[Webinar] Specialist Insights Series: The Changing Landscape of Family Law Advocacy

About the programme

With an increasing spotlight on appropriate dispute resolution and adopting resolution of family matters through the lens of therapeutic justice, traditional advocacy as we know it and practised in the past is changing. 

In its traditional form, one thinks of advocacy as arguing and presenting your client’s case in court and only persuading the judge. However, in family matters, advocacy begins when you first meet your client and takes the form of understanding your client’s case and concerns, and also persuading your client to take a constructive and reasonable approach which may yield an outcome for parties, not necessarily through the litigation route.

The Singapore Academy of Law (SAL) Professional Affairs Committee’s (PAC) Family Law and Children’s Rights Chapter (FLCRC) is proud to present these three webinars focussed on the right approach to advocacy in family law disputes.

Date & Time	Session
10 December 2020 5.00pm - 6.30pm	[Session 1] The Road to a Successful Family Mediation starts with Mindful Advocacy
21 January 2021 5.00pm - 6.30pm	[Session 2] Hearings in a Virtual World: The Art of Persuasion in Ancillary and Appellate Hearings
25 March 2021 5.00pm - 6.30pm Register here	[Session 3] The Increasingly Significant Role of Written Advocacy This webinar will engage participants in the art of written advocacy, covering aspects of letter writing, affidavits and submissions. This webinar will share the thought process that goes into the preparation of the evidence and submissions and how to effectively persuade the court even before the hearing. Speakers' Profile From left to right: District Judge Jen Koh, Family Justice Courts Sreenivasan Narayanan SC, Partner, K & L Gates Straits Law LLC Tan Hui Qing, Associate Director, T L Yap Law Chambers LLC Raymond Yeo, Sole Proprietor, Raymond Yeo (moderator)

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CPD points

CPD points: 1.5 per session
 

SILE Attendance Policy

Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being away from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.sileCPDcentre.sg for more information.

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