The Italian Experience
Looking back, the turning point in Amanda Chia’s life was in 2018. While she was a law student, she travelled to Rimini, Italy to volunteer in a camp for children during her university vacation. During her weekends there, she attended
Back to Basics: Undertakings
“What you do have is my word. And it’s stronger than oak” Jerry Maguire (1996) In a recent disciplinary case,[ref]Law Society of Singapore v Ezekiel Peter Latimer (“Ezekiel Peter Latimer”) (2024) SGHC 90.[/ref] the Court of Three Judges reminded lawyers of the
Government-Citizen Interactions & Computational Law
A Keynote by Pia Andrews Conversations from CLAWCON 2023 From 12 to 14 July 2023, the Singapore Management University’s Centre for Computational Law (SMU CCLAW) hosted the 1st Edition of the Computational Law Conference (CLAWCON), at the SMU Connexion Event Square. The
Sinfully Sinpopo
Most of us in the legal fraternity would be familiar with the story of how Lyn Lee, who graduated from NUS Law in 1996, went on to establish Awfully Chocolate, which is now found all over Singapore and whose products
How AI is Transforming the Way Singapore Does Document Review
For over a decade, purpose-built AI has been infiltrating document review workflows, ushering in greater efficiency and cost reduction in litigation, investigations and dispute resolution. While manual review remains the status quo in Singapore at present, the imperative for AI-powered
State of Play in Computational Law & Legal Technology in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region
Conversations from CLAWCON 2023 From 12 to 14 July 2023, the Singapore Management University’s Centre for Computational Law (SMU CCLAW) hosted the 1st Edition of the Computational Law Conference (CLAWCON). The inaugural conference was structured around the theme of “Computational Law
What We Can Learn from Taylor Swift When Implementing BEPS 2.0
You’re almost in KL! The city centre is just about an hour’s drive from the Seremban rest stop. No surprise that many Singaporeans will be stopping at this major rest and relax stop to refuel or recharge (for EVs) or
Guide to Designing and Implementing Effective Knowledge Management
Whether refreshing current Knowledge Management (KM) systems or starting a KM programme from scratch, this article sets out some essential steps on how to design and approach KM in a holistic manner. What is KM? KM for lawyers generally refers to strategies
Computational Law: Past, Present, and Future
Keynote addresses from the Computational Law Conference (CLAWCON) 2023, held in Singapore in July 2023 The inaugural Computational Law Conference (CLAWCON) ran from 12 to 14 July 2023. Hosted in Singapore Management University (SMU), the event saw speakers and attendees from
Piala Pala 2024
The Law Society’s annual Piala Pala Championship 2024 was held on Saturday, 27 January 2024. To pay homage to Piala Pala’s long-standing tradition and history, this year’s eligibility criteria required teams to comprise minimally of two lawyers and/or staff from