Singapore Appeals to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council – An Endangered Species?
Evans, Keith R.Fordham, Margaret
Citation: [1985] Sing JLS 284
With the recent abolition of appeals from Malaysia to the Privy Council, the time might now be ripe to consider whether appeals to that body should continue from Singapore. This article explores some of the issues which may influence any decision on the part of Singapore to abolish such appeals, and looks at possible changes which might be made within the existing system in preparation for eventual abolition. It concludes that abolition must, ultimately, be desirable for Singapore's legal development, but that there is nothing in the present state of affairs to justify the taking of precipitous action.