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At Large Headlines in The Straits Times • Headlines in The Straits Times K C Vijayan, “Law academy gears up for Dominic Nathan, “Long road to justice” • Headlines in The Business Times mandatory courses” [SAL increasing its [Article on school teacher Jonathan Lock’s training programmes as continuing legal long-drawn motor claims dispute], The Straits At Work education becomes compulsory], The Straits Times (29 December 2007) • Sports Council Collaborates Times (21 December 2007) with SMC and other ADR Institutions K C Vijayan, “Beyond S’pore: the way to go to Resolve Sports Disputes Ben Nadarajan, “Competition law faces first for law heavyweights to grow”, The Straits real test” [Allegations of “anti-competitive Times (31 December 2007) acts” by CASE; was CASE acting on behalf of the Government and immune from legal Natalie Soh, “Opening of the legal year”, actions?], The Straits Times The Straits Times (31 December 2007) (23 December 2007) Selina Lum, “Court ends ex-con’s persistent Chong Chee Kin, “Touting for legal work” attempts to ‘clear his name’”, The Straits [Touting also “quite common” in accident Times (1 January 2008) and motor claims], The Straits Times (25 December 2007) K C Vijayan, “MISSING LAWYER” [Fugitive lawyer flew to Philippines and billed his firm; K C Vijayan, “Bonuses for top lawyers hit 9 he may have also used part of the missing months”, The Straits Times $6m to pay costs of delayed property deals], (29 December 2007) The Straits Times (2 January 2008)

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At Large Headlines in The Business Times • Headlines in The Straits Times Wee Li-En, “Local law firms rosy on outlook for 2008”, The Business Times • Headlines in The Business Times (28 December 2007)

At Work More news headlines can be found at www.singaporelawwatch.sg. • Singapore Sports Council Collaborates with SMC and other ADR Institutions to Resolve Sports Disputes

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At Large Singapore Sports Council Collaborates with SMC and other ADR Institutions to Resolve • Headlines in The Straits Times Sports Disputes • Headlines in The Business Times By Sherrie Lee, Assistant Manager, SMC the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators At Work (“SIArb”). • Singapore Sports Council Collaborates with SMC and other ADR Institutions The framework aims to resolve problems to Resolve Sports Disputes faced by National Sports Associations (“NSA”s) in areas such as athlete selections, discipline and contractual disputes through mediation and arbitration.

“It builds an avenue for the athletes, associations and clubs to resolve their The Singapore Sports Council (“SSC”) disputes. Many of them do not want to go launched the Framework for Alternative to court or engage lawyers. They need an Dispute Resolution for Sports (“ADR Sports”) objective neutral party, and that’s what we on 7 January 2008. ADR Sports is an initiative are offering them,” Parliamentary Secretary spearheaded by SSC and developed in (Community Development, Youth and Sports) collaboration with the Singapore National Teo Ser Luck told journalists. Olympic Council (“SNOC”), the Singapore Mediation Centre (“SMC”), the Singapore Under the framework, disputes will first be International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) and managed by NSAs. If the matter cannot be

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At Large settled, SSC will refer it for formal mediation. develop ADR Sports. SMC is proud to be • Headlines in The Straits Times Where mediation is unsuccessful, the matter part of such an initiative which will enhance • Headlines in The Business Times will be sent for arbitration for a final decision. Singapore’s reputation as an Alternative Dispute Resolution hub. At Work • Singapore Sports Council Collaborates Gino Ng v TAS with SMC and other ADR Institutions 35-year old tri-athlete Gino Ng was to Resolve Sports Disputes aggrieved that the Triathlon Association of Singapore (TAS), one of Singapore’s national sports associations, did not nominate him for December’s SEA Games in Thailand despite his having completed both time trials on 24 June and 29 July 2007. Last year, the dispute between triathlete Gino Ng and the Triathlon Association of Instead, the TAS nominated Mok Ying Ren Singapore was settled after two days of mediation led by Singapore Hockey and Shuan Phoon, even though the latter Federation President Annabel Pennefather did not complete the first time trial and and SMC Executive Director Loong Seng finished behind Ng in the second. Onn. (See story in box.) After seeking clarifications from the TAS on SMC has been working with SSC and the its selection criteria for the Games, Ng sued other stakeholders for more than a year to the association on 10 October.

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At Large The case proceeded for mediation which took place over two sessions on 18 October at • Headlines in The Straits Times the Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC) and on 19 October at the Jalan Besar Stadium. • Headlines in The Business Times The mediators were Loong Seng Onn, Executive Director, SMC and Annabel Pennefather, At Work President, Singapore Hockey Federation. • Singapore Sports Council Collaborates with SMC and other ADR Institutions While details of the agreement are confidential, both parties have said they were “pleased to Resolve Sports Disputes and satisfied” with the outcome. It has been reported that the National Sports Association had nominated Ng for the SEA Games and submitted his name to the Singapore National Olympic Council.

Sources: Singapore Mediation Centre Weekend Today (20–21 October 2007) The Sunday Times (28 October 2007)

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At Work On Success, Influences and Role Models: Interviews with Newly Appointed • On Success, Influences and Role Senior Counsel Models: Interviews with Newly Senior Counsel are selected, pursuant to Appointed Senior Counsel s 30 of the Legal Profession Act, Cap 161, • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News by a Selection Committee comprising The Service Honourable the Chief Justice Chan Sek • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent Keong, the Honourable Attorney-General Books Reviewed , the Honourable Justice of Appeal Boon Leong and the Honourable Justice of Appeal V K Rajah. Reflections The appointment of six Senior Counsel (“SC”) • There are, at present, 54 Senior Counsel Early Days was announced by The Honourable the Chief including four statutory appointments and Justice on the occasion of the Opening of the Legal Year 2008. five female Senior Counsel. Amongst them, Dining Out ten were appointed before the age of 40. • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome The practice of appointing lawyers as Senior The six newly appointed Senior Counsel are Samsui Experience Counsel began on 4 January 1997. Dr Jeffrey Dan Pinsler, SC; Mr Sundaresh Appointment as Senior Counsel is a mark of Menon, SC; Mr , SC; Mr Thio eminence within the legal profession: an Shen Yi, SC; Mr Cavinder Bull, SC; and accolade given to those who possess Mr Lee Eng Beng, SC. Inter Se Online outstanding ability as advocates, extensive knowledge of the law and the highest manages to speak with four of them amidst professional standing. their very busy schedules.

