Emerging Legal Practices: AI, Digital Media and ESG
A pioneering lawyer in each of these fast-rising practices talks about the scope of these fields and how to jumpstart a career in them. Artificial Intelligence Law By Lim Seng Siew, Director, OTP Law Corporation Seng Siew is a civil and commercial lawyer
Starting Your Own Practice
How to Save Money and Time Congratulations if you have decided to start your own practice. Whether you are flying solo, or partnering a few others, chances are neither of you have done it before. Starting a new practice is like
Amicus Agony
Dear Amicus Agony, I am a practising lawyer with about 1-2 PQE. I am getting quite bored with the work that I do in my current firm. I am wondering if I should make the switch to another practice area, or
Disciplinary Tribunal Reports
Pursuant to section 93(5) of the Legal Profession Act, the Council of the Law Society is required to publish the findings and determination of the Disciplinary Tribunal in the Singapore Law Gazette or in such other media as the Council may determine
Law Society Annual Dinner 2023
We had a blast celebrating the legacy of our late President, Adrian Tan at the Law Society Annual Dinner on 10 November 2023. About 330 guests gathered at the Grand Ballroom of PARKROYAL on Beach Road to embark on a
Family Conference 2023
Navigating the Way Forward with the New Family Justice Rules Amidst the sea change in the family justice ecosystem of recent years, the family justice community came together again for the Family Conference 2023 over 13 and 14 September 2023. With
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Tan Hee Joek
I met Hee Joek as an undergraduate at Oxford University. He was a PSC Scholar who had been awarded an overseas scholarship to do law, tenable in the Singapore Legal Service. Over time, we became friends, studying most days together
Bench & Bar Games 2023: The Return of the Games
Three years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Bench & Bar Games resumed across the first weekend of September 2023. This coincided with the extended weekend of Singapore’s sixth Presidential Election and Malaysia’s 66th National Day. As the
NUS Law Honours Former Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong by Establishing a Visiting Professorship in Public Law
NUS Law has received a S$1.1 million endowed gift from alumni, friends, philanthropists and members of the legal profession to establish the Chan Sek Keong Visiting Professorship in Public Law. The Professorship celebrates Mr Chan Sek Keong’s far-reaching contributions to the