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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 ...
The Legal Profession Act 1966 and Medical Registration Act 1997 outlines that in the case where a disciplinary tribunal is convened by either the Law Society of Singapore or Singapore Medical Council, an application may thereafter be made for a hearing by three Supreme Court judges on liability for misconduct. [2] [3]
Thio was one of the founding members of TSMP Law Corporation, [3] which was named after his mother Thio Su Mien. [4] He and his wife Stefanie Yuen-Thio are its joint-managing partners. [5] Thio was appointed Senior Counsel of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2008. [6] From 2015 to 2016, Thio was president of the Law Society of Singapore.
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.
In 1973, Seow was suspended from law practice for 12 months by Chief Justice Wee Chong Jin for breaching an undertaking given on behalf of his junior law partner to Attorney-General Tan Boon Teik. [5] Nevertheless, he was later elected as a council member of the Law Society of Singapore in 1976 and became President of the Law Society in 1986.
From 2013 to 2014, Tan served in the Council of the Law Society of Singapore. In 2016, Tan was appointed to the select panel for admissions to the Singapore University of Social Sciences School of Law. [28] In 2017, Tan was appointed by Law Minister K. Shanmugam as a member to the National Council Against Drug Abuse. [29]
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Peter Cuthbert Low is a Singaporean lawyer who was the 16th President of the Law Society of Singapore from 1993 to 1994. [1] Low is known for his human rights advocacy and litigation in Singapore. [2]