A law professor sacked by the National University of Singapore after being convicted of accepting gifts from a student including the gift of sweet, sweet physical love has failed in his bid for a judicial review of his firing.
Tey Tsun Hang was acquitted of the corruption charges on appeal last February and applied for permission to start judicial review proceedings against the NUS. But in a damning ruling Justice Loh said that the law professor had been wrong to seek a judicial review, because his sacking had nothing to do with public law. He said Hang should also have exhausted other remedies first, pointing out that Hang had at no point actually asked NUS for his old job back.
Loh also slammed the professor for his "cavalier" conduct during proceedings, which saw Hang sending submissions to the judge's personal email account, missing deadlines and failing to request extensions. Hang's lawyer, in an excuse worthy of his client's students, blamed the balls-ups on an "oversight".
Last year Hang also lost his Singapore residency status, and his bid to have the decision re-examined, bringing his tally to one win and three losses.
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Tey Tsun Hang was acquitted of the corruption charges on appeal last February and applied for permission to start judicial review proceedings against the NUS. But in a damning ruling Justice Loh said that the law professor had been wrong to seek a judicial review, because his sacking had nothing to do with public law. He said Hang should also have exhausted other remedies first, pointing out that Hang had at no point actually asked NUS for his old job back.
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Loh also slammed the professor for his "cavalier" conduct during proceedings, which saw Hang sending submissions to the judge's personal email account, missing deadlines and failing to request extensions. Hang's lawyer, in an excuse worthy of his client's students, blamed the balls-ups on an "oversight".
Last year Hang also lost his Singapore residency status, and his bid to have the decision re-examined, bringing his tally to one win and three losses.