Senior Associate Arvindran Manoosegaran wins 2014 Christopher Bathurst essay prize

30 Sep 2014

We are proud to share that senior associate Arvindran Manoosegaran is the winner of the prestigious Christopher Bathurst Essay Prize 2014. 

The essay competition was sponsored by London-based Fountain Court Chambers (Fountain Court), and the Estate of the 3rd Viscount Bledisloe, and supported by the Singapore Academy of Law. 

Arvindran wrote an article on the topic “Do the benefits of requiring parties to litigation to disclose documents harmful to their own case outweigh the costs involved?”  

In the essay, he argued that the benefits of full disclosure outweigh the costs. He stated that “to not insist on full disclosure is to undermine the commitment to fairly determine disputes and reach fair and just outcomes, both of which are fundamental to the administration of justice.” 

Click here to read the essay.

For his achievement, Arvindran was awarded an all-expense paid two-week internship at Fountain Court Chambers in London. 

About the Competition

The Christopher Bathurst Essay Prize is named in honour of the late Christopher Bathurst QC (Viscount Bledisloe QC), a senior member of Fountain Court Chambers who was widely-regarded as a formidable advocate and adviser. 

The Essay Prize is awarded to the best original, unpublished essay on a specified topic dealing with an aspect of commercial litigation and dispute resolution.  

The competition was open to full-time students enrolled in undergraduate, graduate, or doctoral studies in Law at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law, and the Singapore Management University School of Law, as well as qualified persons under the Legal Profession Act who are 30 years old or younger.     

The judging panel comprised of members appointed by Fountain Court, the Academy, and the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law or Singapore Management University School of Law.  

Entrants were judged on several criteria: originality; critical analysis, succinctness, clarity, persuasiveness and pragmatism.