RECEPTION OF ENGLISH LAW

PLACE PENANG MALACCA SINGAPORE MALAY STATES

STATUS
Settled - Francis Light
(R v Willans)
(Fatimah v Logan)
Ceded Ceded
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Prtectrates
LEX
LOCI
EL
(Ong Cheng Neo v Yeap Cheah Neo)
CL ( IL CL ( IL CL ( IL
METHODS
OF
RECEPTION
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Re-rgani8ed the Crt ! ,*dicat*re
A""int6ent ! a anther recrder in Sg"re

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Indian stat*tes enacted 9e!re $('($%1.
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Penal Cde $%.$
Ci:il La= Ordinance $%.%
Residents
Enact6ent
English-trained ,*dges
Legislatin
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Ci:il La=
(E5tensin)
Ordinance $;7$
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Ci:il La= Ordinance
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RECEPTION OF ENGLISH LAW
- Kamoo v Thomas Basset
- In the Goods of !d"llah
- R v Willans
- Ong Cheng Neo v Yeap Cheah Neo
- Fatimah # O$s v Logan # O$s
- Ch"las v Kolson
- %ah$ip v &it'hell
- Rod() v Williamson
- %eng *+it ,in v Nag"$das
-"$sho"t"mdas
- Choa Choon Neo v
%pottis.ode
- %hai) %ahied v
%o')alingam Chettia$
SOVEREIGNTY OF MALAY
RULERS
- &ighell v %"ltan of /oho$e
- -ahang Consolidated Co v The
%tate of -ahang
- *"ff *evelopmet Ltd v Govt of
Kelantan # no$
- n'hom v --
- %hai) !d"l Latif # O$s v
%hai) 0lias B"1
- Ramah v Laton
- Gov of -e$a) v R dams
- ,a+i !d"l Rahman # no$ v
&ahomed ,assan
- &oto$ 0mpo$i"m v $"m"gam
- In Re Will Yap K.an %eng