Doing Good: Exemplifying The Spirit of Pro Bono
"My savings is quite low, and the worst thing is I do not have any legal knowledge[
Meet the Newest Members on Our Council
The Law Gazette speaks to the two newest members of the Council who just took office in January 2022, Darryl Chew Zijie and Sarah Ephesians Tan, who are also junior category lawyers. Here’s what they have to say about law
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
C C Tan Award 2020 Acceptance Speech
Mr Philip Jeyaretnam, SC I am deeply honoured to receive the C C Tan Award. I thank the Council of the Law Society for this award. I especially appreciate receiving it from President Gregory Vijayendran, who has devoted himself to the
Law Society Survey Results of Mediation Experiences During COVID-19
More than 77% of lawyers prefer to have mediations conducted in-person and less than 2% would have mediations conducted in a mixed-mode fashion, i.e. a mix of attendees joining in-person and via video-conference. This was one of the key findings of
Memorandum of Understanding between The Law Society of Singapore and the Australasian Legal Practice Management Association
The Law Society’s purposes include, inter alia, maintaining and improving the standard of conduct and learning of the legal profession in Singapore, and facilitating the acquisition of legal knowledge by members of the legal profession. In line with our goals, the
Disciplinary Tribunal Reports
In the Matter of Looi Wan Hui, Advocate & Solicitor The Disciplinary Tribunal (DT) had determined pursuant to section 93(1)(b) of the Legal Profession Act (the Act) that whilst no cause of sufficient gravity existed for disciplinary action under section 83
Disciplinary Tribunal Reports
In the Matter of Chan Chun Hwee Allan Advocate & Solicitor The Disciplinary Tribunal (DT) has determined pursuant to section 93(1)(b) of the Legal Profession Act (the Act) that whilst no cause of sufficient gravity for disciplinary action exists under section 83
Disciplinary Tribunal Reports
In the Matter of Lee Suet Fern (Lim Suet Fern) (Respondent) Advocate & Solicitor The present proceedings against the Respondent arose out of information referred by the Deputy Attorney-General to the Law Society that the Respondent may have “potentially breached Rules 25