New Legal Aid Means Test – More Straightforward, More Efficient, More Flexible
Amendments to the Legal Aid and Advice Act (Cap. 160) (LAAA) were made in November 2018. The significant amendments that were not related to the Legal Aid means test were explained in the May 2019 Singapore Law Gazette article “Strengthening
Celebrating Teamwork: The Law Society Family Conference
Taking a leaf from Helen Keller, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.”In this article, we want to celebrate teamwork, and in particular teamwork that has been effective and has created an impact on the
Message from Co-chairpersons, Young Lawyers’ Committee
Congratulations to all the newly called Advocates and Solicitors of the Singapore Bar on this momentous occasion in each of your lives!By now, you may have a fleeting sense of what life in legal practice will be like for the
LegalTech Strategies for Singapore Law Firms
Headline grabbing articles like “Machines are going to replace lawyers” or “Robo-lawyers are here to take your jobs” have become du jour in the legal industry. In the midst of the buzz and hype around LegalTech, it is important for
The Future Lawyer and Cross-border Legal Practice
Rapid globalisation and unprecedented growth in the movement of goods, services, capital and people across international borders is, along with the rapid technological change that propels it, perhaps the most significant challenge that 21st Century legal professionals face.On a recent
Future-proofing for Lawyers 101
The Future of Law The future of law is not a subject that lawyers were taught at law school. Neither would it seem to be a priority for the busy practising lawyer, who has to contend with the overwhelming challenges of
What Will Your Legal Practice Be Like in 2039?
Collaborating to Secure the Future of Legal Practice It has been one year since the Law Society of Singapore and the College of Law (the College) signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Singapore on 19 March 2018, to collaborate on legal
Setting Sail for Hong Kong: An Intellectual Property Practice Committee Initiative
A Singapore delegation of 12 lawyers, led by Chairperson of the Law Society of Singapore’s Intellectual Property Practice Committee Mr Jonathan Foong, set off for Hong Kong on a mission from 4–7 December 2018 to build on existing linkages with
Mission Trip to Beijing and Guangzhou
The State Courts and Family Justice Courts Committee (SCFJCC) of the Law Society of Singapore, which co-ordinates the work of the relevant practice committees involved with the State Courts and Family Justice Courts, organised its second mission trip to Beijing
Trial Advocacy and Appellate Advocacy — As Different as Chalk and Cheese?
It is commonly assumed that good trial lawyers also make good appellate advocates. However, in an age where lawyers are increasingly driven to specialise in narrow fields of work, perhaps the time has come to recognise that trial advocacy and