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January 10, 2022

Senior Counsel Appointments

Senior Counsel 2022: Common Threads
Three Senior Counsel were appointed at today’s Opening of Legal Year (OLY) ceremony.

BY ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN SAL members Mr Tan Puay Boon SC (honoris causa), Ms Marina Chin SC and Ms Koh Swee

January 8, 2022

Legal Heritage

Legal Legacies: Opening of the Legal Year in the past

Road closures, ceremonial parades and judicial wigs—the Opening of Legal Year (OLY) ceremonies in independent Singapore were vastly different from

January 5, 2022

Management & Leadership

“Lawyers Have To Grasp The Methods That Have Guided Other Industries To Success”
Mr Antoine Fontaine, a partner at one of Cambodia’s leading law firms, on learning from non-legal worlds—and why it matters.

BY ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN For law firms that are just starting out, cashflow is everything. Despite this, Mr Antoine Fontaine of

January 5, 2022

Member Stories

Gregory Vijayendran Sc On The Weekend Of A Lifetime
The immediate past President of the Law Society of Singapore on the historic, hectic weekend before Singapore’s circuit-breaker kicked in.

BY ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN “We have decided that instead of tightening incrementally over the next few weeks, we should make a

December 16, 2021

Women in the law

Joy Tan Reflects On A 30-year Career
How a commercial approach and stint as a JLC have made her the lawyer she is today.

BY ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN People are clearly important to Ms Joy Tan: during our hourlong breakfast, the WongPartnership partner speaks glowingly

November 30, 2021

Publications

A Look At Law Reporting
Who decides what cases make it to the Singapore Law Reports? What’s the difference between an unreported judgment and a reported one?

BY ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN For some lawyers, few things are as prestigious as having a case they fought reported in the Singapore

November 29, 2021

Cross Border Work

Personal Data Protection In Indonesia – Big Changes In Store
The Asian Business Law Institute spoke to Danny Kobrata, Partner of K&K Advocates, on the anticipated changes in the landscape of personal data protection in Indonesia where the Internet economy is projected to reach $70 billion in 2021.

BY CATHERINE SHEN According to the 2021 e-Conomy SEA report by Google, Temasek and Bain & Company, Internet economy is

November 15, 2021

Working Knowledge

Thio Shen Yi Sc On Crypto Assets And The Quest To Define Them
Is a legal definition even necessary? Here’s why the joint Managing Partner of TSMP Corporation thinks it is.

BY ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN Where were you when you first heard about crypto assets? Most people may not remember the moment

November 11, 2021

Professional Ethics

Michael Hwang SC And Chan Leng Sun SC On Enforcing Ethics In Arbitration
Arbitration is still the preferred mode of dispute resolution for international transactions but do parties always play it fair? Veteran arbitrators Michael Hwang SC and Chan Leng Sun SC weigh in on the ethical standards to ensure the legitimacy of this decision-making process.

BY FOO KIM LENG “Arbitration is not a Squid Game. Parties cannot win at all cost,” declares Chan Leng Sun

November 2, 2021

Member Stories

On The Wild Side
There may have been a childhood ambition to be vets but somehow law school took precedence. Yet the call to defend the voiceless and those with no safety nets was so strong that they decided to get their hands dirty and go through huge financial sacrifices to serve on the wild side. Meet SAL members Mr Ignatius Hwang, Ms Lee Chuen Ling, Ms Noelle Seet and Mr Goh Jia Jie, who are passionate about improving animal welfare.

BY FOO KIM LENG STRAYS NO MORE At any one time, Ignatius Hwang and his wife, Michelle have more than 10 dogs

Senior Counsel 2022: Common Threads
Three Senior Counsel were appointed at today’s Opening of Legal Year (OLY) ceremony.

Three Senior Counsel were appointed at today’s Opening of Legal Year (OLY) ceremony.

Legal Legacies: Opening of the Legal Year in the past

“Lawyers Have To Grasp The Methods That Have Guided Other Industries To Success”
Mr Antoine Fontaine, a partner at one of Cambodia’s leading law firms, on learning from non-legal worlds—and why it matters.

Mr Antoine Fontaine, a partner at one of Cambodia’s leading law firms, on learning from non-legal worlds—and why it matters.

Gregory Vijayendran Sc On The Weekend Of A Lifetime
The immediate past President of the Law Society of Singapore on the historic, hectic weekend before Singapore’s circuit-breaker kicked in.

The immediate past President of the Law Society of Singapore on the historic, hectic weekend before Singapore’s circuit-breaker kicked in.

Joy Tan Reflects On A 30-year Career
How a commercial approach and stint as a JLC have made her the lawyer she is today.

How a commercial approach and stint as a JLC have made her the lawyer she is today.

A Look At Law Reporting
Who decides what cases make it to the Singapore Law Reports? What’s the difference between an unreported judgment and a reported one?

Who decides what cases make it to the Singapore Law Reports? What’s the difference between an unreported judgment and a reported one?

Personal Data Protection In Indonesia – Big Changes In Store
The Asian Business Law Institute spoke to Danny Kobrata, Partner of K&K Advocates, on the anticipated changes in the landscape of personal data protection in Indonesia where the Internet economy is projected to reach $70 billion in 2021.

The Asian Business Law Institute spoke to Danny Kobrata, Partner of K&K Advocates, on the anticipated changes in the landscape of personal data protection in Indonesia where the Internet economy is projected to reach $70 billion in 2021.

Thio Shen Yi Sc On Crypto Assets And The Quest To Define Them
Is a legal definition even necessary? Here’s why the joint Managing Partner of TSMP Corporation thinks it is.

Is a legal definition even necessary? Here’s why the joint Managing Partner of TSMP Corporation thinks it is.

Arbitration is still the preferred mode of dispute resolution for international transactions but do parties always play it fair? Veteran arbitrators Michael Hwang SC and Chan Leng Sun SC weigh in on the ethical standards to ensure the legitimacy of this decision-making process.

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