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At Work What do you find most and least rewarding • On Success, Influences and Role about being in the legal profession? Models: Interviews with Newly There are many rewards in legal practice but Appointed Senior Counsel Mr Cavinder Bull, SC the most gratifying is when you know that • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News you have helped make a difference in Service people’s lives. That may come in the form of helping a particular client, or it may be • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent that an important issue is resolved setting a Books Reviewed How do you see yourself contributing back precedent which affects various people. to the profession in your newly appointed Reflections role as SC? What is your philosophy towards work Presently, I serve on the Law Reform and life? • Early Days Committee and the SingaporeLaw I believe that God has given me my talents Committee, both of the Singapore Academy and abilities and I want to use those talents Dining Out of Law. I hope to continue to serve in such in a manner which would be pleasing to • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome committees as I find it interesting. It adds God. I don’t always achieve that, but I try. Samsui Experience colour to life as a lawyer to do more than just client work. On a more personal level, How would you define success? I hope that I can also contribute by being a When those who are close to you are proud positive example to others in the profession. of what you have done.

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At Work What influences most shaped who you are which he carried himself and also by the fact • On Success, Influences and Role today? that other lawyers universally seem to hold Models: Interviews with Newly My mother has been a significant influence him in the highest esteem. Litigation is a Appointed Senior Counsel on my life. From when my father passed stressful and almost combative atmosphere. • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News away when I was 15 months old, she raised For a litigator to go through decades of a Service three young children on her own. Her faith career at the highest levels and yet have his and fortitude through those difficult times opponents respect and like him is really • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent remain an inspiration to me. something. Books Reviewed

Professionally, I have to say that starting my Do you have a favourite way to unwind? Reflections career as a Justices’ Law Clerk was highly Dinner with my wife, Doreen. No matter how significant. Working with the Chief Justice, stressful things get, she is still the person • Early Days the Judges of Appeal and the High Court who most easily brightens my day. judges, one could not but learn all the right Dining Out lessons, including moral and intellectual What would surprise most people to learn • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome honesty, compassion and dedication to the about you? Samsui Experience very highest standards. I love to tell my two children, Jonathan (ten) and Laura (8), about my cases (without of Who are your role models? course breaching client confidentiality). In my first year in Drew & Napier, I worked Simplified versions of my cases sometimes on a case with Joe Grimberg, SC. I have provoke the most interesting comments from always been impressed by the dignity with their young minds.

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At Work and NTU. I intend to continue contributing • On Success, Influences and Role on all these fronts as far as possible and I Models: Interviews with Newly also hope to be given new opportunities. Appointed Senior Counsel Mr Lee Eng Beng, SC • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News What do you find most and least rewarding Service about being in the legal profession? The most rewarding part must be the chance • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent to apply all of one’s efforts, skills and Books Reviewed How do you see yourself contributing back expertise to help a client with a legal to the profession in your newly appointed problem. The least rewarding is where the role as SC? Reflections client does not appreciate it. Thankfully, bad I do not foresee any major changes in this clients have been few and far between. • Early Days regard. I have enjoyed participating in various efforts by the Government, the courts, the What is your philosophy towards work Academy of Law and the Law Society to Dining Out and life? improve our profession. This participation • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome Every day is another indelible mark on the has been in diverse areas such as professional Samsui Experience canvas – make it a picture you can be proud of. ethics, insolvency law and practice, law reform, development of the legal services How would you define success? sector generally, review of the Rules of Court I would rather not. Success is equated with and international promotion of Singapore the achievement of goals, and I avoid setting law. I have also been giving guest seminars goals in life. The journey is more important to the law and business students at NUS than the destination.

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At Work What influences most shaped who you are to be truly effective, professional and ethical • On Success, Influences and Role today? in work, others have taught me to conduct Models: Interviews with Newly Three experiences have had the most oneself with integrity and dignity, while yet influence. As a fresh law graduate in the Appointed Senior Counsel others have been exemplary in their sense early 1990s, I served as a Justices’ Law Clerk of responsibility and commitment to their • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News and saw, up close, the law and the justice families and friends. Service system at work. I knew then that I had chosen • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent the right discipline. The second experience Do you have a favourite way to unwind? was my stint as an academic in the NUS Law Books Reviewed No. I leave it to my instincts to tell me what Faculty. The freedom to pursue in further is the best therapy for a given situation, be research the areas or issues of law that held it meeting up with friends for a good meal, my interest and the interaction with the many travelling, a visit to the spa, a run or swim, Reflections learned colleagues and the law students or just simple relaxation at home. But I do • Early Days deepened my passion for the law. Lastly, admit being partial to computer and console my pupillage with Rajah & Tann. I met and worked with the finest practitioners, enjoyed games, electronic gadgets and generally discovering what is on the frontier of home Dining Out tremendous team spirit and camaraderie, entertainment technology. • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome and was seduced by the challenges which legal practice held. Samsui Experience What would surprise most people to learn Who are your role models? about you? There are too many to name. Many people I attended a Chinese secondary school and I know are my role models in different studied Chinese at first language level. What respects, though some of them probably is not so surprising is that I failed the subject will not know it. Some have shown me how at the “O” Levels!

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At Work I hope to get involved in more law reform • On Success, Influences and Role projects in the future. Models: Interviews with Newly Appointed Senior Counsel Mr Hri Kumar, SC What do you find most and least rewarding • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News about being in the legal profession? Service The practice of law involves a strong human element. The most rewarding aspect is the • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent interesting people you get to meet, work Books Reviewed How do you see yourself contributing back with – and even cross-examine! There are to the profession in your newly appointed very few dull days. The least rewarding is Reflections role as SC? the time it takes you away from your family. It is especially hard now that I have a young • Early Days The most important contribution would be daughter. to teach and guide my juniors as well as I was taught when I was a junior. The law is What is your philosophy towards work Dining Out so much more than statutes, books and • and life? The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome precedents. I believe having a good mentor I have no pearls of wisdom to share. My Samsui Experience can make a world of difference in the philosophy for both is the same – to do my development of a lawyer. Currently, I also best and have fun doing it. sit on a committee headed by the Honourable Justice , which How would you define success? works towards improving our civil procedure. Whether you have made a difference.

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At Work What influences most shaped who you are Do you have a favourite way to unwind? • On Success, Influences and Role today? Watching Manchester United – especially Models: Interviews with Newly My parents played a huge part. We were when they win, which thankfully, they do Appointed Senior Counsel poor, but they made sacrifices to ensure that quite often nowadays. • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News my siblings and I obtained an education. Service For them, education and good character What would surprise most people to learn were paramount. More recently, my wife, about you? • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent who is one of the most astute judges of I still get butterflies in my tummy just before Books Reviewed people I know. I rise to make oral arguments, regardless of the forum. Reflections Who are your role models? I have a few. My father was an amazing man • Early Days who raised nine kids on a hospital attendant’s salary. He passed away in 1996, but people Dining Out who knew him never fail to talk about him • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome when I meet them. , SC, in Samsui Experience respect of the practice of law – I owe him a great debt.

