Commercial Injunctions in Singapore is the definitive guide for practitioners, in-house counsel, and academics navigating one of the fastest-developing areas of modern litigation.

This book delivers a comprehensive and practical account of the principles governing the grant, scope, and defence of a wide range of commercial injunctions. This is achieved by drawing on the majority of reported Singapore Supreme Court decisions, including:

• Alphard Maritime Ltd v Samson Maritime Ltd
• Allenger, Shiona v Pelletier Olga
• Bouvier, Yves Charles Edgar v Accent Delight International Ltd
• China Medical Technologies, Inc v Wu Xiaodong
• CLM v CLN
• John Reginald Stott Kirkham v Trane US Inc
• Oro Negro Drilling Pte Ltd v Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro SAPI de CV
• Novo Nordisk A/S v KBP Biosciences Pte Ltd

Blending rigorous legal analysis with insights from real-world litigation experience, the authors unpack procedural nuances unique to Singapore while offering strategic guidance on when and how injunctions may best be deployed – or resisted. With Singapore’s role as a global dispute resolution hub continuing to expand, the text also serves as an indispensable reference for international practitioners dealing with cross-border litigation and arbitration connected to Singapore.

Table of contents:

• Introduction
• Freezing Injunctions
• Injunctions and Orders Against Third Parties and Non-Parties
• Anti-Suit Injunctions
• Injunctions to Protect Information
• Injunctions to Stay Applications in Arbitration
• Injunctions and Orders in Favour of Mediations or Negotiations
• Ancillary Orders

This book is intended for students and practitioners of Singapore criminal law. It aims to teach criminal law in a realistic fashion, and to that end, integrates elements of criminal procedure, sentencing and evidence, when relevant. The book makes extensive use of learning aids such as flowcharts and diagrams, to enhance clarity and speed comprehension. Sample charges for each offence discussed are also included, to assist practitioners and students with drafting.

The structure of the book follows the progress of an actual criminal case. It begins with an overview of the criminal justice system, followed by a discussion of prosecutorial discretion. Thereafter, it discusses the substantive law on common offences in Singapore, with an emphasis on offences that are likely to be encountered in practice. The analysis of such offences includes practical applications, such as related offences that commonly occur in the same case, and possible alternative charges that may be offered upon plea of guilt. Finally, general defences in criminal law are discussed.

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to the Criminal Justice System
• Prosecutorial Discretion
• Elements of Offences
• Modes of Liability
• Offences of Violence (Criminal Force, Voluntarily Causing Hurt, Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt)
• Homicide Offences (Death by Rash or Negligent Act, Culpable Homicide, Murder)
• Sexual Offences (Voyeurism, Outrage of Modesty, Sexual Assault by Penetration, Rape)
• Property Offences (Criminal Misappropriation, Theft, Criminal Breach of Trust)
• White Collar and Corporate Crime (Cheating, Forgery, Falsification of Accounts)
• Defences in Criminal Law

About the Authors:

Alexander Woon,the main author, is Provost’s Chair and Lecturer at Singapore University of Social Sciences School of Law, where he is the course leader for Criminal Law. He was awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award in 2024. He is also a practicing criminal defence lawyer. Alexander was previously a Deputy Public Prosecutor with the Financial and Technology Crime Division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers.

Professor Walter Woon S.C.,the co-author, is Lee Kong Chian Visiting Professor of Law, at the Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University, where he teaches criminal law. He is also Emeritus Professor, at the School of Law, National University of Singapore, and an Honorary Fellow of St John’s College, University of Cambridge. Throughout his long academic career, Prof. Woon has won multiple teaching awards and authored many books, including the leading text on Singapore Company Law. Prof. Woon, a Senior Counsel, was previously Attorney-General and Public Prosecutor of Singapore.

Estoppel in Australia is the first and only comprehensive treatment of all forms of civil estoppel in Australia.  

The authors map each doctrine of estoppel in a dedicated chapter that includes a simplified overview, a thorough examination of elements, evidential requirements (including the burden of proof), case notes of the key authorities, defences, considerations for pleading and precedents of pleadings. This book distils complicated doctrines into a complete and litigation-ready guide.

