December 2, 2020 Tags Article 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
November 26, 2020 Tags Article Remarks by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon at the Paris Peace Forum 2020 The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon Remarks by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon at the Paris Peace Forum 2020
November 18, 2020 Tags Article 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
November 18, 2020 Tags Article 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
November 3, 2020 Tags Article 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
November 3, 2020 Tags Article 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
October 29, 2020 Tags Article 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.
October 27, 2020 Tags Article 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
October 20, 2020 Tags Article 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
October 13, 2020 Tags Article 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