The Lawyer’s Duty to Assert Legal Advice Privilege
This article outlines the general contours of a lawyer’s duty to assert legal advice privilege, with reference to English common law cases. Four key issues are examined, including the rationale for and costs of asserting legal advice privilege. Introduction In the 2015
The Troubled Waters of Asymmetric Arbitration Clauses
Even though asymmetric arbitration clauses seem to be used frequently in dispute resolution clauses for various industries, there is very little statutory guidance with regard to the validity of such clauses. Ultimately, the validity and use of asymmetric arbitration clauses
Green Channel – The Next Step for Indian Merger Control
The Competition Commission of India has recently introduced a significant change to the existing mandatory and suspensory merger control regime in India. The introduction of an automatic clearance for mergers, known as the Green Channel, makes India the only competition
Amicus Agony
Dear Amicus Agony, I have been with the same firm since I qualified as a lawyer a year ago. I consider myself to be a generalist or an “all-round” lawyer. Unlike my peers, I do not have a specialism and my practice
C C Tan Award Acceptance Speech
Mr Amolat Singh The Honourable Members of the Judiciary, Mr President and members of the Council, Ladies and Gentlemen It gives me great honour and pleasure to stand before you and I am deeply humbled by this award. I am humbled looking at the
Citation for C C Tan Award 2019
This citation was read by Vice-President Adrian Tan at the Law Society’s annual dinner on 15 November 2019. It is my privilege and honour to read the citation for the C C Tan Award of 2019. This award is named after the
Law Society Annual Dinner 2019
The Law Society Annual Dinner was held on 15 November 2019 at The Fullerton Hotel, and was attended by more than 400 members from the legal profession and judiciary. This year, the theme was “Safari”, alluding to the adventurous nature
Biennial Lecture 2019
Law of Our Land: Connecting Our Islands of History The Law Society was honoured to have Prof Kevin Tan delivered the 7th Law Society Biennial Lecture on 18 November 2019. Prof Kevin Tan needs no introduction – a law graduate from National