Opening Remarks for Cybersecurity Conference 2018
Welcome to the Cybersecurity Conference 2018! In this hallowed halls of learning in SMU, today will be a day of much learning on cybersecurity. The Law Society of Singapore is committed to strengthening our watch on cybersecurity. This year, we renamed
Law-Accountancy Connection and Collaboration
On 29 June 2018, we co-organised together with ACCA an inaugural Legal and Accounting Connect Seminar. It marked a new high-water mark in connection and collaboration between the lawyers and accountants. The half-day seminar that drew about 240 speakers and
Family Conference 2018 “Supporting, Healing, Reconstructing”
Opening Remarks from Law Society President Ms Indranee Rajah, SC – Second Minister for Law The Honourable Justice Debbie Ong – Presiding Judge, Family Justice Courts Deputy Presiding Judge, Chia Wee Kiat, Family Justice Courts Michelle Woodworth, Chair, Conference Organizing
President’s Message – Of Travel, Training and Technology
This serves as a succinct update of some of the recent happenings and important news items for the Law Society going forward. First, Lawyers Go Global. This initiative that I touched on in the February message has already taken off. We
President’s Message – International Women’s Day
This was the welcome speech made by the President at the Law Society’s inaugural celebration of International Women’s Day on 7 March 2018. Guest of Honour, SMS for Law and Finance, Indranee Rajah SC. Special guests, Ong Lee Wha, President of SAWL;
Lawyers Go Global
In futurist George Friedman’s book, “The Next 100 Years - A Forecast for the 21st Century” (2009), the author first begins with a description of the fundamental structural shifts taking place late in the twentieth century. This set the stage
Opening of the Legal Year 2018
This was the speech delivered by the President at the Opening of the Legal Year on 8 January 2018. Introduction May it please Your Honours, Chief Justice, Judges of Appeal, Judges and Judicial Commissioners. Welcome First, let me extend a warm welcome
President’s Message
5 Ps from the Past 5 Decades The Law Society has come a long, long way from its inception in 1967. This golden jubilee is a year that we will understandably feel both nostalgic and celebratory. I gave a snapshot of
The Law Gazette Goes Electronic
Dear Member, For 25 years now, since 1992, the Law Society has been publishing and distributing our official journal the Singapore Law Gazette (‘Law Gazette’) in hard copy format. For many members, receiving a copy of the Law Gazette on their
President’s Message
The family law practitioner of today needs to have problem-solving skills both in and out of court room. Practising family law is a “deeply meaningful calling” as Chief Justice aptly described in his opening address.