Lessons in Empathy as Learnt by a Young, Female Criminal Lawyer
I did so much as blink and yet another festive season has gone by. Sometimes when I zone out in between periods of furious drafting of submissions, I can still hear Mariah Carey's nonpareil version of "All I Want for
Executive Appointments: A Guide for Busy Practitioners
Introduction This article is intended to assist busy legal practitioners who may be contemplating, or who may have already taken up, an executive appointment with a business entity concurrently with their practice of law. The question of whether a legal practitioner
Lessons from a Firm’s Digital Transformation Journey
BR Law Corporation is a full-service Singapore law firm in good standing for over 35 years. Over the past three decades, the firm has seen the technology landscape evolve. The firm was therefore sensitive to the transformative impact of technology,
Thailand’s New Personal Data Protection Act
Thailand’s Personal Data Protection Law will become fully effective on 1 June 2022. Businesses and organisations in Thailand and abroad still have a few months to prepare themselves to become fully compliant with the requirements under the new law. Since
Reflections on Life and How We Practise Law
The recent full page feature on matrimonial lawyer Wong Kai Yun in the Straits Times (ST 28 December 2021) has sparked widespread interest in our profession on the topic of juggling life with how we practise law. Following the feature,
Making Legal Tech Profitable
As the adoption of niche technologies becomes more commonplace, there is increasing pressure to ensure the technology selected is useful and profitable. In other words, the firm has to justify the cost of innovative legal technology. Key Factors in Making Legal
Eight Years On – An Overview of the Belt and Road Initiative
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a global infrastructure development strategy initiated by China and seen as a signature project of Chinese President Xi Jinping that focuses on connectivity and cooperation.