Flirting with a Modest AI Intervention for the Singapore Bar
Abstract Senior practitioners within Singapore’s legal community have long admonished younger lawyers for a perceived want of perseverance, attributing their early departure from practice to individual failing rather than institutional cause. What changed in 2026 was the publication of the Law
Copyright Fair Use in the Face of Technological Developments: Staying Ahead or Limping Behind? (Part 1)
Introduction Open-ended fair use and categorical fair dealing provisions both temper the exclusive rights of copyright owners to foster further creative expression by permitting secondary uses of copyrighted works, providing the primary mechanism to balance copyright protection with the broader public
Federated Learning: What Lawyers Need to Know
This article analyses some of the legal issues raised by Federated Learning (FL) – a method to train algorithms for artificial intelligence systems, on data held across different data sets, without sharing the data sets. This article will explain what
AI – Will It Help or Hinder Our Work Life Balance?
This article explores the benefits and drawbacks of how AI has the potential to both ease and burden lawyers’ work life balance. On one hand it can bring efficiency to your day and remove the admin tasks which take up
Navigating the Ever-evolving AI Landscape: What Lawyers and Businesses in Singapore Should Know
What can businesses in Singapore do right now to prepare for the AI regulations that are speedily being enacted around the world, and before Singapore enacts our own?
Artificial Intelligence: Learned Friend or Foe?
Filing a brief in court referencing case authorities, finding out that the cases were actually made up (because no one – not opposing counsel, nor even the judge – could find them), and then blaming ChatGPT for it – that
Can and Should We Rein in AI with Law?
What are potential risks and dangers of artificial intelligence (AI)? What are some current and proposed regulatory approaches? Are they sufficient to rein in AI? This article answers the above questions and raises socio-cultural, economic and political considerations beyond the law
Liability Arising from the Use of Artificial Intelligence
Are There Difficulties in Applying Conventional Principles of Liability? What happens when artificial intelligence does not perform as expected? This article explores the key features of artificial intelligence that may affect the application of conventional principles of liability, such as in
AI and Copyright: Death of the Author?
Is the postmodern condition of the death of the author in literary criticism fast becoming a reality in copyright law? Not yet. The limitless potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse information, execute complex tasks, create and invent, has yet
I, Lawyer and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence
This article examines salient aspects of a recent UK decision on the use of a novel automated facial recognition technology by the police and considers how they may shape or reshape discussions on the ethics of artificial intelligence. In the