“Documents-Only” Civil Trials and Assessments of Damages in the State Courts of Singapore
A New and Cost-Efficient Mode of Determining Disputes in Court Introduction On 11 December 2017,[ref] See State Courts Registrar’s Circular No 4 of 2017 dated 13 November 2017.[/ref] the State Courts of Singapore announced a pilot programme introducing a fresh and novel
Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations 2017
Commendation List The list of top 14 candidates was based on the distinctions awarded to candidates. Prize Award List Pursuant to Section 4(1)(g) of the Legal Profession Act (Chapter 161), the Singapore Institute of Legal Education has resolved to award the following prizes: Singapore
Women in Practice (#WIP) – A Work in Progress
The Law Society has formed a taskforce to examine women-in-the-workplace issues in a move to address inequities still present in the legal industry. Equality, after all, underpins the rule of law. The taskforce comprises Felicia Tan (Director, Incisive Law LLC), Simran
No Mountain Too High
Interview with Kuah Boon Theng, SC International Women’s Day falls in March and this month we are pleased to celebrate with one of our own women lawyers, Kuah Boon Theng, SC who was appointed Senior Counsel in January. Boon Theng was
Red Flag Indicators – Reporting Suspicious Transactions
Your Reporting Obligations An obligation to make a suspicious transaction report in certain circumstances is imposed by various statutes: The Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act (CDSA); The Legal Profession Act (LPA) and its Legal
Amicus Agony
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Law Gazette Awards
Winners for 2017 We are pleased to announce that the annual Law Gazette awards for 2017 went to the following: Alvin Chen of RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP for Ethical Limits of Making Imputations Against Complainants of Sexual Offences: Time for Reform
Amicus Agony
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