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At Work hostile takeover defences, but it is constant • On Success, Influences and Role intellectual stimulation. I also enjoy working Models: Interviews with Newly with young associates and watching them Mr Thio Shen Yi, SC develop into good lawyers. That is always Appointed Senior Counsel emotionally satisfying. My peeves include • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News ungrateful and small-minded clients who Service expect litigators to be hired mouthpieces who will do their bidding at all costs, and • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent have no respect for our obligations as Books Reviewed How do you see yourself contributing back professionals and officers of the court. to the profession in your newly appointed role as SC? What is your philosophy towards work Reflections I am currently involved in both Law Society and life? • Early Days and SAL committees, and in particular, have In work, we can only control the effort that been intensively involved in continuing legal we put in; the results are left to God. In life, education for many years. It is something count your blessings, pause to enjoy the that I believe in and am committed to. I fruit of your labour, and remember those Dining Out regularly speak at CLE seminars – maybe as who are less fortunate. • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome an SC, participants might feel that they are Samsui Experience getting more value for money! How would you define success? The love of my family, fellowship with my What do you find most and least rewarding friends, and the respect of my peers. There about being in the legal profession? is a verse in the Bible that defines success I am always learning something new. It might to me, Micah 6:8, which says “And what be about hedge funds, steel corrosion, does the Lord require of you, but to do economics, foreign exchange, IT systems or justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly

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At Work with your God”. I confess I am still working the way he embodies commitment, vision, • On Success, Influences and Role on this. positive energy and leadership by example. Models: Interviews with Newly What influences most shaped who you are Appointed Senior Counsel Do you have a favourite way to unwind? today? My wife, Stefanie, and I do not have time to • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News As a Christian, God and the Bible. There is watch regular television. So we end up Service a consistent and coherent set of moral values buying an entire television series on DVD, to live by, although I cannot say that I am • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent and spend the weekend afternoons or always successful. My school, ACS, was also Books Reviewed evenings watching three to four episodes a huge influence. It was in school where I at one go. picked up debating and public speaking, learnt to not take myself too seriously, and What would surprise most people to learn Reflections understood the importance of graciousness about you? • Early Days and how to rejoice in the success of friends My friends and colleagues know that I read and schoolmates. I played a lot of sport, and that has taught me how to persist, respect a lot (Kinokuniya is a happy hunting ground), rules, fight hard but fair, to win and lose with but most are surprised at the eclectic nature Dining Out good grace. The spirit in which the game is of my reading material. I read stuff from • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome played, can be just as important as the laws philosophy, history, politics and economics, Samsui Experience of the game; and so too in litigation and life. to techno thrillers by Tom Clancy, Matt Reilly, Patrick Robinson et al, science fiction, food Who are your role models? and wine books, and graphic novels. I am Daniel and Nehemiah of the Old Testament. also allergic to prawns but am perfectly Daniel for his courage and refusal to happy eating lobster, crayfish, crabs of all compromise his values; and Nehemiah for shapes and sizes…

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At Work Singapore Law Watch: Legal News Service • On Success, Influences and Role Models: Interviews with Newly Appointed Senior Counsel • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News Service Busy law professionals can now turn to a reference,” said Ms Serene Wee, Chief • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent free online legal news service to keep abreast Executive of SAL. Books Reviewed of the latest Singapore legal news. “Our target audience are busy lawyers who Singapore Law Watch, developed by the do not have time or inclination to sit in front (“SAL”), was of their computers for any length of time,” Reflections launched on 5 January 2008. It provides a said Ms Wee. The information on Singapore • Early Days one-stop legal news service for the legal Law Watch is organised and presented to community in Singapore. It brings to all allow for its essence to be absorbed at a readers the most current information glance and “on the run”. including the latest legal news gleaned from Dining Out the dailies, the latest legislative changes, Singapore Law Watch also allows users to have new Supreme Court judgments, as well as the latest news delivered by RSS (Really Simple • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome articles and commentaries on the impact of Syndication) directly into their computers Samsui Experience new developments gleaned from legal through freely available applications called New updates written by law firms. The information Readers. Through these readers, they can access is updated every weekday at 11.30am. breaking news and significant developments that affect the profession as they happen. “Singapore Law Watch alerts lawyers to changes that are immediately relevant to Read Singapore Law Watch at their practice, and brings to their attention www.singaporelawwatch.sg. No registration developments that could be useful for future is needed.

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At Work Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent Books Reviewed • On Success, Influences and Role By Christopher Ong Siu Jin, LSC Technology Law Core Group Models: Interviews with Newly As information technology continues Cybercrime: The Investigation, Prosecution Appointed Senior Counsel its penetration of our daily lives, “cybercrime” and Defense of a Computer-Related Crime • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News has become part of our everyday (Carolina Academic Press, 2nd Ed, 2006), vocabulary – and our everyday worries. Service edited by Southern New England School of Warnings about “mooching”, “phishing” • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent and other exotically-named cybercrimes Law Professor Ralph D Cliffored, focuses on Books Reviewed appear frequently in the press. the practical legal fundamentals of cybercrimes. While many texts of this nature Unfortunately, many lawyers remain seem to be Reflections uncomfortable about dealing with written either cybercrimes. One reason is a lack of • Early Days for university knowledge about the underlying courses, law technologies, a problem that should be gradually remedied as generations of more enforcement Dining Out tech-savvy lawyers enter the profession. or non-legally • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome trained Samsui Experience However, another reason for this discomfort professionals, is the lack of readily-available text and source this book is materials on the intricacies of dealing with clearly aimed the legal aspects of cybercrime. Two recently- published books address this problem, albeit at legal from an American perspective. practitioners.

