Remembering The Robinsons Fire
(Photo: 1972 Singapore – Robinson’s Department Store fire at Raffles Place the morning after, 22 Nov 1972.) For years, Robinsons was
Tan Chee Meng Sc On Fact And Flair In A Cross-examination
The Deputy Chairman of WongPartnership gives his take on whether fact or flair is more important for a solid cross-examination.
For most lawyers, a chance to cross-examine an engineer may not sound particularly stimulating. But not for Mr Tan Chee
Singapore Academy Of Law Pledges Further $1 Million In Support For Members
The Singapore Academy of Law (“SAL”) has pledged a further $1 million to support vulnerable segments of the legal profession.
Prof Tan Cheng Han Sc On Pandemic “Déjà Vu”
The former dean of NUS Law on COVID-19, company law and the future of legal education.
Temperature screening points, contact tracing exercises and frequent hand-washing—as universities around the world implemented these measures to fight COVID-19 earlier
N Sreeni Sc And Remy Choo On The Art Of Cross-examination
Over breakfast, the duo shares the importance of a skilful cross-examination and how to execute one. Registrations for Insights into Cross-Examination: Factual and Expert Witnesses are open.
Our chat about cross-examination begins organically when Mr Remy Choo exclaims to Mr N Sreenivasan SC, “Your cross-examination in the
The Long Road To Lawnet, As Told By Charles Lim
It’s difficult to imagine a law firm operating without a computer today. But up until the 1980s, this ubiquitous technology was not something in every law office let alone on every practitioner’s desk. Mr Charles Lim of the Attorney-General’s Chambers shares how officers like himself helped build the landscape we know today.
Mr Charles Lim (left) and Justice Lee Seiu Kin (in blue tie) at the launch of LawNet in 1990 The
With Less Than A Year’s Pqe, I Was Bouncing Ideas Off A Queen’s Counsel
A keen interest in advocacy inspired Ms Rachel Tan Xi'En to join the ECC-SAL International Mooting Competition 2019—which led to an experience most only dream of.
Rachel Tan (left) and her mooting partner Dana Chang The thrill of advocacy—with its wit-laced banter and rapid repartee—draws many
A Class Act: From Chalk To Transparencies
In the second of a two-part series on the history of the law faculty as told through oral history interviews, Professor Tan Sook Yee recalls her time at the university as lecturer and administrator.
Professor Tan Sook Yee grew up in Seremban, Malaysia, studied law in Dublin, Ireland and would spend 45 years of
TechLaw.Fest 2020 Sets Stage for Legal Industry’s Future
A legal profession powered by technology—that’s the bold new vision put forth for the profession’s future at the end of
Jansen Aw On Privacy Week And The Upcoming Amendments To The PDPA
Mr Jansen Aw of Donaldson & Burkinshaw LLP shares his takeaways from Privacy Awareness Week 2020, which shed light on proposed amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).
Mr Jansen Aw is a familiar face at Privacy Awareness Week, having attended the series of seminars and discussions on