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The Deal Room as a Data Export
What Singapore Lawyers Should Know When Advising on the Acquisition of a PRC Business A Singapore buyer may encounter PRC data regulation before it acquires a single share. Uploading target records to an offshore virtual data room or permitting access […] The post The Deal Room…
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Therapeutic Justice in Practice: Reflections from the Bar
I. The Shift to Therapeutic Justice-minded Lawyering Family law practice has shifted from an adversarial model to a paradigm that prioritises amicable means of dispute resolution wherever possible, particularly when the interests of children are involved. In a recent article […]…
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Epieikeia in the Age of Algorithms: Reflections on Advocacy, AI, and the Soul of the Profession
I. The Question Beneath the Question I spent a day at TechLaw.Fest 2026 wandering the exhibition halls. The booths were impressive. Autonomous platforms drafted pleadings while I watched. Predictive engines forecast judicial outcomes with confidence intervals and neat little…
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On Work: Too Much, Too Little, and Whether It Even Matters
Editor’s note: this is the first of a bimonthly column, in which our author will explore what it means to practice well. Perhaps you’re a young, or young-at-heart, practitioner, and you’ve been in practice for a while. But you’ve got […] The post On Work: Too Much, Too Little,…
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Electronic Archiving, Destruction of Physical Documents, and Requests for Electronic Copies
The Advisory Committee (“AC”), a committee of the Professional Conduct Council, provides guidance to legal practitioners on their ethical obligations. Legal practitioners may submit a written enquiry to the AC through the Secretariat at ethics_enquiry@lawsoc.org.sg. The protocol…
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Where the Machine Stops: Technology and Justice in Singapore
It grows harder each day to begin a presentation or article on technology, especially AI, without sounding like AI. That rapid ubiquity of AI, and indeed, of technology, makes it difficult to see how human clients, lawyers and judges can […] The post Where the Machine Stops:…
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The 54th Singapore-Malaysia Bench & Bar Games 2026
Three days, 21 events and a scoreboard that could not have been closer. The 54th Singapore-Malaysia Bench & Bar Games, held from 28 to 30 August 2026, began with Malaysia taking an early lead on Friday, saw Singapore fight its […] The post The 54th Singapore-Malaysia Bench & Bar…
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Fiat Justitia: The Aims of the Law Society
Michael Hwang, ‘The Aims of the Law Society’ President’s Message, Law Society Annual Report 2009, at 12–13 We all know that the Society has a three-fold function – the 3 ‘R’s … regulatory, representative (internal) and representative (external) … … […] The post Fiat Justitia:…
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Young Independent Counsel: Developing the Advocate, Assisting the Court
If you have ever wondered what the Young Independent Counsel (YIC) scheme is about, Justice Kristy Tan and Justice Mohamed Faizal, the two Supreme Court Judges who oversee the scheme, answer some questions on the purpose and value of the […] The post Young Independent Counsel:…
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An Introduction to Dementia for Lawyers Dealing with Cases Involving Mental Capacity
Introduction The ageing population in Singapore means that we are likely to see an ever-increasing number of cases that involve a loss of mental capacity, and lawyers may encounter such cases in many different ways, for example, in Mental Capacity […] The post An Introduction to…