President’s Message
Predicting the Year’s Top Legal Developments At the start of last year, I’m certain that we wouldn’t have been able to predict how 2022 would have panned out. We might have guessed that most of the world would be vaccinated, and that
Maximise Productivity and Efficiency of Hearings with Electronic Bundles
The increased availability of digital technology has changed the legal ecosystem, presenting new challenges and opportunities in equal measure. Parties and their counsel are looking for ways to be more economical and effective when resolving disputes. This article explores the role
An Insight into the Heart and Mind of One of the Leading Jurists of Our Time
Pursuing Justice and Justice Alone (The Heart and Humanity of Andrew Phang’s Jurisprudence) My first encounter with Justice Andrew Phang (Justice Phang) was not along the hallowed corridors of the Supreme Court (or by way of having to peruse one
The Rise of New Distilleries and Independent Bottling
Japan's Shizuoka Distillery 静岡蒸溜所 (completed 2016) Samsu Huay Kuan 三蒸会馆 along Orchard Road (2022) Everyone knows about the Yamazakis. But in recent years, interest has grown in premium distilled spirits and in independent bottlings of spirits. With that, specialist providers and new
President’s Message
Can you believe it’s already December? The year has flown by. This is the year Singapore was released from the lockdown inflicted on us by COVID-19. We said goodbye to TraceTogether, mandatory quarantines, Heightened Alert and dining restrictions. And then we returned
Law Society Annual Dinner 2022
The Law Society Annual Dinner was held on 18 November 2022 at Hotel Fort Canning. More than 400 members from the legal profession and judiciary attended the event this year. The theme of the Annual Dinner was “The Great Liberation”,
Amicus Agony
Dear Amicus Agony, I’m a second year associate who was, not too long ago, really excited to start practice. I generally enjoy the work that I do but find increasingly that my time is not my own anymore. Both the clients
A Review of the 2021/22 International Moots Season
This is the eighth annual review of Singapore’s performance in international moot court competitions. An overview of the results for this season is presented at Table #1 below, while Tables #2 and #3 provide a snapshot of the results of
A Day Trip to Johor Bahru
Along with a group of friends, the author took a day trip across the Causeway with one aim in mind: to enjoy some good food. After some initial confusion (attributed to the early morning rendezvous time), the group safely made our
Disciplinary Tribunal Reports
Pursuant to section 93(5) of the Legal Profession Act, the Council of the Law Society is required to publish the findings and determination of the Disciplinary Tribunal in the Singapore Law Gazette or in such other media as the Council may determine