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Archive: May 2026

Supporting Economic Resilience in a Volatile World Introduction Over the last twenty years, Singapore has significantly reformed its insolvency and restructuring laws. Originally focused on liquidation and creditor interests, the system now emphasises rescuing viable businesses, maintaining economic stability, and supporting overall

Introduction - The Historical Foundations of Intellectual Property Laws in Singapore As a profession we should look at this Bicentenary year with thankfulness whilst also harbouring an assuring measure of thoughtful expectation for the future, after we take stock of the

Part 3: What happens if a Tribunal were to grant leave for a complaint to be made to the appropriate Bar Association in respect of professional misconduct by Arbitration Counsel? This is the third part of my 3-part essay on the

Introduction This article serves as a snapshot to stimulate reflective questions on our professional identity and professional service as lawyers. [ref]I am grateful to my Practice Trainee, Ms Isabelle Lim, for her research for some parts of this article. All errors

Background In Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon’s speech at the Opening of The Legal Year 2026, he

Don’t let small mistakes become big problems Introduction The supervisor is sometimes described allegorically as a gardener,

When I was invited to write this contribution, the first thing that came to mind

Articles From This Month's Issue

Supporting Economic Resilience in a Volatile World Introduction Over the last twenty years, Singapore has significantly reformed its insolvency and restructuring laws. Originally focused

Introduction - The Historical Foundations of Intellectual Property Laws in Singapore As a profession we should look at this Bicentenary year with thankfulness

Part 3: What happens if a Tribunal were to grant leave for a complaint to be made to the appropriate Bar Association

Introduction This article serves as a snapshot to stimulate reflective questions on our professional identity and professional service as lawyers. [ref]I am grateful

Every lawyer recalls the moment of being called to the Bar: wearing our robes is a moment etched in our memories as

Background In Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon’s speech at the Opening of The Legal Year 2026, he described the 200th anniversary of the Second

Long before you discovered that slapping the words “without prejudice” onto an email does not magically cloak it from scrutiny, you had

Don’t let small mistakes become big problems Introduction The supervisor is sometimes described allegorically as a gardener, a person who provides a safe and

When I was invited to write this contribution, the first thing that came to mind was how the past is always relevant

The course was reprised the following January in an expanded form. On 3 January 1995, 170 members of the Society attended a

Pursuant to section 93(5) of the Legal Profession Act, the Council of the Law Society is required to publish the findings and

The articles above are from the May 2026 issue of the Law Gazette.