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Archive: December 2017

This article provides a brief introduction to how artificial intelligence is likely to affect the raison d'etre of lawyers – the ability to exercise legal reasoning. With increased computing power and computational research, the way that lawyers and judges reason

Since the Mental Capacity Act (Cap. 177A, 2010 Rev. Ed.) (“MCA”) came into force, there has been significant judicial clarifications on various issues on the Act. This commentary surveys the significant cases for practitioners and relevant individuals to note the

The new frontier in healthcare is telehealth: the use of infocomm technology in providing healthcare services over physically separate environments. This article examines the existing framework that regulates telehealth in Singapore and highlights emerging legal issues that merit further consideration.

In recent times, courts in Singapore and elsewhere have been grappling with the issue of delegability of duty of care.

Dear Members, This is the last print edition of the Singapore Law Gazette. The Gazette was

Dear Member, For 25 years now, since 1992, the Law Society has been publishing and distributing

New Frontiers in Singapore, China, and Japan Increasingly multi-national corporations in cross-border disputes are caught in

Articles From This Month's Issue

This article provides a brief introduction to how artificial intelligence is likely to affect the raison d'etre of lawyers – the ability

Since the Mental Capacity Act (Cap. 177A, 2010 Rev. Ed.) (“MCA”) came into force, there has been significant judicial clarifications on various

The new frontier in healthcare is telehealth: the use of infocomm technology in providing healthcare services over physically separate environments. This article

In recent times, courts in Singapore and elsewhere have been grappling with the issue of delegability of duty of care.

5 Ps from the Past 5 Decades The Law Society has come a long, long way from its inception in 1967. This golden

Dear Members, This is the last print edition of the Singapore Law Gazette. The Gazette was first published in 1992 and for 25

It is with sadness and hope that I see the Law Gazette moving into online publishing. Sadness because an old-fashioned lawyer like

Dear Member, For 25 years now, since 1992, the Law Society has been publishing and distributing our official journal the Singapore Law Gazette

As the year was ending, the Wife wanted to look back at the events of the year together. She had one word to

Genesis In 2016, Council commissioned the Young Lawyers’ Task Force (“YLTF”) to study ways in which the professional training and the professional lives

New Frontiers in Singapore, China, and Japan Increasingly multi-national corporations in cross-border disputes are caught in a double bind – between the obligation

In this issue, we chat with a law school graduate who started his career by taking over ownership of a mediation company,

The International Bar Association (“IBA”) was established in 1947 to be the world’s leading organisation for legal practitioners, bar associations, and law

Over the last few years, we have seen more foreign law firms setting up offices on our shores. This has led to

 have been tasked to write a “travel” article but I do not consider myself an expert on travelling. In fact, I hardly

The most striking memory of Mr Lim Choon Mong (“LCM”) for most lawyers must be the sight of LCM holding court at

4 September 2017 Extraordinary General Meeting of the Law Society of Singapore 6.00pm NTUC Auditorium

The articles above are from the December 2017 issue of the Law Gazette.