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At Work The first three sections of the book focus on a collection of essays – by academics, legal • On Success, Influences and Role the relevant US legislation, the investigation practitioners, computer security experts and Models: Interviews with Newly and prosecution of cybercrime, and the others – on various issues arising from defense perspective. The fourth and final cybercrime. The book is from the publisher’s Appointed Senior Counsel section focuses on the international Ex Machine: Law, Technology and Society • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News perspective, looking at the indispensable series. Service issues of cross-border enforcement and co-operation. Less practically • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent useful than the Books Reviewed This clear organisation makes the book Clifford tome, instantly accessible, and the less technically- this book is inclined will also be relieved to find that clearly aimed Reflections there is little computer jargon used. So long at those with a • Early Days as one keeps in mind the differences deeper between the US context and our own, and interest in also draws the parallels between our own cybercrime; in Computer Misuse Act and the equivalent particular, the Dining Out US laws, this book will be an invaluable asset interactions • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome to any lawyer faced with a cybercrime case. between Samsui Experience cybercrime The second book, Cybercrime: Digital Cops and society. in a Networked Environment (New York Hence, the essays explore such issues as the University Press, 2007), is more academic in balance between combating cybercrime and nature. Edited by a team from Yale privacy, and how technology surreptitiously University’s Information Society Project, it is shapes social norms.

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At Work At the same time, some essays also Nevertheless, both books reviewed here are • On Success, Influences and Role raise issues that are of more immediate highly recommended, although those less Models: Interviews with Newly relevance. For example, a recurring theme familiar with cybercrime are advised to start Appointed Senior Counsel is the legality of “counterstrikes” – not the with the Clifford text, as an introduction. popular first-person shooter game, but The Yale book, on the other hand, is an • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News rather the use of “self-help” measures by excellent launch pad for thinking about the Service computer security professionals to future of cybercrime, and how society will • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent combat cybercrime – as well as the cope with its impact. Books Reviewed technically-invasive methods sometimes employed by cybercrime investigators. Both books are available at Amazon.com. The final essay, “Digital Evidence and Reflections the New Criminal Procedure”, is also The reviewer is chairman of the Core • Early Days informative. Committee of the Legal Service Commission’s Technology Law Core Group Like the technology upon which they focus, (TLCG), and is a Deputy Public Prosecutor Dining Out any books on cybercrime face the inevitability of rapid obsolescence. Buy a cybercrime and State Counsel with the Criminal Justice • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome textbook published five years ago, and you Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers. Samsui Experience might find that the crimes discussed are Formed in 2000, the TLCG aims to build up different from those which we face today, or a corps of legal service officers with special may even have ceased to exist entirely as knowledge in information technology, and technology moved on. The onus is on all a deeper understanding of the legal issues concerned – including lawyers – to remain up- arising from the adoption of new to-date with technological and legal evolution. technologies.

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At Work Reflections • On Success, Influences and Role The Singapore Academy of Law turns 20 this year. Among a Models: Interviews with Newly host of activities to celebrate this special year, we have launched Appointed Senior Counsel a 20th Anniversary website to retrace the journey we have • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News travelled so far. In “Our Story”, we acquaint you with how Service the Academy started, and later introduce you to “Our First • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent Services and Facilities”. Books Reviewed Some of our proudest moments are captured in “20 Years of Accomplishments”. Don’t forget to have a glance at “Images Reflections from 20 Years”, a nostalgic collection of photographs past and present. Who knows, you • Early Days may find a picture of yourself in retro glasses from yesteryear.

Reflections is a series of musings on the past, with interviews and contributions from some Dining Out of the people who were there at the beginning. We kick off the Reflections series with an • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome article entitled “Early Days”. You will read about the beginnings of the SAL restaurant, and Samsui Experience find anecdotes which are bound to make you smile.

The website will be updated periodically throughout the year, so be sure to watch this space!

To view the full 20th Anniversary website, please visit www.sal.org.sg.

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At Work Early Days • On Success, Influences and Role A former Supreme Court Assistant Registrar reflects on setting up a restaurant and, along the way, the Academy. Models: Interviews with Newly Appointed Senior Counsel The Singapore Academy of Law Act was “They wanted a restaurant,” said Mr Vincent • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News passed in 1988, establishing an institution Hoong, removing his glasses as he spoke. Service whose aim was to bring together members “They wanted something equivalent to the • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent of the Bench, Bar and academia in an effort dining-in, but not as stuffy ... They wanted Books Reviewed to promote a collegiate spirit amongst the to build a collegiate spirit between the Bench local legal community, and promote and and the Bar.” The current deputy CE of the maintain the “high standards of conduct and Singapore Land Authority had been tasked Reflections learning of the members of the legal in 1988 along with Mr Christopher Chuah • Early Days profession in Singapore and the standing of to set up the Singapore Academy of Law the profession in the region and elsewhere.” (“SAL”) from scratch in a matter of months. (Mr Chuah has since left the Legal Service Dining Out The fulfilment of these lofty ideals was by and is now in private practice.) • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome no means an easy thing to do. There was Samsui Experience no such institution of its kind prior to it, the Laughing as he spoke, Mr Hoong reminisced resources were tight and the timeline short. about those days, cheerfully volunteering, In the minds of two young Assistant “Here were two young civil servants trying Registrars (“Asst Registrars”), however, there to set up a restaurant. The original plan was was another more pressing issue at hand. for a private entity to operate the restaurant.

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At Work have only one turn around, and the place • On Success, Influences and Role has a beautiful ambience. Everyone will Models: Interviews with Newly linger on after the meal.’ The F&B manager Appointed Senior Counsel very politely told us he did not want to run • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News it,” said Mr Hoong. Service After that came to nothing, the former • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent CJ Wee tasked the two Asst Registrars with Books Reviewed setting up the restaurant themselves. Their So as you can see, even in those early days, immediate problem was finding the cooks Reflections outsourcing was already in their minds! and waitresses to run it. There was an initial effort at advertising in The Straits Times, but • Early Days I remember the then Chief Justice through his personal contacts that ran into a few obstacles. asking a leading hotel to explore the idea.” Dining Out After inspecting the new premises of the • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome SAL’s would-be restaurant, the hotel’s F&B Samsui Experience director asked about its operating hours. Mr Hoong replied that this would be a restaurant that would serve only lunch, which proved to be fatal to the restaurant’s outsourcing plan. “The manager said, ‘I cannot make money from just doing lunch. You effectively

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At Work “In those days, Singaporeans did not know bring his whole team. Of course, we said • On Success, Influences and Role where the City Hall was. The best way to tell yes. We were so delighted.” Models: Interviews with Newly them was that it was near Sogo, then people Appointed Senior Counsel would say, ‘ah, yah yah I know where it is,’” recalled Mr Hoong, with a smile on his face. • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News “Their next question was, ‘what kind of tips Service can I get?’ The former CJ Wee wanted to • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent keep the menu simple with prices below $5. Books Reviewed So we explained to them that there would be no service charge, and no tips, so the waitresses were not interested. Our classified Reflections ads did not work.” • Early Days But the situation was not all that negative. By a “stroke of luck,” the two Asst Registrars Dining Out chanced upon a chef from a leading social club, who was quitting his job to devote • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome more time to his family, and immediately Samsui Experience met up with him. “We could not let this opportunity pass us by,” said Mr Hoong, “and we told him, ‘come work for us, you will have the perfect work-life balance.’ In fact, he so loved it that he asked if he could

