Andrew Phang
6 January 2023
28 February 2006 – 15 December 2022
8 December 2005 – 28 February 2006
3 January 2005 – 8 December 2005
Singapore
- National University of Singapore (LLB)
- Harvard University (LLM, SJD)
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Andrew Phang Boon Leong SC PJG (born 15 December 1957) is a Singaporean judge in the Supreme Court, currently sitting as a Senior Judge.
Early life and education
Phang was born in 1957 in Singapore.[1] Phang received his Bachelor of Laws (first class honours) from the University of Singapore in 1982, before earning his Master of Laws and Doctor of Juridical Science from Harvard Law School in 1984 and 1988 respectively.
Career
Legal academic
Between 1982 and 2000, Phang taught at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, and was appointed Professor of Law in 1999. He was appointed Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University (SMU) in 2000, and made Chairman of the Department of Law at SMU's Lee Kong Chian School of Business in 2001.
In 2004, together with Tan Cheng Han, he was one of the first two legal academics in Singapore to be conferred the title of senior counsel.[2] He is presently a Distinguished Professor of Law at the Yong Pung How School of Law and is also a Visiting Professor at the University of Reading.[3]
Supreme Court
Phang was appointed Judicial Commissioner in January 2005, Judge of the High Court in December 2005, and Judge of Appeal on 28 February 2006.[1] At 48 years old, he was the youngest person to have been appointed a Judge of Appeal.
He is one of the leading authorities in contract law in Singapore and the Commonwealth. He was appointed vice-president of the Court of Appeal with effect from 28 September 2017 following his predecessor Chao Hick Tin's retirement.
Phang retired as a Justice of the Court of Appeal on his 65th birthday on 15 December 2022. He was subsequently appointed as a Senior Judge,[4] and, was, in November 2023, honoured by NUS for his contributions to the legal profession.[5] He has authored over 260 publications and 400 judgments.[6] He has been described as a "legal legend and giant."[7]
Cases
Cases in which Phang sat as a judge include:
- Turf Club Auto Emporium v Yeo Boong Hua [2018] SGCA 44 — concerning 'negotiating damages' / Wrotham Park damages
Personal life
Phang's wife is Phang Sock Yong,[8] an economics professor at the Singapore Management University.[9] He has two daughters.[8] Phang received the Meritorious Service Medal for his legal contributions in 2023.[10]
Selected works
Books
- Andrew B.L. Phang & Goh Yihan, Contract Law in Singapore, Kluwer Law International, 2012, ISBN 978-9-041-14627-4
Articles
- "Implied terms in English law — some recent developments" (1993) Journal of Business Law 242
- "The Challenge of Principled Gap Filling — A Study of Implied Terms in a Comparative Context" (2014) Journal of Business Law 263
References
- ^ a b "Justices". Supreme Court of Singapore. 2017. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ^ "New High Court Judge", Straits Times, 9 December 2005.
- ^ "Justice Andrew Phang Boon Leong". Default. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ Lum, Selina (2022-11-28). "Tributes pour in as legal legend Andrew Phang retires from apex court | The Straits Times". www.straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2022-12-08.
- ^ "NUS honours 35 alumni for outstanding contributions to alma mater and society". NUS honours 35 alumni for outstanding contributions to alma mater and society. Retrieved 2023-11-30.
- ^ "Justice Andrew Phang Boon Leong". Default. Retrieved 2024-05-03.
- ^ "'Legal legend and giant': Chief Justice, AG and others pay tribute to retiring judge Andrew Phang". CNA. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
- ^ a b Andrew B L Phang and Goh Yihan, Contract Law in Singapore (Alphen aan den Rijn: Wolters Kluwer, 2012) at 5.
- ^ "Phang Sock Yong". Singapore Management University. 3 July 2017. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
- ^ law.nus.edu.sg https://law.nus.edu.sg/media/legal-giant-justice-andrew-phang-steps-down-as-chairman-of-nus-law-advisory-council/. Retrieved 2024-05-19.
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External links
- Andrew Phang's CV on the Supreme Court website
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- Ahmad Nizam Abbas
- Subhas Anandan
- Lawrence Ang
- Anil Balchandani
- Cavinder Bull
- Harry Elias
- N. Ganesan
- Hugh Hickling
- Michael Hwang
- Jane Ittogi
- Glenn Knight
- Koh Eng Tian
- Kwa Geok Choo
- John Laycock
- Lim Suet Fern
- Peter Low
- William Napier
- Noor Mohamed Marican
- Quek Mong Hua
- K. S. Rajah
- M Ravi
- Francis Seow
- Edmund Sim
- Davinder Singh
- Song Ong Siang
- Rajesh Sreenivasan
- Adrian Tan
- Tan Choo Leng
- Josephus Tan
- Roger Tan
- Tang Fong Har
- Teo Soon Kim
- Thio Shen Yi
- Eugene Thuraisingam
- Robert Carr Woods
- Lionel Yee
- Stephanie Yuen-Thio
- Simon Chesterman
- Leslie Chew
- Leslie C. Green
- Harry E. Groves
- Tommy Koh
- Lionel A. Sheridan
- Muthucumaraswamy Sornarajah
- Tan Cheng Han
- David Tan
- Eugene Tan
- Tan Yock Lin
- Simon Tay
- Thio Li-ann
- Thio Su Mien
- Eleanor Wong
- Amrin Amin
- Chen Show Mao
- Chia Yong Yong
- Chiam See Tong
- Chin Tet Yung
- Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss
- Christopher de Souza
- He Ting Ru
- Ho Peng Kee
- J. B. Jeyaretnam
- Desmond Lee
- Ellen Lee
- Lee Kuan Yew
- Lim Biow Chuan
- Sylvia Lim
- Lim Tean
- Ling How Doong
- David Marshall
- Nadia Ahmad Samdin
- Vikram Nair
- Ong Kian Min
- Michael Palmer
- Murali Pillai
- Indranee Rajah
- Sin Boon Ann
- Pritam Singh
- Hany Soh
- Tan Chye Cheng
- Dennis Tan
- Tang Liang Hong
- Patrick Tay
- Edwin Tong
- Sandrasegaran Woodhull
- Alvin Yeo
- Charles Yeo
- Zhulkarnain Abdul Rahim