Every statement of principle in the text is supported by direct quotation from one or more authorities. Every appellate decision in Australia’s history has been reviewed for the purposes of drafting this book, along with key first instance Australian decisions and all authoritative English decisions.

The co-authors of the text are a former Federal Court of Australia judge and a practising barrister.

The book is aimed at practitioners of all levels of experience and students

The Chief Justice of Australia, the Honourable Stephen Gageler AC, wrote in the foreword to the book that:

      … Any practitioner who has sought to rely on an estoppel will know that the task of researching the applicable law can be long and difficult, involving trawling through reported judgments to piece together bits of a puzzle of uncertain dimensions. Often those pieces do not fit together; sometimes they are contradictory. The picture that emerges can appear distorted.

This book does much to ease those burdens. The authors have provided a dedicated chapter for each of the most common species of estoppel that arise in litigation. These are taxonomized, appropriately, into three categories. The first category comprises “litigation estoppels”, being “cause of action estoppel”, “issue estoppel” and “Anshun estoppel”. The second category comprises “common law estoppels”: “estoppel by deed”, “estoppel by representation” and “estoppel by convention”. The third comprises “equitable estoppels”, being “promissory estoppel” and “proprietary estoppel”. Each chapter provides an explanation of the distinctions and similarities between the type of estoppel compared with others, and useful summaries of the key cases of each.

The book’s even greater contribution lies in the assistance it provides on matters of practice. Each chapter outlines the precise elements of the species of estoppel with which it deals, where the burden of proof lies, what evidence is needed to establish the estoppel, and any relevant defences. In every instance, the authors have grounded the text in a comprehensive and thorough citation of authority. Practitioners can rely on what has been said. Yet the book goes further. Each chapter provides helpful observations to assist practitioners with pleading the various estoppels, even going so far as to provide precedents for pleadings in a manner that is reminiscent of Bullen & Leake’s Precedents of Pleadings [Footnote: "Now in its 19th edition: see Brennan et al, Bullen & Leake & Jacob’s: Precedents of Pleadings (Sweet & Maxwell, 2022)"].

Table of Contents

• -> Introduction
• -> Common law estoppels - litigation
• -> Cause of action estoppel and merger
• -> Issue estoppel
• -> Anshun estoppel
• -> Common law estoppels – non-litigation
• -> Estoppel by deed
• -> Estoppel by representation
• -> Estoppel by convention
• -> Equitable estoppels
• -> Promissory estoppel
• -> Proprietary estoppel

Some estoppels are known by more than one name. This can cause confusion. In those cases, the relevant chapter in the text includes a disambiguation section that cuts through the confusion. To be clear this book covers all the following estoppels: litigation estoppel, cause of action estoppel, merger, claim estoppel, estoppel by record, res judicata, judgment recovered, issue estoppel, Anshun estoppel, Henderson v Henderson estoppel, estoppel by deed, estoppel by writing, the technical doctrine of estoppel, estoppel by representation, estoppel in pais, estoppel by convention, conventional estoppel, estoppel by conduct, evidentiary estoppel, promissory estoppel, quasi-estoppel, High Trees estoppel, equitable estoppel, proprietary estoppel, Ramsden v Dyson estoppel, Dillwyn v Llewelyn estoppel, estoppel by acquiescence and estoppel by encouragement.

Trusted by professionals for over 100 years, this acclaimed resource sets the standard in non-marine commercial insurance law. With expert commentary on the latest legal developments and a reputation for clarity and authority, it's an indispensable tool for staying ahead in a complex and evolving field.

It explains foundational aspects of UK insurance law-such as the principles of misrepresentation and utmost good faith-and provides an in-depth look at the concept of loss, including key issues like causation and notification requirements. The book also explores specific insurance sectors, with chapters covering third-party liability, the rights of third parties against insurers, coordination between multiple insurers, and the legal treatment of double insurance.

