Managing a Cyber Incident: Practical Guidance for Singapore Law Firms
Law firms must treat cyber incident risk as “a practice risk” and not an IT issue All law firms are attractive targets for cyber criminals because we hold highly sensitive information: sensitive client data, confidential information and transactional documents, litigation strategies,
2026 OLY Presidents’ Roundtable
Session 2 – It’s all about the money? A comparative study of current methods of billing clients and remuneration for legal services in various jurisdictions. Moderator – Mr Daniel Koh, Vice-President, The Law Society of Singapore Speakers – Mr Dato Seri Paduka
When Clients Use AI: Managing Expectations, Misinformation, and Costs
Abstract Corporate clients often provide their lawyers with templates, case law or legal analysis produced using generative AI tools, which usually contain errors including incorrect citations, made up authorities or assumptions that do not align with Singapore law. This article
The Good Place, The Bad Place, and the Lawyer’s Ethical Escape Hatch
I. Prologue: A Café, A Screen, A Cage If, last year, you saw me in the State Courts cafeteria or at Maxwell Market, staring blankly into a takeaway cup of kopi-o, you might have mistaken my silence for fatigue. It was,
Building flourishing workplaces
3 areas to look out for in the Workplace Fairness Act The recently passed Workplace Fairness (Dispute Resolution) Bill has shed new light on the remedies and dispute resolution procedures that will be available under the Workplace Fairness Act 2025. This
Redefining kindness in the art of lawyering
Sounds easy enough. Have you been kind to your brothers and sisters in the law? Also, kindness not just to the world at large but to yourself as well? We lawyers are a special lot (Not to be confused with arrogance). We
Musings & (Unsolicited) Advice from a Year Two Lawyer
The jungle hasn’t grown kinder – but (perhaps) I’ve grown tougher. Prologue: A Commitment After contributing my first Singapore Law Gazette article last year (titled: Musings & (Unsolicited) Advice from a Year‑1 Lawyer), I told myself I would try to keep writing
Beyond Financial Aid
How the Singapore Institute of Legal Education’s Part B Donated Bursaries Fund Helps Dreams Meet Justice This column article features two recipients of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education’s Part B Donated Bursaries Fund, established in 2025. The article gives some
The Law Society’s New Guidance Note on the Prevention of Workplace Harassment and Bullying
Introduction Workplace harassment and bullying are fundamentally incompatible with the values of the legal profession. To safeguard the physical and mental well-being, and safety of its members (Members) and members’ employees (Employees), the Law Society of Singapore (Law Society) issued Guidance
Law Society Mentorship Scheme: Perspectives from Our Mentors
We speak with Kuah Boon Theng, SC, and Sarita Masir on their experiences as mentors with the Law Society Mentorship Scheme. We learn from them how the mentorship scheme is a two-way bridge for both mentors and mentees, with both