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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

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

Not-So-Evident Evidence
In our oral history programme, we have the privilege of speaking to some of the best trial lawyers in Singapore. When asked to recall their most memorable cases, it is often not surprising to hear that these are not their headline trials but occasions where they manage to uncover a gem of evidence that turned the tide in their favour. We want to thank Senior Counsel Giam Chin Toon, Chelva Rajah and Wong Meng Meng and Justice Choo Han Teck for sharing these four excerpts from their oral history interviews.

BY FOO KIM LENG BLUER THAN BLUE When Wong Meng Meng SC was in Lee & Lee, one of his