Since the last edition there have been the usual steady stream of reported cases and regulatory developments. Notable examples are cases arising as a consequence of the COVID-19 lockdown dealing with, among other things, important questions of construction and causation, decisions on insurable interest, the application of s.11 of the Insurance Act 2015, illegality, good faith and exclusion of the 2015 Act's provisions, the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010 and aggregation clauses in liability policies. We also consider the new "consumer duty" issued by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Specific discussion focuses on the following cases:

• Sky UK Ltd v Riverstone Managing Agency Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1567, concerning the recoverability of loss after the policy period, and the applicability of the "death blow" principle to non-marine policies.
• Scotland Gas Networks Plc v QBE UK Ltd 2025 S.C. 38, judgment of the Inner House (Court of Session) addressing the operation of the Third Parties (Rights against Insurers) Act 2010.
• Aercap Ireland Ltd v AIG Europe S.A. & Ors [2025] EWHC 1430 (Comm), judgment in joint trial of claims under aviation lessor policies arising from foreign leased aircraft remaining in Russia following the Ukraine war.

Clerk & Lindsell on Torts, one of our flagship titles and part of the Common Law Library series, is an essential reference tool in Tort Law which is widely referred to by practitioners and cited by the judiciary.

Key features:

• Provides unrivalled breadth and depth of coverage on all areas of tort law.
• Includes fully updated and detailed chapters.
• Covers all areas of tort, from joint liability and vicarious liability to capacity and parties, from negligence to breach of statutory duty and professional liability, and from product liability and occupiers' liability to employers' liability and public service liability.
• Considers all heads of liability with regard to the relevant human rights issues.
• Sets out the general principles of liability and causation.
• Explains in detail general defences, such as claimant's wrongdoing, consent and assumption of risk, and exclusion of liability and miscellaneous defences.
• Deals extensively with damages and other remedies including injunctions.
• Covers limitation in detail.

New material in the Second Supplement to the Twenty-Fourth Edition:

• Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police on duties of care and omissions.
• Byrne v Motorsport Vision Racing Ltd on occupiers' liability.
• Hassam v Rabot on damages and the whiplash tariff.
• Lewis-Ranwell v G4S Health Services (UK) Ltd on the illegality defence in tort.
• Manchester Ship Canal Co Ltd v United Utilities Water Ltd (No 2) on nuisance and statutory authority.
• Lifestyle Equities CV v Ahmed on accessory liability and the economic torts.
• Harcombe v Associated Newspapers Ltd on meaning in defamation, and also the effect of the Media Act 2024.
• Adams v Amazon Digital UK Ltd on privacy.
• George v Cannell on malicious falsehood.
• Afriyie v Commissioner of Police for the City of London on police liability.
• Calor Gas Ltd v Walsall Gas Cylinders Ltd on conversion and the property torts.
• MBR Acres Ltd v Curtin on trespass and injunctions.

The Global Guide to Special Economic Zones is the authoritative guide to successfully planning, implementing and re-structuring Special Economic Zones.

This pioneering work defines and explains each stage of the SEZ lifecycle, providing a comprehensive, multi-dimensional analysis, in five parts:

• Learning – the history, context and rationale for SEZs;
• Government – how and why governments have used SEZs successfully and what underpins that success in practice, from planning and marketing to potential pitfalls;
• Investors – taking SEZs from concept to economic reality, securing investors and what investors need to know;
• Legal – the key risks, trade issues and dispute resolution; and
• Future perspectives – global trends such as green and digital zones, job creation and how developed economies are increasingly utilising SEZs, including consideration of how they can play a impactful role in the green energy transition and in the recovery of post-conflict economies.

Supported by analysis of twenty-eight SEZ-specific real life examples, the book features expert specialist contributors and draws on their deep experience working with governments and industry worldwide, particularly in the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

The Global Guide to Special Economic Zones is an invaluable resource for national governments, international agencies, regional and local authorities, infrastructure and industrial investors and financiers.

Importantly, it is also written for any professional wishing to develop their understanding of Special Economic Zones.

