Senior Counsel 2021
Honour and gratitude were running themes this morning, when the Singapore Academy of Law announced this year’s Senior Counsel appointees.
Remembering Dr Gopalan Raman (1938 – 2020)
We are saddened to learn of the passing of Dr G Raman and we extend our deepest condolences to his family. For many years, he served on the SAL Legal Heritage Committee and we have benefited much from his contributions to our heritage programmes. We had the privilege of recording Dr Raman’s oral history interview a few years ago. His vivid recollection of what he witnessed and experienced during his years of service in the courts and legal practice is an invaluable record to our legal history. The full interview can be heard here.
Dr Raman was 10 years old when his family moved to Singapore from their home in north Perak. Life was tough
Rajan Chettiar On Revenue In Family Law
Does the move to mediation affect the coffers of law firms? The MD of Rajan Chettiar LLC weighs in.
“Nobody wants a contested divorce,” says Mr Rajan Chettiar. Perhaps noticing my raised eyebrows, he quickly backtracks and adds a
District Judge Lim Choi Ming, Ms Angelina Hing On Mediation And Mindful Advocacy In Divorce Proceedings
An often-overlooked toll of COVID-19 is the one it has taken on families. Around the world, the need to “stay
The Slips Of Paper That Kept A Profession On Track
Analogue methods of legal research hold a certain nostalgia for Ms Umayal Balakrishnan, who has worked as a librarian at Drew & Napier since 1994.
Before the advent of online resources like LawNet, the only way to update changes on statutes and legislation was to
Kai Schneider On The Singapore Advantage
Fund vehicles and asset management are the focus of our conversation with the head of Clifford Chance’s Funds and Investment Management group.
We meet Mr Kai Schneider nearly 10 months after the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) launched its Variable Capital Companies
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