Abstract:
The UK Administration of Justice Act 1982 gives the courts a power to rectify wills. In Marley v Rawlings [2014] 2 WLR 213, the UK Supreme Court gave an extremely expansive interpretation to this power and said that the power existed not only by virtue of the English statute but also at common law. This case note considers the implications of this decision for Singapore. It is argued that this case has created considerable uncertainty in the law and that the position should be remedied by an appropriate statutory amendment.