Bicentennial Special

The course was reprised the following January in an expanded form. On 3 January 1995, 170 members of the Society attended a seminar ‘In Pursuit of Excellence in Advocacy’, and this was followed by a three-day intensive workshop for 50

The Bicentennial is an occasion not only for commemoration and celebration, but also for reflection. It invites us to look back with pride and gratitude on the efforts of our predecessors, who laid the foundations of the robust legal system

Since the founding of Singapore, the legal system has evolved in line with the nation's historical developments. The Singapore courts have come a long way to what it is today, from adopting British laws in the colonial era, to having

Introduction Since the beginning of this year, Singapore's legal fraternity has been celebrating the Bicentennial of the Second Charter of Justice, dated 27 November 1826. While the Second Charter is perhaps the most important milestone in the establishment of Singapore's modern

When a long career comes to a close, one may wonder quietly as to what legacy one has left behind. A legacy is an endowment of the riches that one accumulates from learning and experience, and it is offered, without

It is with much pride and happiness that in my first message as President in this Gazette, I have the pleasure of congratulating and welcoming to our fraternity the new members of the Law Society of Singapore who were admitted

The inaugural Mass Call this year marks a significant milestone in the lives of the newly admitted lawyers, even as we commemorate 200 years of the legal profession in Singapore. In recent decades, Singapore has experienced a meteoric rise in its

To the 2026 cohort: Congratulations on your call to the Bar! As Co-Chairpersons of the Young Lawyers Committee (YLC) of the Law Society of Singapore, we welcome you to the profession. Your path from university, through training, to finally becoming lawyers has been

From its origin as a colonial administration to its present status as a first world sovereign metropolis, the development of Singapore's corporate and capital markets legal regime in the past two centuries reflects the country's broader social, economic and cultural

The More Things Change, the More Things Stay the Same When the Law Society of Singapore first reached out to me to contribute a reflection on “Law in the Digital Age” to the Bicentennial Law Gazette issue, the first thing which