These legal luminaries are no stranger to trials, in the legal sense; but they have also lived through the trials of our nation, watching Singapore emerge from colonial rule to self-governance, merger and finally, independence. Their memories of this journey are captured in this video from SAL’s legal heritage team. It’s a fitting tribute to Singapore on her 58th birthday. Majulah Singapura!
A thank you to our interviewees (in order of their appearance): Prof Tan Sook Yee, the late Justice T S Sinnathuray, COL Tan Wee Kian, Mr Wong Meng Meng SC, Judge Rahim Jalil, Mr Koh Eng Tian SC, Prof Tommy Koh, Mr Sat Pal Khattar and the late Mr Subhas Anandan