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At Work This certainly was not the end of the story. • On Success, Influences and Role The chef, Mr Eric Chew, came down to Models: Interviews with Newly inspect his new “office”, only to find one Appointed Senior Counsel important ingredient missing from the • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News kitchen. “He [the chef] was surprised that Service there was no air conditioning in the kitchen. In the back of my mind, I was thinking, ‘you • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent gotta be kidding me, this is an Asian kitchen, Books Reviewed what air conditioning!’ But apparently every [respectable] commercial kitchen has air Reflections conditioning,” explained Mr Hoong. • Early Days Meanwhile, the shortage of waitresses was a real problem. The Asst Registrars even Dining Out resorted to patronising various restaurants • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome in the hope of spotting good service staff. Samsui Experience After many anxious weeks, “we only managed to recruit one,” said Mr Hoong, “but we realised that all you need is one. She will get all her friends! Once again, our selling point was a good work-life balance.”

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At Work Other than the restaurant, there were other fear that the SAL would soon run out of • On Success, Influences and Role housekeeping matters. There was no funds. But the biggest challenge was to Models: Interviews with Newly membership database, even though every overcome the scepticism of some members, Appointed Senior Counsel advocate and solicitor and legal officer was who were not entirely sure of the purpose • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News a member of the SAL under the SAL Act. of the Academy. Service With a limited budget and time, they had to resort to employing students. Again, it Other issues during those early days were • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent was not easy. They finally managed to the subscription fees for the various Books Reviewed employ “two kids in secondary school who categories of membership, including those had some basic computer skills,” though for law students and absent lawyers who Reflections they were not entirely reliable. (“Sometimes were on the rolls but not living in Singapore, they went for lunch and never came back,” and the activities of the various committees • Early Days said Mr Hoong.) This situation saw him along with a newsletter to disseminate the routinely crafting out the membership forms, SAL’s activities. Of course, there was the Dining Out mailing it out to the lawyers and processing restaurant, which after six months in • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome their applications. operation, was still in the red. Samsui Experience Apart from this, the inaugural meeting of “CJ suggested dinner,” recalled Mr Hoong, the Senate had to be arranged, the various referring to that situation, “and we thought committees had to be set up, and the we were tapping into a potential market possible candidates for appointment had to because next door to us was the Victoria be short listed. Naturally, the Endowment Concert Hall, which in those days, had Committee was a big priority as there was concerts and performances almost

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At Work every weekend.” His eyes twinkled for a bit, restaurant, amidst those days of trying to • On Success, Influences and Role and then he said, “We came up with the win the hearts and minds of the members, Models: Interviews with Newly idea as in England, like a pre-concert dinner. and the actions and words of the late Justice Appointed Senior Counsel It started out on Friday nights only, and F A Chua who had hosted all the Asst • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News members were allowed to bring their Registrars and their partners to dinner. Service guests.” “At the end of dinner he stood up to make • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent So, like it was during the opening of the a speech,” said Mr Hoong. “He very proudly Books Reviewed restaurant, the former CJ Wee once again took out his SAL membership card and told got all his “brother judges” to dine at the all of us that in his entire life, he only Reflections restaurant over several Friday evenings, in belonged to one organisation, and that this an effort to lead by example. But Mr Hoong was it and here was his membership card to • Early Days recalls one particular Friday dinner at the show for it.”

Dining Out • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome Samsui Experience

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At Work The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome Samsui Experience • On Success, Influences and Role By Tan Siok Hui, Foreign Legal Advisor Models: Interviews with Newly As its name would suggest, this restaurant Appointed Senior Counsel is famous for its wide range of double boiled • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News soups concocted to rejuvenate you after a Service long day at work or shopping. Our first • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent course for the day was the Double Boiled Books Reviewed Waisan and Ginseng Roots with Chicken Soup. Not quite a fan of ginseng, my two companions slurped my share and assured Reflections me that the soup was • Early Days Tucked away in the basement of Paragon very fragrant, albeit a Shopping Centre, I was pleasantly surprised little salty. More to be greeted by a row of bamboos lining the importantly, the Dining Out entrance to the restaurant. The décor in the chicken soup passed • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome main dining hall creates an illusion of dining the MSG test – my Samsui Experience in a small garden. On the right of the dining friends did not have hall, there are traditional round rosewood to drink gallons of tables to cater for families or larger parties. water after dinner!

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At Work Another must-try to the Samsui Chicken. If spicy food is not • On Success, Influences and Role signature dish is the your cup of tea, you may wish to opt for the Models: Interviews with Newly Samsui Ginger Ah Ma Fan Shu Yip (“Grandma’s fried tapioca Appointed Senior Counsel Chicken. Juicy, leaves”). It is no secret that the names of tender slices of • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News these dishes were in fact inspired by the boneless chicken Service owner’s grandparents’ taste buds! served with crispy • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent lettuce with a We were, however, a little disappointed with Books Reviewed generous portion of the Beggars Bowl Tofu – cubed local tofu minced ginger – this is definitely my favorite drowned in starchy gravy. The dish was bland dish! The fresh lettuce is served separately and rather Reflections but wrapping the chicken is half the fun and • Early Days definitely well worth the effort. unappetising. We did, however, notice The next dish that followed was the Ah Gong that the neighbouring Dining Out Fan Shu Yip (literally “Grandpa’s spicy fried table had ordered • The Soup Restaurant: A Wholesome tapioca leaves”). The spicy and tangy young the Hometown Tofu, Samsui Experience shoots of tapioca leaves were served in nice which looked much bite sized pieces and were a lovely contrast more promising.

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At Work Do not be deceived by the name of the Type of Food Chinese • On Success, Influences and Role restaurant, the menu offers a wide range of Best for Quick tasty meal Models: Interviews with Newly yummy delicacies besides their range of Ambience Noisy but lively Appointed Senior Counsel herbal and non-herbal soups. For a tasty, • Singapore Law Watch: Legal News no-frills and good value meal, drop by any Service one of their branches in Suntec, Seah Street, Centrepoint or Scotts Road. The service here Address: 290 Orchard Road • Uncovering Cybercrime: Two Recent is prompt and the staff are friendly, though #B1-44 Paragon Books Reviewed if you do not speak mandarin, you might Tel: 6333 6228 just have a little problem with Reflections communication. And make sure you make reservations to secure that seat as there was • Early Days still a queue when we left the restaurant at 9.15pm!

