Corporate Law Day 2021: Speech by Mr Edwin Tong SC, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law
Thursday, 7 July 2021 Mr Edwin Tong SC, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law
Summary And Key Takeaways Of The Abli-hcch 1 June Webinar
Here are the summary and key takeaways of the webinar co-hosted by the Asian Business Law Institute and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on 1 June.
BY ABLI AND THE PERMANENT BUREAU OF THE HCCH On 1 June 2021, the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference
In Their Fathers’ Footsteps
Davinder Singh SC, Subhas Anandan, Jeffrey Chan SC and Peter Low are well known in legal circles and their work has been widely publicised in the news. But to Hanspreet and Jaspreet Singh, Sujesh Anandan, Jacqueline and Jason Chan SC, and Christine and Elaine Low, these legal luminaries are just loving fathers and even best friends who have found the time to nurture and mentor them, despite their extremely busy schedules. This second generation has followed their fathers’ footsteps into the legal profession, with some of them working directly under their fathers in the same firm. In the lead up to Father’s Day this weekend, we are privileged to hear their stories of the special bonds they share with their fathers and how they have been inspired to carry the torch for the legal service.
BY FOO KIM LENG THE LAW: A VEHICLE TO DO GOOD Sujesh and his father Subhas in 2007. At the
Remembering Mr Goh Joon Seng
The Singapore Academy of Law is saddened to learn of the passing of Mr Goh Joon Seng and we extend our deepest condolences to his family.
In September 1996, when the Supreme Court and the Singapore Academy of Law started a pilot project to resolve disputes
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
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
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
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
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