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Meet Sal’s Newest Accredited And Senior Accredited Specialists
It was a memorable day for the new SAL members who were appointed Accredited Specialists and Senior Accredited Specialists in Building and Construction Law and Data and Digital Economy Law. Justice Kannan Ramesh, Chair of the Specialist Accreditation Board, gave recipients their Certificate of Accreditation and encouraged them to continue sharpening their knowledge and skills.

Justice Kannan Ramesh presenting the certificates of accreditation to… Row 1: Senior Accredited Specialists in Building and Construction Law – Ms Lynette
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Michael Hwang SC And Chan Leng Sun SC On Enforcing Ethics In Arbitration
Arbitration is still the preferred mode of dispute resolution for international transactions but do parties always play it fair? Veteran arbitrators Michael Hwang SC and Chan Leng Sun SC weigh in on the ethical standards to ensure the legitimacy of this decision-making process.

BY FOO KIM LENG “Arbitration is not a Squid Game. Parties cannot win at all cost,” declares Chan Leng Sun
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On The Wild Side
There may have been a childhood ambition to be vets but somehow law school took precedence. Yet the call to defend the voiceless and those with no safety nets was so strong that they decided to get their hands dirty and go through huge financial sacrifices to serve on the wild side. Meet SAL members Mr Ignatius Hwang, Ms Lee Chuen Ling, Ms Noelle Seet and Mr Goh Jia Jie, who are passionate about improving animal welfare.

BY FOO KIM LENG STRAYS NO MORE At any one time, Ignatius Hwang and his wife, Michelle have more than 10 dogs
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Not-So-Evident Evidence
In our oral history programme, we have the privilege of speaking to some of the best trial lawyers in Singapore. When asked to recall their most memorable cases, it is often not surprising to hear that these are not their headline trials but occasions where they manage to uncover a gem of evidence that turned the tide in their favour. We want to thank Senior Counsel Giam Chin Toon, Chelva Rajah and Wong Meng Meng and Justice Choo Han Teck for sharing these four excerpts from their oral history interviews.

BY FOO KIM LENG BLUER THAN BLUE When Wong Meng Meng SC was in Lee & Lee, one of his
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Navigating Chinese Insolvency Law – Why That May Be Relevant To You
The Asian Business Law Institute spoke to Sim Kwan Kiat for a flavour of his years of experience advising clients in China-related matters and his observations of recent developments in the Chinese insolvency scene and how they may impact businesses in the region.

BY CATHERINE SHEN According to a report by Nikkei Asia, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, overtook the European Union
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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
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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
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Senior Counsel 2021

Honour and gratitude were running themes this morning, when the Singapore Academy of Law announced this year’s Senior Counsel appointees.
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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
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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
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In Two Courts: Advice On Getting A Foreign Judgment Recognised
An interview with Albert Dinelli, who acted in the first known case where a Chinese commercial judgment was successfully recognised and enforced by the Australian courts. ABLI's "Asian Principles for the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments'' ebook is now available.

The modern economy depends on the free movement of people, goods and services. These cross-border commercial dealings also result in
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A Class Act: How Singapore’s First Law Faculty Came To Be
Students across the country have begun the academic year in earnest. SAL marks the occasion with a look at the history of Singapore’s law faculty which took root at the then-University of Malaya. It started in 1959 with barely three academic staff: Dean Professor LA Sheridan, Mr B L Chua and Mr Tan Boon Teik, a magistrate who taught part-time. Mr Tan Boon Teik, who would later become Singapore’s longest serving Attorney-General, continued to teach part-time at the faculty for many years. His wife, Professor Tan Sook Yee, would became the faculty’s 10th Dean in 1980. This two-part series is based on SAL's oral history interviews with former deans Prof Sheridan and Prof Tan Sook Yee. They recount the nascent years of the law faculty and their love of teaching which have nurtured many legal illuminaries who have made their mark in Singapore and overseas.

It wasn’t always a given that a law degree from a Singapore university would be recognised as a qualification for
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A Chat With France’s Ambassador To Singapore He Marc Abensour
France’s Ambassador to Singapore His Excellency Marc Abensour speaks to the Singapore Academy of Law about collaboration between the two countries' legal systems, in anticipation of next week’s webinar on Civil Law and Asian Cross-Border Transactions. Limited slots for the webinar are available here.

What benefits do collaborations like the one between SAILS and SAL bring? Next week’s webinar is held in the frame
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Veteran Trials
These days, we are constantly reminded of the need for resilience and fortitude in the face of Covid-19. For veteran lawyers Mr TPB Menon and Mr Sat Pal Khattar, it did not take a global pandemic to turn their lives upside down. At an age when most of their peers were focused on their studies, they had to shoulder the added responsibility of being head of their households while grappling with the demands of law school. Their stories, taken from excerpts of their oral history interviews with SAL, are inspirational in these difficult times.

Mr TPB Menon was studying for his HSC (Higher School Certificate, equivalent to today’s A’ levels) when his father was
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Launch of LawNet2

The Honourable Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong, President of Singapore Academy of Law SPEECH BY THE HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE
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Mass Call 2007

The Honourable Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong Introduction 1. Let me begin by congratulating all of you on your admission