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2016 – SAL sets up two new subsidiaries: (1) the Asian Business Law Institute (ABLI) – to conduct and facilitate research, and produce authoritative texts in the field of Asian legal development with the view to promote the convergence of Asian business laws; and (2) the Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy (SIDRA) – the ...
In the United States, in most law schools students must learn legal writing; the courses focus on: (1) predictive analysis, i.e., an outcome-predicting memorandum (positive or negative) of a given action for the attorney's client; and (2) persuasive analysis, e.g., motions and briefs. Although not as widely taught in law schools, legal drafting ...
The Singapore Legal Service is the collective body of lawyers who work in the courts, the Attorney-General's Chambers, and the legal departments of various government ministries and statutory boards in Singapore. [1] Lawyers who are a part of the legal service are known as Legal Service Officers (LSO). The legal service is an autonomous part of ...
In June 2007, Oates received the Burton Award for Outstanding Contributions to Legal Writing Education at the Library of Congress in Washington D.C.; [4] in October 2009 she received the Marjorie Rombauer Award for Contributions to the Teaching of Legal Writing; [5] in October 2012 she received the Tom Holdych Award for Meritorious and Transformational Service, [6] and in 2016 she received ...
The committee was chaired by Senior Minister of State for Law, and Education Indranee Rajah, and composed of legal experts such as renowned criminal lawyer Subhas Anandan, chief prosecutor Tai Wei Shyong, chief district dudge See Kee Oon, and Mr Noor Marican. Other members include Valerie Thean, Cheong Hee Kiat, Raja Kumar s/o Thamny Rajah ...
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 ...
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.
Ng Wai King also explained that law firms needed more time to review their human capital needs and rethink their training requirements. [18] On 3 October 2023, the Ministry of Law introduced the Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill in Parliament to implement the changes. [19] In November 2023, the Legal Profession (Amendment) Act was passed by ...