Andrew Phang
{{short description|Singaporean judge}}
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| name = Andrew Phang
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| image = Andrew Phang, 2019 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Phang speaking at the 2019 Commencement ceremony of SMU School of Law
| order =
| office = Senior Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore
| term_start = 6 January 2023
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| appointer = Halimah Yacob
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| office1 = Judge of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Singapore
| term_start1 = 28 February 2006
| term_end1 = 15 December 2022
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| appointer1 = S. R. Nathan
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| office2 = Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore
| term_start2 = 8 December 2005
| term_end2 = 28 February 2006
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| appointer2 = S. R. Nathan
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| office3 = Judicial Commissioner of Singapore
| term_start3 = 3 January 2005
| term_end3 = 8 December 2005
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| appointer3 = S. R. Nathan
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1957|12|15}}
| birth_place = Singapore
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| nationality = Singaporean
| spouse = Phang Sock Yong
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Andrew Phang Boon Leong {{postnominals|list=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. 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."New High Court Judge", Straits Times, 9 December 2005. 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.{{Cite web |title=Justice Andrew Phang Boon Leong |url=https://www.judiciary.gov.sg/who-we-are/justice-andrew-phang-boon-leong |access-date=3 May 2024 |website=Default |language=en}}
=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.{{cite web |url=http://www.supremecourt.gov.sg/about-us/the-supreme-court-bench/justices#ContentPlaceHolderContent_C001_RptJusticePosition_RptJudgeList_0_ImgJudgeList_1 |title=Justices |date=2017 |website=Supreme Court of Singapore |access-date=31 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722135012/https://www.supremecourt.gov.sg/about-us/the-supreme-court-bench/justices#ContentPlaceHolderContent_C001_RptJusticePosition_RptJudgeList_0_ImgJudgeList_1 |archive-date=22 July 2019 |url-status=live }} 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,{{Cite web |last=Lum |first=Selina |date=28 November 2022 |title=Tributes pour in as legal legend Andrew Phang retires from apex court {{!}} The Straits Times |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/courts-crime/tributes-pour-in-as-legal-legend-andrew-phang-retires-from-apex-court |access-date=8 December 2022 |website=www.straitstimes.com |language=en}} and, was, in November 2023, honoured by NUS for his contributions to the legal profession.{{Cite web |title=NUS honours 35 alumni for outstanding contributions to alma mater and society |url=https://news.nus.edu.sg/nus-honours-35-alumni-for-outstanding-contributions-to-alma-mater-and-society/ |access-date=30 November 2023 |website=NUS honours 35 alumni for outstanding contributions to alma mater and society |language=en-sg}} He has authored over 260 publications and 400 judgments. He has been described as a "legal legend and giant."{{Cite web |title='Legal legend and giant': Chief Justice, AG and others pay tribute to retiring judge Andrew Phang |url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/judge-andrew-phang-boon-leong-retirement-tribute-3105921 |access-date=19 May 2024 |website=CNA |language=en}}
On 11 April 2024, Phang published a book on former Chief Justice Yong Pung How, a book launched by then Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.{{Cite web |last=katherine_chen |date=2024-04-11 |title=PMO {{!}} PM Lee Hsien Loong at the Book Launch of "Pioneer, Polymath and Mentor – The Life and Legacy of Yong Pung How" |url=https://www.pmo.gov.sg/Newsroom/PM-Lee-Hsien-Loong-at-the-Book-Launch-of-Yong-Pung-How |access-date=2024-08-13 |website=Prime Minister's Office Singapore |language=en}}
= Cases =
Cases in which Phang sat as a judge include:
- [https://www.supremecourt.gov.sg/docs/default-source/module-document/judgement/ca164-ca171-2015--2018-sgca-44(ed)-turfclubfinal5-2aug18-pdf.pdf
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,Andrew B L Phang and Goh Yihan, Contract Law in Singapore (Alphen aan den Rijn: Wolters Kluwer, 2012) at 5. an economics professor at the Singapore Management University.{{cite web |url=http://economics.smu.edu.sg/faculty/profile/9703/PHANG-Sock-Yong |title=Phang Sock Yong |date=3 July 2017 |website=Singapore Management University |access-date=31 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622003621/http://economics.smu.edu.sg/faculty/profile/9703/PHANG-Sock-Yong |archive-date=22 June 2016 |url-status=live }} He has two daughters. Phang received the Meritorious Service Medal for his legal contributions in 2023.{{Cite web |title=Legal giant Justice Andrew Phang steps down as Chairman of NUS Law Advisory Council |url=https://law.nus.edu.sg/media/legal-giant-justice-andrew-phang-steps-down-as-chairman-of-nus-law-advisory-council/ |access-date=19 May 2024 |website=law.nus.edu.sg}}
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
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External links
- [http://www.supremecourt.gov.sg/about-us/the-supreme-court-bench/justices#ContentPlaceHolderContent_C001_RptJusticePosition_RptJudgeList_0_ImgJudgeList_1 Andrew Phang's CV] on the Supreme Court website
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{{Yong Pung How School of Law}}
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Category:Academic staff of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law
Category:Anglo-Chinese School alumni
Category:Academic staff of Singapore Management University School of Law
Category:Harvard Law School alumni
Category:National University of Singapore alumni
Category:Singaporean Judges of Appeal