ASEAN Needs More Transnational and Comparative Lawyers
To turn ASEAN’s big agreements into real impact, Singapore lawyers must think and work beyond borders. In this commentary, Associate Professors of Law Jaclyn L Neo and Tan Hsien-Li from the National University of Singapore draw from their work to
A New Global Standard for Stablecoins?
The US GENIUS Act and what it means for Singapore 1. Introduction Stablecoins - cryptographic tokens engineered to maintain a stable value pegged to a reference asset have emerged as one of the most consequential innovations in the digital asset ecosystem, with
Building flourishing workplaces
3 areas to look out for in the Workplace Fairness Act The recently passed Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill has shed new light on the remedies and dispute resolution procedures that will be available under the Workplace Fairness Act 2025. This
Redefining kindness in the art of lawyering
Sounds easy enough. Have you been kind to your brothers and sisters in the law? Also, kindness not just to the world at large but to yourself as well? We lawyers are a special lot (Not to be confused with arrogance). We
Gen AI: A Learned Friend for Litigants?
The accelerating adoption of generative artificial intelligence (“Gen AI”) in legal contexts has prompted both optimism and unease.
Law Society Launches Webpage for the Structured Workplace Mentoring Programme (SWMP)
Introduction On 9 January 2026, the Law Society launched the Structured Workplace Mentoring Programme (“SWMP”), a significant step toward strengthening professional development for junior lawyers through structured and meaningful mentorship by senior lawyers within the same law practice. Developed pursuant to
Opening of the Legal Year 2026 – Speech by the President of the Law Society
Professor Tan Cheng Han, SC INTRODUCTION May it please your Honour, the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, Justices of Appeal, Judges and Judicial Commissioners. I first extend a warm welcome to our overseas Bar leaders and representatives: President Tania Wolff from Law
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon: Response delivered at the Opening of The Legal Year 2026
INTRODUCTION Mr Attorney, Professor Tan, Honoured guests, Members of the Bar, Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the Opening of this Legal Year. I am especially grateful to the Honourable Chief Justice Chiv Keng and Justice Synn Sovannrath of the Supreme
Opening of the Legal Year 2026 – Speech by the Attorney-General
Lucien Wong, SC INTRODUCTION May it please Your Honours, the Chief Justice, Justices of the Court of Appeal, Judges of the Appellate Division, Judges and Judicial Commissioners. Two legal instruments concluded some two hundred years ago lie at the foundation of
Chasing Waterfalls, Mountains and Glaciers
Waterfalls have always been our thing. They are the best manifestation of Nature in motion, Nature in action and Nature in its grand performative spectacle. The Iguazú Falls were the number one reason we endured the punishing long flight to South