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Subsidiary Legislation Published in Subsidiary Legislation Published in December and January December and January The Workplace Safety and Health The Education Endowment and Savings (Construction) Regulations 2007 (GN No Schemes (Prescribed Amount of Acts Brought into Operation in S 663/2007, wef 1 January 2007) provides Contribution) Order 2007 (GN No December and January principally — S 678/2007, wef 1 January 2008) provides that the amount of contribution to be paid (a) for the various duties of the occupier of to every member of the Edusave Pupils Fund a worksite relating to electrical safety, Revision of Acts in January under s 9(1) of the Education Endowment cantilevered and material platforms, and Savings Schemes Act (Cap 87A) for the disposal of materials, formwork structures, year 2008 will be as follows: demolition, excavation and tunnelling (a) $180 for a member who is receiving work, compressed air environment, and primary education in a prescribed school; piling, including the implementation and and maintenance of a safety and health (b) $220 for a member who is receiving management system, and the secondary education in a prescribed school. implementation of a permit-to-work system; and The Dentists (Amendment) Regulations (b) for the appointment and duties of a 2007 (GN No S 680/2007, wef 1 January workplace safety and health co-ordinator 2008) amends the Dentists Regulations in respect of every worksite where the (Cap 76, Rg 1) to provide, amongst other contract sum of the building operation things — by Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation or works of engineering construction (a) for the manner of application for Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers carried out therein is less than $10 million. registration as a dentist, a specialist or

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Subsidiary Legislation Published in an oral health therapist under the Dental The Health Products (Cosmetic Products December and January Registration Act (Cap 76); – ASEAN Cosmetic Directive) Regulations (b) for the grant and renewal of practising 2007 (GN No S 683/2007, wef 1 January 2008) provide, amongst other things — certificates; Acts Brought into Operation in (a) that a person responsible for placing a (c) that the Singapore Dental Council shall December and January cosmetic product in the market shall publish on its Internet website a list of not — activities, courses and programmes (i) begin to supply that cosmetic Revision of Acts in January relating to the practice of dentistry and product, or cause that cosmetic the number of continuing professional product to be supplied on his behalf, education points that a person obtains in Singapore; or (ii) continue to supply that cosmetic by successfully completing each of the product, or cause that cosmetic activities, courses and programmes; product to be supplied on his behalf, (d) for the proceedings of Interim Orders in Singapore, unless he has notified Committees; the Health Sciences Authority of his (e) for the manner of application for intention to do so; restoration of any name to a register; (b) for the contents and labelling requirements of cosmetic products; and and (c) for the additional duties and obligations (f) for the scope of practice for, and that a person responsible for placing a procedures which can be performed by, cosmetic product in the market is to oral health therapists. comply with. By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers

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Subsidiary Legislation Published in The Stamp Duties (Transfer of HDB Flats The Planning (Development Charges) December and January within Family) (Remission) Rules 2007 (Amendment No 4) Rules 2007 (GN No (GN No S 735/2007, wef 1 January 2008) S 756/2007, wef 1 January 2008) amend the provide that there shall be remitted any duty Planning (Development Charges) Rules Acts Brought into Operation in chargeable under the Stamp Duties Act (Cap 232, R 5) to provide principally for the December and January (Cap 312) (in accordance with Art 3(a) of the revised formulae for the purposes of First Schedule therein), on any instrument determining the Development Baseline and Revision of Acts in January relating to any transfer of any flat (sold by the Development Ceiling of any land under the Housing and Development Board under s 36(1) or (7) of the Planning Act (Cap 232) Pt IV of the Housing and Development Act respectively. (Cap 129) but excluding any flat designated as an HUDC Phase III or IV flat) and which is made in compliance with certain conditions, that is in excess of $10.

By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers

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Subsidiary Legislation Published in Acts Brought into Operation in December and January December and January Chemical Weapons (Prohibition) Income Tax (Amendment No 2) Act 2007 (Amendment) Act 2007 (Act 49 of 2007) (wef (Act 53 of 2007) (Sections 6(b) and (d), 34, Acts Brought into Operation in 14 December 2007 by GN No S 668/2007) 35(a), 39(b), 40 and 43(c) wef 1 January 2008) December and January Central Provident Fund (Amendment No 2) Dentists (Amendment) Act 2007 (Act 22 Act 2007 (Act 57 of 2007) — (a) Sections 11 and 17 wef 28 December of 2007) (wef 1 January 2008 by GN No S Revision of Acts in January 2007 by GN No S 700/2007; and 679/2007) (b) Sections 2 to 10, 12 to 15, 18, 19 and 20 wef 1 January 2008 by GN No Central Provident Fund (Amendment) Act S 700/2007. 2007 (Act 40 of 2007) (Sections 5(1)(d) and (2), 6(a), (b), (d) and (f), 7(2), 8(c) and (d), 12 Environmental Pollution Control and 25(b) wef 1 January 2008 by GN No S (Amendment) Act 2007 (Act 26 of 2007) (wef 1 January 2008 by GN No S 277/2007 729/2007) except s 5) Agency for Science, Technology and Strategic Goods (Control) (Amendment) Research (Amendment) Act 2007 (Act 54 Act 2007 (Act 45 of 2007) (wef 1 January of 2007) (wef 1 January 2008 by GN No S 2008 by GN No S 543/2007) 737/2007 except s 6(1)(b))

Education Endowment Scheme (Amendment No 2) Act 2007 (Act 52 of Planning (Amendment) Act 2003 (Act 30 By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation 2007) (wef 1 January 2008 by GN No of 2003) (Section 12 wef 1 January 2008 by Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers S 643/2007) GN No S 755/2007)

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Subsidiary Legislation Published in Revision of Acts December and January The Law Revision Commissioners have prepared and published, in loose-leaf form, a revised edition of the following Acts (wef 1 January 2008 by GN No S 691/2007): Acts Brought into Operation in (a) Endangered Species (Import and Export) Act (Cap 92A); December and January (b) Immigration Act (Cap 133); (c) Money-changing and Remittance Businesses Act (Cap 187); and (d) Income Tax Act (Cap 134). Revision of Acts in January This revised edition of Acts contains all the amendments which have been made to these Acts up to 1 December 2007, with the exception of the Income Tax Act which contain all the amendments which have been made up to 1 January 2008.

