areas

Public Interest Law, Community and Social Justice

Publication

Singapore Journal of Legal Studies

Volume

[2011]

First Page

553

Last Page

563

ISSN

0218-2173

Publisher

National University of Singapore

Embargo Period

4-25-2017

Citation

CHEN, Siyuan. Revisiting the Similar Fact Rule in Singapore: Public Prosecutor v. Mas Swan bin Adnan and another. (2011). Singapore Journal of Legal Studies. [2011], 553-563.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1974

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