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June 8, 2021

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When Less Is More: Francis Xavier Sc On How Much To Include In A Pleading
Everybody has a different approach to preparing pleadings—but there are common best practices, says Mr Francis Xavier SC.

BY ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN When drafting pleadings lawyers might be tempted to include more than enough facts “just to be safe”—does

May 19, 2021

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A Prosecutor And Defence Counsel Talk Voir Dire
A virtual coffee with Mr John Lu and Ms Tania Chin.

BY ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN In November 2019, SAL lunched with Mr Francis Ng SC, a Deputy Chief Prosecutor at the Attorney-General’s

May 10, 2021

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Is Sports Arbitration The Next Big Thing?
A veteran in the field and an Olympian weigh in.

BY ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN Those following the sports pages of our local papers might have noticed an uptick in news about

May 6, 2021

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A Silicon Valley Approach to Drive Legal Industry Transformation

May 6, 2021

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A Peek At The New Lawnet That’s Coming Soon
Plus, how you can get exclusive access before anybody else.

LawNet is an early pioneer of legal technology, created more than 30 years ago to empower all law firms with

April 21, 2021

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The Toa Payoh Ritual Murders: A Case Of Insanity Or Was It Just A “Wayang”? (Part 2)
The first part of this article took you into the court room where the battle was fought between the defence and prosecution as to whether the murderers were of sound mind. The psychiatric defence failed but could there have been a different outcome?

BY FOO KIM LENG “It was a very hard-fought trial and right to the end, it’s not certain which way

April 14, 2021

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Asst. Prof Dorcas Quek Anderson: We Can’t Ignore Ethics In Mediation
Why it’s more urgent than ever we have a conversation about mediation ethics.

BY ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN What makes a successful mediation? To Assistant Professor Dorcas Quek Anderson, the answer lies primarily in high

April 11, 2021

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The Toa Payoh Ritual Murders: A Case Of Insanity Or Was It Just A “Wayang”? (Part 1)
Much has been written about one of Singapore’s most sensational crimes which took place 40 years ago. Delving into unpublished oral history accounts collected under SAL’s legal Heritage Programme and the National Archives of Singapore, we revisit the trial which continues to intrigue long after the case was closed.

BY FOO KIM LENG In early 1981, two children were killed in the vicinity of Toa Payoh. Shortly after, police

April 9, 2021

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1970 Hcch Evidence Convention And Remote Taking Of Evidence By Video-link
The Asian Business Law Institute spoke to Dr João Ribeiro-Bidaoui, First Secretary at the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, ahead of a joint webinar between the two organisations on 1 June.

BY CATHERINE SHEN The Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI) is co-organising a webinar with the Permanent Bureau of the Hague

April 7, 2021

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Drafting An Ip Agreement: Max Ng’s Three Steps
The Managing Director of Gateway Law weighs in.

BY ASHUTOSH RAVIKRISHNAN For Mr Max Ng, drafting commercial IP agreements involves a three-step process that he has refined over

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When Less Is More: Francis Xavier Sc On How Much To Include In A Pleading
Everybody has a different approach to preparing pleadings—but there are common best practices, says Mr Francis Xavier SC.

Everybody has a different approach to preparing pleadings—but there are common best practices, says Mr Francis Xavier SC.

A Prosecutor And Defence Counsel Talk Voir Dire
A virtual coffee with Mr John Lu and Ms Tania Chin.

A virtual coffee with Mr John Lu and Ms Tania Chin.

Is Sports Arbitration The Next Big Thing?
A veteran in the field and an Olympian weigh in.

A veteran in the field and an Olympian weigh in.

A Silicon Valley Approach to Drive Legal Industry Transformation

A Peek At The New Lawnet That’s Coming Soon
Plus, how you can get exclusive access before anybody else.

Plus, how you can get exclusive access before anybody else.

The first part of this article took you into the court room where the battle was fought between the defence and prosecution as to whether the murderers were of sound mind. The psychiatric defence failed but could there have been a different outcome?

Asst. Prof Dorcas Quek Anderson: We Can’t Ignore Ethics In Mediation
Why it’s more urgent than ever we have a conversation about mediation ethics.

Why it’s more urgent than ever we have a conversation about mediation ethics.

The Asian Business Law Institute spoke to Dr João Ribeiro-Bidaoui, First Secretary at the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law, ahead of a joint webinar between the two organisations on 1 June.

Drafting An Ip Agreement: Max Ng’s Three Steps
The Managing Director of Gateway Law weighs in.

The Managing Director of Gateway Law weighs in.

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