By Joyce Chng and Emily Teo, Legislation Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers

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Arbitration Arbitration satisfied — Order 57 r 13(2) Rules of Court Stay of court proceedings — Whether court (Cap 322, R 5, 2006 Rev Ed) Civil Procedure should grant stay of proceedings in favour of arbitration — Whether subsequent dispute Su Sh-Hsyu v Wee Yue Chew [2007] SGCA 31 Companies may not be referred to arbitration on ground that arbitrator functus officio — Whether Foreign judgments — Enforcement of Contract arbitrator concluding arbitration proceedings foreign judgment — Bankruptcy application under s 61(1)(d) of Bankruptcy Criminal Procedure and Sentencing and publishing award on earlier disputes Act — Whether debt payable by virtue of considered functus officio for purpose of judgment or award enforceable by Equity hearing subsequent dispute execution in Singapore — 12 years passed since foreign judgment registered in Anwar Siraj and another v Teo Hee Lai Building Insolvency Law Singapore — Whether leave of court required Construction Pte Ltd [2007] SGHC 29 to enforce registered judgment — Order 46 Legal Profession r 2(1) of Rules of Court (Cap 322, R 5, 2006 Civil Procedure Rev Ed) Trusts Appeals — Admission of fresh evidence before the Court of Appeal — Whether AmBank (M) Berhad v Raymond Yong Kim Words and Phrases special grounds disclosed — Whether fresh Yoong [2007] SGHC 172 evidence that uncovered fraud or deception of the other party would be admitted even Judgments and orders — Application by though Ladd v Marshall conditions not strictly appellant to set aside judgment due to

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Arbitration absence of appellant at trial — Whether for en bloc sale — Leave to intervene sought reasons for appellant’s non-attendance were by purchaser and 13 consenting subsidiary Civil Procedure deliberate and contumelious — Whether proprietors — Whether leave should be countervailing factors tilted the granted — Order 15 r 6(2) Rules of Court Companies balance in favour of setting aside the (Cap 322, R 5, 2006 Rev Ed) judgment — Order 35 r 2(1) Rules of Court Contract (Cap 322, R 5, 2006 Rev Ed) Siow Doreen and others v Lo Pui Sang and others (Horizon Partners Pte Ltd, first Criminal Procedure and Sentencing Su Sh-Hsyu v Wee Yue Chew [2007] SGCA 31 interveners and Reghenzani Claude Augustus, second interveners) [2007] SGHC 167 Equity Judgments and orders — Setting aside of judgment in default of appearance — Test Vacation of trial dates — Strict judicial Insolvency Law for setting aside irregular default policy — Strong compelling grounds needed judgments — Power to amend irregular before court exercises its discretion to vacate Legal Profession default judgment — Whether unreasonable delay in making application to set aside trial dates Trusts prejudices right to set aside default judgment Su Sh-Hsyu v Wee Yue Chew [2007] SGCA 31 Words and Phrases Canberra Development Pte Ltd v Mercurine Pte Ltd [2007] SGHC 185 Companies Schemes of arrangement — Nature — Parties — Joinder — En bloc sale of Whether scheme operated as an order of condominium — Appeal against Strata Titles court or as a statutory contract — Application Board’s rejection of application for approval by creditor for extension of time to file

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Arbitration Proof of Debt under approved effective even though not in the correct scheme — Whether court had jurisdiction format — Companies (Winding Up) Rules Civil Procedure to extend time — Section 210 Companies (R1, 2006 Rev Ed) — Companies Act Act (Cap 50, 2006 Rev Ed) (Cap 50, 1994 Rev Ed) Companies Re Reliance National Asia Re Pte Ltd [2007] Re Jiangshan Investment Consortium Ltd Contract SGHC 206 (in liquidation) [2007] SGHC 91 Criminal Procedure and Sentencing Winding up — Directions relating to conduct Winding up — Whether company had Equity of winding up — Directions of how dividend suspended its business for one year — Whether due to a contributory of the company was just and equitable that company be wound Insolvency Law to be paid — Competing claims — Claim up — Sections 254(1)(c) and (i) of the by ex-wife of the contributory on the Companies Act (Cap 50, 2006 Rev Ed) Legal Profession basis of orders of court directing contributory to pay ex-wife various Lau Yu Man v Wellmix Organics (International) Trusts amounts — Claim by designated recipients Pte Ltd [2007] SGHC 96 by virtue of deed — Whether the deed Words and Phrases operated in priority to orders of court which Contract ex-wife had obtained against Breach — Construction of the sale and the contributory — Whether garnishee purchase agreement — Obligation on order might be made against a property redevelopment company to use liquidator — Whether deed was “best endeavours” to obtain the

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Arbitration qualifying certificate and to do so “without Criminal Procedure and Sentencing delays” — Whether actions taken satisfying Sentencing — Appeals — Young Civil Procedure “best endeavours” test — Whether the sale offenders — Accused charged with robbery and purchase agreement was rescinded and shoplifting and sentence of probation Companies imposed — Whether sentence of reformative Travista Development Pte Ltd v Tan Kim Swee training more appropriate in the Contract Augustine and others [2007] SGHC 94 circumstances — Relevant sentencing considerations — Whether rehabilitation or Criminal Procedure and Sentencing Contractual terms — Express terms — deterrence should be the dominant consideration given the seriousness of the Equity Dispute between owners of residential offence, culpability of the accused and the property and main contractor working on commission of another offence while out on Insolvency Law property over payments due to main court bail contractor and interim certificates issued by architect in connection therewith — Whether Legal Profession Public Prosecutor v Yusry Shah bin Jamal architect having power at any time to issue [2007] SGHC 188 Trusts further interim certificate correcting any error in earlier interim certificate Sentencing — Principles and factors to Words and Phrases consider — Accused provoked three times Anwar Siraj and another v Teo Hee Lai Building by deceased and deceased would not leave Construction Pte Ltd [2007] SGHC 29 accused alone — Deceased was stabbed

