Legal Skills Training: A Call to Action
Taking legal training and education to the next level: A case for enhanced academia-practitioner collaboration Calls for reforms to legal education and training are not new. Much of the debate has been over whether legal education and training is fit
Networking and Communication Amongst Young Lawyers
Law school is trying. Passing the Bar is no easy feat. Legal practice is challenging enough without having to navigate the murky waters of interpersonal relationships with fellow lawyers. The issue of sustaining professionalism and civility amongst lawyers can be
The Law on Corruption in Singapore: Cases and Materials (2nd Edition)
by Tan Boon Gin The back cover of The Law on Corruption in Singapore: Cases and Materials (2nd Edition) by Tan Boon Gin describes the book as one “written for both lawyers and lay persons”. My first port of call was
Amicus Agony
Dear Amicus Agony, I was recently laid off as my firm is scaling down and I am not sure what to do. I am also embarrassed and have not really shared the news with my friends. I have been looking around
Law Firm Marketing and Business Development
Going the Extra Mile In today’s increasingly competitive market for legal services, it is no longer sufficient for lawyers to handle clients’ instructions in a professional and timely manner. Law firms need to go the extra mile by providing “value-added” services.
Myth-busting Document Automation
People often fear what they do not understand. Indeed, legal-tech has been met with much hesitation - after all, its underlying technology and software are concepts unfamiliar to many lawyers. Many tend to view legal-tech as an abstract concept that
Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act Compendium
by Ajinderpal Singh (Author), Adriel Chioh Wen Qiang (Author), Alexander Lee Wei (Author) The Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act (IRDA), which came into force on 30 July 2020, amended and consolidated the written laws governing corporate insolvency and bankruptcy in Singapore
Navigating Practice in the Midst of COVID-19: Tips for the Young Lawyer
Building on the themes covered in two previous Law Gazette articles The Junior Counsel Survival Guide (August 2020) and Called During COVID – Thriving and Staying Relevant (August 2020), this article supplements with tips and pointers for the Young Lawyer
Know Thyself: Practice with Purpose to Thrive
“The quality of mercy is not strain’d, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice blest; It blesseth him that gives, and him that takes… … And earthly power doth then show likest to God’s When mercy seasons
Citation for C C Tan Award 2020
This citation was read by President Gregory Vijayendran SC at the presentation of the C C Tan award on 31 December 2020. Good morning friends. It is my privilege and honour to read the citation for the C C Tan