An uncertain future for substantive legitimate expectations in Singapore: SGB Starkstrom Pte Ltd v Commissioner of Labour [2016] 3 SLR 598

Publication Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

4-2018

Abstract

In SGB Starkstrom Pte Ltd v Commissioner of Labour [2016] 3 SLR 598, the Singapore Court of Appeal was faced with the question of whether to accept the doctrine of substantive legitimate expectations in Singapore law. The Singapore Court of Appeal refrained from expressing a definitive conclusion on the matter, and took the opportunity to express a number of its concerns over the doctrine. The note explores the ramifications of the case on the future of substantive legitimate expectations in Singapore. It argues that the Court of Appeal’s concerns with the doctrine are not insurmountable, and that it may yet be possible to formulate the doctrine in a manner consistent with Singapore’s constitutional and socio-political context to make a valuable contribution to Singapore’s administrative law jurisprudence.

Keywords

Administrative law, comparative law, legitimate expectation, Singapore, socio-legal studies

Discipline

Administrative Law | Asian Studies | Business Organizations Law | Public Law and Legal Theory

Research Areas

Public Interest Law, Community and Social Justice

Publication

Public Law

Issue

2

First Page

192

Last Page

201

ISSN

0033-3565

Publisher

Sweet and Maxwell

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