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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 .
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.
Godwin and Wu were also founding members of the Council of the Singapore Advocates and Solicitors Society (which subsequently became the Law Society of Singapore) in 1967. [7] Henry Mosley Dyne, [8] also a former senior partner, was regarded as a giant in the Chancery Bar until his retirement in 2000.
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 ]
Old Supreme Court Building, Singapore. 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).
Thio Shen Yi SC is a Singaporean lawyer who is a managing partner of the TSMP Law Corporation, alongside his wife Stefanie Yuen-Thio. He served as the president of the Law Society of Singapore in 2015 and 2016.
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.
Fountain Court Chambers is a set of commercial barristers based in the Temple in London and with offices in Singapore. It has 105 full members (in addition to door tenants), of whom 45 are silks. It is in the Magic Circle. The head of chambers, since 2023, is Richard Handyside KC.