Winning the Christopher Bathurst Prize 2020 was a dream come true for Rajah & Tann’s David Isidore Tan. How did he pull it off and what advice does he for this year’s applicants? Watch on for more and enter this year’s contest here: https://sal.org.sg/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/The-Christopher-Bathurst-Prize-2021-Final_0.pdf
Applications close on 31 August 2021. The contributor of the best legal advice will win an all-expenses-paid 2-week internship with Fountain Court Chambers in London, which will take place at a time to be mutually agreed between the winner and Fountain Court within a year of the announcement of the winning entry.
ABOUT CHRISTOPHER BATHURST Christopher Bathurst QC (1934-2009) was a member of Fountain Court Chambers and a leading practitioner at the commercial Bar in London who developed a substantial practice in Southeast Asia, particularly Singapore. He was regarded by many practitioners in Singapore not just as a formidable advocate and adviser but also as a friend and mentor. His cases include the leading decision of Caparo v Dickman [1990] 2 AC 605 and after that he developed a substantial Singaporean arbitration practice. As Viscount Bledisloe, Christopher was an elected hereditary peer, and a popular and energetic cross-bench member of the House of Lords.
This Prize seeks to honour his memory.