• Explains the rules, principles and practice that determine how the law of England and Wales relates to other legal systems.
• Volume 1 deals with general principles, the effects of the withdrawal by the United Kingdom from the European Union, foreign affairs law, protective measures and international judicial cooperation, jurisdiction of English courts, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and international arbitration.
• Volume 2 covers family law, property law, succession and trusts, corporations and bankruptcy, contracts, torts, unjust enrichment and equitable claims, and foreign currency obligations.
• Includes a new Part containing detailed analysis of Foreign Affairs and the Conflict of Laws, including expanded coverage of important developments in this area.
• Includes detailed treatment of the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005.
• Family law coverage includes important developments in respect of same-sex marriages, civil partnerships and surrogacy.
• A Companion Volume explains in detail the transitional provisions relating to the withdrawal by the United Kingdom from the European Union and the relevant EU legislation in areas where those transitional issues will remain relevant for the foreseeable future, including on lis pendens, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, family law and insolvency.

Construction All Risks Insurance is essential reading for both lawyers and insurance brokers in the field of construction insurance. Building on its reputation as the definitive reference for practitioners, Construction All Risks is the go-to guide looking for answers in construction insurance. Covers the fundamentals of Construction All Risk Insurance from its origins in the Marine Insurance Act of 1906 to current day practice, going through the processes and pitfalls involved in CAR claims Contains comprehensive practical advice for those dealing with CAR insurance claims, with coverage of disputes and the application of insurance law to commercial insurances Explains the need for insurance and highlights particular areas for concern such as Institute Cargo Clauses and Aviation Examines the structure of CAR policies, giving practical advice on the drafting of various clauses, including rectification, fortuity, loss and damage clauses and warranties Discusses the wide range of exclusions that can apply to CAR policies and their significance, including defect and standard exclusions Takes into account the difficult areas of causation and co-insurance Includes example policy clauses and precedent materials Includes guidance on the claims procedure as well as marine, aviation and property risks

This book is an essential reference source for all lawyers who deal with one of the most important remedies in civil and family litigation – the injunction. Injunctions by David Bean, Isabel Parry and Andrew Burns provides you with an indispensable reference tool. This highly practical work covers every type of injunction, going through their scope and limitations, and the procedures involved in obtaining them. The new 14th edition has been completely updated to incorporate all the key developments in this area of law since the last edition was published three years ago. Features of the new edition include: Injunctions against “persons unknown”: Canada Goose and subsequent decisions Injunctions to restrain publication of reports by public bodies Worldwide freezing orders: Lakatamia Shipping v Morimoto Imaging orders: TBD (Owen Holland) Ltd v Simons New CPR 81 on committal for contempt

Bowstead & Reynolds on Agency is the essential reference source for commercial practitioners. Part of the long-established Common Law Library, this new edition updates all relevant aspects of law and how they relate to agency agreements, including contract law, administrative law, tort, commercial/company law, the law of property and the conflict of laws. The 23rd edition has been fully updated to take account of all developments in agency, including new text on: implied limits to actual authority and onus of proof of authority; sub-agency, and agent’s rights to indemnity; vicarious liability; and undisclosed principals. The text has been updated with all key cases, including: Wood v Commercial First Business Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 471 on bribes and secret commissions Law Debenture Trust Corp Plc v Ukraine [2023] UKSC 11 on capacity, actual and apparent authority Philipp v Barclays Bank UK Plc [2023] UKSC 25 on actual and apparent authority Barton v Morris [2023] UKSC 3 on scope of quantum meruit for services by agent Barclay-Watt v Alpha Panareti Public Ltd [2022] EWCA Civ 1169 on agent’s liability for misrepresentation and joint tortfeasance And new cases from Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand The new first supplement updates all relevant aspects of law and how they relate to agency agreements, including contract law, administrative law, tort, commercial/company law, the law of property and the conflict of laws.

