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
Annual Dinner & Dance 2018
The Law Society Annual Dinner & Dance was held on 9 November 2018 at Singapore Marriott Tang Plaza Hotel, and was attended by 400 members of the legal profession as well as judges. This year, the theme was “Top Secret”,
A Quest for Freedom by G Raman
Dr Gopalan Raman, or G Raman as he is popularly known, is The Authority on probate, wills and administration in Singapore. His learned opinion on estate issues are often sought by warring litigants and relied on by the Courts. Quite
Cybersecurity in the Legal Sphere: Protecting Yourself before Defending Others
Any organisation handling sensitive data should take their cybersecurity seriously. This is especially true when most of the developed world are integrating several of their critical operations with advanced technologies ranging from the Cloud, to various project management services supplied
A Labyrinth of Adventure, Celebration and Romance
One Michelin-starred restaurant Labyrinth truly deserves its accolades. We are indeed fortunate that Chef Han Li Guang – known as Chef LG Han – has abandoned a career in banking and entered the culinary scene in Singapore. A graduate of The
Restaurant Ibid Serves an East-West Mashup of Flavours Familiar to Home
The legal profession is no stranger to seeing its members hang up their black suits for chef’s whites. But fledgling-lawyer-turned-restauranteur Woo Wai Leong has a slightly different claim to fame. In 2015, Woo bested 14 other amateur cooks to emerge
Malaysia-Singapore Law Games
“Whoever said, ‘It’s not whether you win or lose that counts,’ probably lost” - Martina Navratilova In what would have been the 49th edition of the annual Bench and Bar Games (renamed the Malaysia–Singapore Law Games this year) was held in Ipoh
Figuring Out Where Pro Bono and Volunteering May Fit in
The Negative Impact of the Myth of Work-Life Balance on Young Lawyers and How It May Be Balanced With the ongoing trend of the high attrition rate amongst their peers, it is becoming increasingly difficult for young lawyers to ignore the
28th IPBA Annual Conference 2018, Manila
Mabuhay! Pronounced “mah-boo-hai”, the Tagalog word for welcome aptly captures the warm hospitality of the host nation at this year’s Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) Annual Conference, held at Shangri-La at The Fort, Bonifacio Global City, Manila from 14 to16 March
Addressing Rapid Changes in the Global Legal Industry with Technology Solutions
Sponsored Article Technology is impacting the legal industry globally in more ways than one. Gaythri Raman, Managing Director of LexisNexis Southeast Asia and Min Chen, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of LexisNexis Asia Pacific share with the Singapore Law Gazette