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Three Senior Counsel Appointed In 2021

Scheme recognises legal profession’s best and most skilful advocates.

Author Ashutosh Ravikrishnan

Published on: January 11, 2021

The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon announced the appointment of three new Senior Counsel at the Opening of Legal Year today. They are:

• Mr Abraham Vergis SC
• Ms Kristy Tan SC
• Professor Goh Yihan SC

Applications for Senior Counsel opened in August 2020 and were reviewed by a Senior Counsel Selection Committee comprising:

• The Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon
• The Honourable Attorney-General Lucien Wong, SC
• The Honourable Justice Andrew Phang, JA
• The Honourable Justice Judith Prakash, JA
• The Honourable Justice Tay Yong Kwang, JA
• The Honourable Justice Steven Chong, JA

The three newly appointed Senior Counsel bring the total number of Senior Counsel appointed to 91[1] (as of 11 January 2021). Details of new appointees, as well as background information on the Senior Counsel scheme, are appended here.

Coverage

1. SMU law dean among 3 appointed as senior counsel (The Straits Times, 12 January 2021)
2. New Senior Counsel appointed from public, private and academic sectors (The Business Times, 12 January 2021)
3. 涵盖公共私人与学界 三人受委为高级律师 (Lianhe Zaobao, 12 January 2021)

[1] This figure includes six Senior Counsel (honoris causa) and five deceased Senior Counsel:

• Pala Krishnan, K S Rajah, Tan Boon Teik, Joseph Grimberg and Harry Elias