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Arbitration with a knife — Accused pleading guilty to Insolvency Law culpable homicide not amounting to Bankruptcy — Bankruptcy application under Civil Procedure murder — Accused remained at large for s 61(1)(d) of Bankruptcy Act — Whether debt ten years before surrendering — Appropriate payable by virtue of judgment Companies sentence — Section 304(b) Penal Code or award enforceable by execution in (Cap 224, 1985 Rev Ed) Singapore — Section 61(1)(d) Bankruptcy Contract Act (Cap 20, 2000 Rev Ed) Criminal Procedure and Sentencing Public Prosecutor v Chan Soi Peng [2007] SGHC 184 AmBank (M) Berhad v Raymond Yong Kim Equity Yoong [2007] SGHC 172 Equity Insolvency Law Estoppel — Estoppel by convention — Legal Profession Principles — Whether any estoppel by Admission — Ad hoc admission of Legal Profession convention in relation to the specific date Queen’s Counsel — Principle of equality of which bound property redevelopment arms — Three-stage test for admission of Trusts company so that it was prevented from Queen’s Counsel — Whether case contained denying that that date was the contractual issues of fact and/or law of sufficient difficulty Words and Phrases completion date and complexity — Whether circumstances of case warranted court’s exercise of discretion Travista Development Pte Ltd v Tan Kim Swee in favour of admission — Whether Queen’s Augustine and others [2007] SGHC 94 Counsel possessed special qualifications or

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Arbitration experience for purpose of case — Section 21 Words and Phrases Legal Profession Act (Cap 161, 2001 Rev Ed) “Which is enforceable by execution in Civil Procedure Singapore” — Whether judgment creditor Re Millar Gavin James QC [2007] SGHC 178 must have in his hands a final judgment Companies that could be executed forthwith or Trusts immediately — Section 61(1)(d) Bankruptcy Contract Secret trusts — Fully secret — Testator Act (Cap 20, 2000 Rev Ed) willed entire estate to defendant son who Criminal Procedure and Sentencing was appointed as sole executor and AmBank (M) Berhad v Raymond Yong Kim trustee — Whether plaintiffs discharged Yoong [2007] SGHC 172 Equity burden of proving existence of secret trust — Whether evidence showed that testator Insolvency Law intended to impose a binding obligation on defendant to distribute Legal Profession estate — Whether residuary estate given to defendant beneficially under the will Trusts Loh Ah Cheow and others v Ng Hock Guan Words and Phrases (personally and as executor/trustee of the estate of Ng Teow Yhee, deceased) [2007] SGHC 200

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TRAININGS AND WORKSHOPS CALENDAR FROM FEBRUARY 2008

DATE TOPIC SPEAKER(S)/TRAINER(S) ORGANISER(S) 4 Feb (Mon) LawNet Conveyancing: Ms Serena Lim, BiziBody LTC 9.00am–5.00pm Intereq and STARS e-Lodgement

5 –7 Feb (Tue–Thu) EFS FE Full Course Mr Clifford Leslie Nonis, LTC 9.00am–5.00pm Crimson Logic

11 Feb (Mon) EFS ROC Phase 1 & 2 Mr Clifford Leslie Nonis, LTC 9.00am–5.00pm Crimson Logic

12 Feb (Tue) SAL Expert Series: Mr Anil Changaroth, LES 12.00pm–2.15pm Corporate Counsel – Davis Langdon & Seah’s CADM; An Alternative Career Path Ms Sharyn Ch’ang, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Mr Pe-Wynn Kin, Avago Technologies Limited and Mr Chua Lee Ming, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd

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12, 14 Feb (Tue, Thu) LawNet2 Due Diligence Mr Clifford Leslie Nonis, LTC 9.30am–12.30pm Enhancement (1.1) Crimson Logic Or 2.00pm–5.00pm

13 Feb (Wed) Adobe 8.0 NTUC Learning Hub LTC 1.30pm–5.30pm

13 Feb (Wed) What They Don’t Tell You at Law tbc PAC 6.00pm–8.00pm School – A Glimpse at the Work and (Venue sponsored by Life of a Lawyer (Venue: Seminar NUS Law Faculty) Room 4-4, NUS Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore, Eu Tong Sen Building)

18 Feb (Mon) LawNet Services at a Glance Mr Clifford Leslie Nonis, LTC 9.30pm–5.30pm Crimson Logic

18, 19 Feb (Mon, Tue) Mediation: Strategic Conflict Mr Loong Seng Onn and SMC 9.00am–5.00pm Management for Professionals Ms Carol Liew

20, 21, 22, 25 Feb Associate Mediator Accreditation Mr Loong Seng Onn and SMC (Wed, Thu, Fri, Mon) Course Ms Carol Liew 9.00am–5.00pm

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21, 22 Feb (Thu, Fri) LawNet Portal Administrator Mr Clifford Leslie Nonis, LTC 9.30am–12.30pm Crimson Logic

21, 22 Feb (Thu, Fri) LawNet2 Portal User Mr Clifford Leslie Nonis, LTC 2.30pm–5.30pm Crimson Logic

25 Feb (Mon) Court Practice and Procedure The Honourable Sir Gavin School of Law, 3.00pm–5.00pm (Mediation) Lightman, Retired Judge, SMU and LES Royal Courts of Justice, UK, Chancery Division

25 Feb (Mon) MS Word for Legal Professionals Mr Clifford Leslie Nonis, LTC 9.00am–5.00pm Crimson Logic

29 Feb (Fri) STARS e-Lodgement Ms Serena Lim, LTC 1.30pm–5.30pm BiziBody

3–4 Apr (Thu–Fri) Visiting Fellows Programme: Professor Adrian Briggs, LES 9.00am–5.00pm Private International (Commercial) Law: A Schematic Guide

10–11 Apr (Thu–Fri) Visiting Fellows Programme: Professor Adrian Briggs, LES 9.00am–5.00pm Private International Law: Practical University of Oxford Applications and Drafting Issues

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8, 9 May (Thu, Fri) Mediation: Strategic Conflict Mr Loong Seng Onn and SMC 9.00am–5.00pm Management for Professionals Ms Carol Liew

23–25 Jul (Wed–Fri) Obligations IV Conference – Keynote Speakers: The Faculty of Law, 8.30am–5.15pm Current Issues in Contract, Tort, Right Honourable Lord NUS; University Equity and Restitution Hoffmann, Lord of Appeal in of Melbourne Ordinary; Professor Hanoch and LES Dagan, University of Tel Aviv and Professor Stephen Perry, University of Pennsylvania

Please note that all information is correct at the time of publication. While every effort is made to retain the original arrangements, changes may sometimes be necessary. Details on select events may be found on the Academy’s website at www.sal.org.sg.

For enquiries and more information, please contact the respective organisers: Professional Affairs/Membership Affairs (PAC): Rebecca Sit at tel: (65) 6332 0078 or [email protected] LawNet Training Centre (LTC): Seri Adilia at tel: (65) 6332 4256 or Aida Bte Abdul Rahman at tel: (65) 6332 4382 or [email protected] Legal Education and Studies (LES): Alexis Ong at tel: (65) 6332 4149 or [email protected] Singapore Mediation Centre (SMC): Survinder Kaur at tel: (65) 6332 4213 or [email protected]

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