This highly regarded and frequently cited title, first published in 1839, is a detailed analytical text that interprets statute and case-law and suggests solutions to the many problems that may arise. The authors provide summaries and informed examination of case law to help make clear the main themes of the law of easements and their subtle variations and exceptions. Gale on Easements: Interprets both statute and case law, suggesting solutions to problems which may arise in practice Sets out what constitutes an easement and goes on to focus on particular types, such as right of light, rights of way, air and support, boundaries and access to neighbouring land Traces cases to the present day from an historical point of view Explains the development of the law via in-depth analysis of latest case law Offers remedies and advice for when an easement has been disturbed Provides summaries and examination of case law, including a wide range of Commonwealth cases Goes through the ways easements can be created Examines the how easements can be extinguished Defines what amounts to disturbance of easements and identifies the available remedies This 21st edition brings the reader up to date on the key caselaw developments since the last edition in 2016, including: The decision of the Supreme Court in the Regency Villas case, which reviewed the essential characteristics of an easement as originally identified in Re Ellenborough Park which clarifies numerous points Plymouth (Earl of) v Rees in the Court of Appeal which considered the implied limitations on an apparently wide right of entry reserved in a lease and set out the principles to be applied in construing such reservations Welford v Graham in which the burden of proof in prescription claims was elucidated The rule in Harris v Flower that a right of way may only be used for gaining access to the land identified as the dominant tenement in the grant continues to give rise to problems at the margins. Gore v Naheed says that it is all a matter of construction. Whether this enables all the authorities to be reconciled is discussed in detail Poste Hotels Limited v Cousins and London Borough of Brent v Malvern Mews which provided an interesting pair of decisions about when the court should grant a negative declaration; in one such a declaration was not granted and in the other it was Plus analysis of the many other decisions both at first instance and on appeal which illustrate established principles.

This is the first supplement to the seventh edition of Dilapidations: The Modern Law and Practice - a leading authority in its field, providing comprehensive coverage of the legal principles relating to dilapidations, both residential and commercial, together with all the practical aspects pertaining to dilapidations claims. It offers a comprehensive, one-stop reference, assisting the reader with dilapidations issues and in determining of the best course of action. It discusses the legal principles clearly and accompanies this with worked examples showing how they apply in practice. It also includes precedents, forms, statutes, and extensive case referencing. It is now largely recognised by the courts and the professions as the leading work on dilapidations, and it is referred to, and quoted from, in many cases. Key features of the mainwork: Explores the obligations of landlord and tenant with regard to the state and repair of property Looks at repairing obligations, all types of repairing covenant, liability, considerations affecting the performance of obligations, liability, remedies, fees Explores alternative ways of resolving claims such as arbitration and proposals for reform this area of law It considers the rules in relation to both landlord and tenant and both commercial and residential property Offers a comprehensive and authoritative discussion of legal principles relating to dilapidations with examples as to how those principles might apply in practice using relevant case law Commentary is supported by relevant forms and precedents in the appendices The renowned author team offer a practical five-question approach to analysing the basic repairing covenants The first supplement to the seventh edition of Dilapidations: The Modern Law and Practice brings the mainwork up to date with the latest developments including: Coldunell v Hotel Management International [2022] EWHC 1290 (TCC) Ashtenne Caledonia v Saleem [2023] CSOH 18 and Ashtenne Caledonia v Denny Enterprises International [2023] CSOH 20 Khan v Mehmood [2022] EWCA Civ 791 Anchor Hanover Group v Cox [2023] UKUT 14 (LC) Dorrington Residential v 56 Clifton Gardens [2022] UKUT 266 (LC) Tanner v Moss [2022] CSOH 33 Alma Property Management Ltd v Crompton [2022] EWHC 2671 (Ch) and [2023] EWCA Civ 849 A number of recent decisions from Australia and New Zealand that may be of some interest to the practitioner are also included. These cases show not only how dilapidations questions are dealt with in those jurisdictions but are also a possible source of ideas and arguments.

This 19th edition has been extensively revised and content added and rewritten to take account of the latest legislative and case law developments as well as the continuing impact of Brexit. The title takes a subject-by-subject approach to take you through Copyright, Rights in Performances, Rights in Designs, Moral Rights and a variety of Miscellaneous Rights. New content has been added covering the Computer Games industry and Technology.