Spotlight on Tech-celerate for Law: Breaking the Mould and Giving Back
Singapore Law Practices today face far more challenges than before. Despite this, the opportunity exists to be bold and reward those that venture out. Thankfully, schemes like Tech-celerate for Law and its predecessor, Tech Start for Law in 2017, have been
How Technology Can Improve Lawyers’ Document Workflows from First Drafts to Final Delivery
Lawyers spend most of their time drafting or working with documents, but typical attorney document workflows fail for three reasons: they don’t maximise profitability, leverage prior knowledge, or incorporate final transaction management. Transactional lawyers spend the majority of their time creating,
Biennial Lecture 2019
Law of Our Land: Connecting Our Islands of History The Law Society was honoured to have Prof Kevin Tan delivered the 7th Law Society Biennial Lecture on 18 November 2019. Prof Kevin Tan needs no introduction – a law graduate from National
IBA Annual Conference 2019; Seoul, South Korea
Derric Yeoh was one of the recipients of the Law Society’s sponsorship for young lawyers to attend overseas conferences. As part of the sponsorship, the recipient must submit a paper on the conference that he or she attended. On 22-27 September
Principles of the Law of Restitution in Singapore
When should one invoke an account of profits? How should one go about asserting an equitable claim over property? Why does the old count for “money had and received” still appear in 2019 despite regular judicial disapproval? It is no
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