Six Decades, A New Chapter
Singapore–Japan Relations and the Legal Profession From Professional Exchange to Strategic Partnership (A reflection for SJ60) 1. Introduction In Japanese culture, turning 60 marks the beginning of a new cycle of life, a tradition known as kanreki (還暦). It is fitting, then, that as
Breakfast, Eventually: Why Lawyers Should Build Their Own Tools
Keeping up with legal developments is a discipline that rarely survives a working morning. This article recounts building a fix (an AI agent that reads the day’s legal news and delivers a short briefing before the inbox is opened) and
A Note to Those Beginning the Journey
Reflections from thirty years at the Bar To you, who have just been called to the Bar — welcome. You have worked hard to reach this moment, and it deserves to be savoured. But as the excitement of hearing the pronouncement
AI Prompts and the Fragility of Legal Professional Privilege
Abstract: This article examines how generative AI may undermine legal professional privilege under Singapore law. It argues that prompts and exchanges with AI systems are unlikely, by themselves, to attract legal advice privilege because they are not communications with legal
From Charter to Calling: Reflections on the Common Law and the Bar
Every lawyer recalls the moment of being called to the Bar: wearing our robes is a moment etched in our memories as both a culmination and beginning. The culmination of years of study, training and anticipation; the beginning of a
The 5Cs Make a Comeback: First Quiet Choices for the Newly Called
Long before you discovered that slapping the words “without prejudice” onto an email does not magically cloak it from scrutiny, you had already been schooled in a distinctly Singaporean doctrine that success could be distilled into an alphabet soup of
Message from the President
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
Dispute Resolution in Singapore
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
Entering a 200-Year Profession and Shaping What Comes Next
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
Frameworks, frontlines and frontiers
Navigating the evolving world of AI governance and regulation Introduction As a young policy officer beginning his journey in AI governance and regulation nearly a decade ago, I was then struck by three observations. One, how simple it was for practically any