The Legal Profession and Its Circle of Life
The legal profession is shrinking. Why does this matter to Singapore? What can we do about it?
How to Build a Niche Practice
This article relates the author’s experiences in carving out a niche in legal practice, a subject that is often spoken about but where advice is scant. It is relevant to young lawyers and more established practitioners who want to specialise
A Teacher and a Judge
Tribute to Justice of Appeal Andrew Phang On 28 November, the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General and other top names in the legal profession gathered in the Supreme Court to pay tribute to Justice of Appeal Andrew Phang Boon Leong in a
Voices of the Women in the Industry – Women in Restructuring & Insolvency
The Law Society’s Women in Practice Committee’s “Voices of the Women in the Industry” series aims to gather exclusive industry insight from inspirational women in the law. We draw from the perspectives of women in different areas of the legal
Honorary Member of the Law Society Mr Chao Hick Tin
Mr Chao Hick Tin was conferred honorary membership of the Law Society at the Society’s annual dinner on 18 November 2022. Here we present the citation read by President Adrian Tan, Mr Chao’s acceptance speech, as well as tributes from
C C Tan Award 2022
Citation The citation for the C C Tan Award 2022 was read by Vice-President Jason Chan, SC at the Law Society’s annual dinner on 18 November 2022. The C C Tan Award was conferred on Mr Chew Kei-Jin. The C.C. Tan
Vice-President’s Message
The end of 2022 is right around the corner. We will all have our own reflections on a year that has been filled with changes and challenges. For now, I would like to focus on a recent event: the Law
Interview with Women in Fintech
This is the next article in our series on Women in Legal, published by the Women in Practice Committee. For this session, I had to opportunity to listen to insights from a few leading women in Fintech. For the virtual
Family Conference and Family Justice Practice Forum 2022
Essentials for the Journey into New Frontiers With the slew of substantive and procedural changes made to the family justice ecosystem over the past year, not least as part of its advance towards Therapeutic Justice, 2022 marked a year of transformation
Anti-Money Laundering – Some Points to Note
Every year, Law Society of Singapore conducts anti-money laundering inspections (the inspections) into 50 law firms. Small, medium and large law firms with varying practices are inspected and the inspections cover both Singapore law practices and foreign law practices. The