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Miuccia Prada said in an interview: “The job is to do something interesting with ideas … and if it is copied I couldn’t care less.”
Automating with Purpose: Unlocking Strategic Value in Legal Workflows
This is Part Two of a three-part series on how law firms can unlock strategic value through legal technology. Part One provided historic context to the rise of legal technology, and Part Three will focus on the Rise of Agentic
The Art of Cross-examination
Introduction I have been asked many times to give a talk on the art of cross-examination and have always politely declined. The reason is obvious. You cannot possibly teach an art. You can only acquire it in the course of courtroom
Life Lessons for Lawyers: Guidance for the Mind and Soul – by Ray Steinwall
Blessed is every lawyer who manages to find purpose, joy and fulfilment in his/her work throughout the course of our careers. In Life Lessons for Lawyers, Ray Steinwall delivers something strikingly rare in legal literature: a deeply personal, emotionally intelligent,
Key Tech Trends in APAC Arbitration
Introduction The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has long been established as an appealing destination for arbitration. The 2025 Queen Mary University of London and White & Case International Arbitration Survey (the 2025 QMUL Survey) ranked Singapore and Hong Kong the second and third
Get Inspired! Tech Adoption Journey from Fellow Law Practices
Nine Yards Chambers’ Approach to Innovation Nine Yards Chambers has embraced legal technology not just as a convenience but as a strategic tool to improve workflow, enhance service delivery, and future-proof the law firm against the fast-evolving legal landscape. By adopting
From Stone Age to Digital Life
I always wanted to be a lawyer. I don’t know why. I didn’t know anything about what lawyers do and don’t do. So, in 1986 I joined a commercial law firm in Australia. It was a big law firm at
Admission of Advocates and Solicitors to the Bar
On 14 May 2025, Justice Choo Han Teck presided over the admission of new advocates and solicitors over three sessions. Justice Choo delivered a brief address at each session. For the first session, Justice Choo wrote the address himself, leaning
Fiat Justitia: Premises for the Law Society
From its inception, the Law Society was given a tiny office space behind the Stamp Office in the Supreme Court Building in St Andrew's Road. Initially, the 478 sq ft space had been provided free of charge, courtesy of the
Law Society Signs MOU with South Korea’s In-house Counsel Forum
On 14 May 2025, the Law Society was delighted to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea’s In-House Counsel Forum (IHCF). President Lisa Sam signed the MoU online, while Won-Young Jung, President of IHCF, signed on behalf of the