December 9, 2020 Tags Article Singapore Academy Of Law And Law Society Connect At First-ever Virtual Get-Together Some 250 members of the legal profession logged online on the evening of 2 December to demonstrate that COVID-19 has
December 7, 2020 Tags Article 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
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