Dissatisfaction with the lack of accountability in receivership has led the UK Government to
virtually abolish the administrative receivership. This article argues that Singapore should
address directly the criticisms of receivership and depart from English law where
appropriate. It analyses the contents of the duties of good faith and care owed by a
mortgagee and a receiver to the mortgagor. In particular, it argues that two principles may be
deduced from case law and leading treatises on receivership law from which a general duty …