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The paper was founded as Singapore's second English-language newspaper by William Napier, Edward Boustead, Walter Scott Lorrain and George Drumgoole Coleman on 1 October 1835 as the Singapore Free Press & Mercantile Advertiser. [1] Napier edited the paper from foundation until 1846 when he returned to Scotland.
Rank Firm Revenue (US$) Lawyers Revenue per lawyer (US$) Profit per partner (US$) [2] Country with the most lawyers; 1: Kirkland & Ellis: $6,042,000,000 3,025
The Singapore Tiger Standard, an English morning daily newspaper, was accused as "anti-Merdeka" by S. Rajaratnam, [7] and was closed in 1959 after the People's Action Party came to power. [ 8 ] In 1971, the Government crackdown on newspapers perceived to be under foreign influence or with subversive tendencies; saw the closing of The Eastern ...
This is a list of global law firms ranked by profits per equity partner (PPEP) in 2021. [1] Firms marked with "(verein)" are structured as a Swiss association . These are estimates and equity partners can make vastly different salaries inside the same firm.
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. The ...
That year, Today had a circulation of 300,000, with more than half of its readers being professionals, managers, executives and businesspeople. [8] It was the second-most-read English-language newspaper in Singapore, after The Straits Times. [9] In April 2017, Today discontinued its weekend
In 1884, he acquired and revived The Singapore Free Press, a weekly newspaper that ceased publication in 1869. He also introduced a history column in the newspaper, which he later expanded in 1887, when he converted the newspaper into a daily newspaper. In 1904, he was appointed the honorary financial and general adviser to the Johor government.
In 1831, Napier arrived in Singapore and was appointed as Singapore's first law agent in 1833. [1] He was also one of the four founders of the Singapore Free Press on 1 October 1835, and edited that weekly newspaper until 1846, when he returned to the United Kingdom for health reasons.