Administrative law - licenses, permits, etc

For most laymen, the main area for suing the Singapore government is for negligence or carelessness. For example, if the stairwell from the carpark of a government building was not properly lighted and you fell, then you might claim that the government was negligent and therefore liable for your injuries.

However, there is also another area which is fast developing - the area of administrative law. Where the government has made administrative decisions concerning matters such as revoking your public entertainment license or has not allowed your ship to be based in the Singapore port areas, then you might be able to challenge that decision. A recent administrative law (but overlapping with constitutional law) was a challenge to the government's acquisition of a temple near a proposed MRT station.

We will explore more of this area in later posts.