This paper looks at the recommendation by the Securities Industry Council to revise the mandatory bid threshold in the Singapore Code on Take-overs and Mergers from the present 25% to a higher level. It is suggested that the price formation process in Singapore be studied and the welfare implications of such changes be considered before embarking on such revisions.

The practice of the local courts in relation to provocation as a partial defence to murder has hitherto been to follow the developments of the defence in English law. This article seeks to examine some of the recent developments from England and other parts of the Commonwealth, assess the current state of our law in Singapore, and discuss whether these developments ought to be followed locally.

Educational institutions exist to serve the public good as centres for the transmission of knowledge and as places where new knowledge can be created or discovered. In order to achieve these goals, academic freedom, that is the freedom to teach what one believes to be the truth and the freedom to conduct research wherever it may lead to, is absolutely crucial. Tenure guarantees such freedom. In addition, tenure gives staff the opportunity to embark on long-term research that may not produce immediate results. In light of these reasons, universities, polytechnics as well as certain other organisations involved in higher education, often grant tenure to their staff upon the fulfillment of certain criteria. The aim of this note is to examine what is meant by the term tenure in the Singapore context. This is because, while tenure is quite commonly granted in the context of some educational institutions in Singapore, the exact legal meaning of it tends to be fuzzy. The note also makes some comparisons to the position in America in this regard.