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The Law Society of Singapore is an organisation which represents all lawyers in Singapore. The Law Society of Singapore is a law society and is analogous to what is called a Bar Association in many countries and should not be confused with the Singapore Academy of Law. The society's motto is "An Advocate for the Profession, An Advocate for the ...
From 2015 to 2016, Thio was president of the Law Society of Singapore. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In that capacity, Thio advocated for accused persons to be given earlier access to legal counsel, pointing out that Singapore's criminal justice system was "an outlier" that placed emphasis on "efficacy of investigations over protection of suspects".
Lawyers develop their plans and declare to the Law Society of Alberta on an annual basis that these are complete. The Legal Education Society of Alberta [10] provides tools to facilitate compliance with these requirements. In Ontario the Law Society of Upper Canada, [11] beginning in 2010, instituted mandatory CPD hours for all lawyers in the ...
Singapore court system, Law Society of Singapore, archived from the original on 9 February 2010 Tan, Eugene; Chan, Gary (13 April 2009), "The Judiciary", The Singapore Legal System , Singapore Academy of Law , archived from the original on 17 October 2010 , retrieved 26 December 2009 .
Stakeholders in the legal industry have periodically raised concerns about the sustainability of legal practice. On 20 August 2024, the Law Society of Singapore published a guidance note titled "Sustainable Practice Initiative" in which it asserted it was committed to preserving the mental and social well-being of its members in practice.
Law in Singapore, by the C.J. Koh Law Library, National University of Singapore; LawNet; Singaporelaw.sg, by the Singapore Academy of Law; Singapore Law Watch, by the Singapore Academy of Law; Singapore Laws on the Internet from WWLegal.com – contains a list of Singapore legal resources on the Internet (published 15 January 2005)
The LL.B. programme at NUS Law is a four-year programme. Students take compulsory modules in their first two years and elective modules in their third and fourth years. In terms of exposure to non-law subjects, students may choose to take non-law elective modules offered by other NUS faculties, read for minors outside of law, and take on concurrent or double degree programmes.
The Singapore Academy of Law Act was created by an Act of Parliament on 1 November 1988, and had its City Hall premises officially opened by former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew. With the Singapore Academy of Law (Amendment) Act passed in 1995, SAL's functions were expanded to include development of legal infrastructure and services.