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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 Community."
As the Thai bar examination (administered and awarded by the Thai Bar Association) [42] is separate from the lawyers licensing scheme (administered and awarded by the Lawyers Council of Thailand), [43] this means that judges and public prosecutors belong to a separate licensing organization from lawyers. This is unlike in the US where judges ...
Sir Clement Everitt (22 December 1873 — February 1934) was a lawyer and member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements. Everitt arrived in Singapore in 1905, where he remained for 22 years before retiring in November 1927. [1]
Just as a junior counsel is "called to the [Outer] Bar", a Senior Counsel is, in some jurisdictions, said to be "called to the Inner Bar". Senior Counsel may informally style themselves as silks, like their British counterparts. This is the case in Ireland, Australia, Hong Kong, and South Africa.
In July 2009, there were 95 foreign firms with offices in Singapore, and 840 foreign lawyers, up from 576 in 2000. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Six international firms were given a licence to practice local corporate law for the first time in December 2008.
Low was a public and military prosecutor from 1977 to 1981, qualifying at the Singapore bar in 1980. In 1991, he joined the local law firm Drew and Napier. [3] In 2023, he was awarded the CC Tan award by the Law Society. [3] [4]
Thio's father is Olympian Thio Gim Hock, who was the chief executive of real estate developer OUE [29] and the Port of Singapore's Acting Port Engineer. [30] Thio is an advocate for gender diversity. [31] Thio co-founded with his wife the #GivingBack Foundation through the Community Foundation of Singapore. [32]
Kan was a Council Member of the Law Society of Singapore from 1983 to 1984. From 1993 to 2005, he was a member of the Board of Legal Education, a body which provided for the training and examination of law graduates seeking admission to the Singapore Bar.