[Webinar] SAL Annual Review Series 2021 Singapore Cases in 2020

In conjunction with the Singapore Academy of Law's Annual Review of Singapore cases 2020, this series of webinars will evaluate the decisions of the Singapore Courts in 2020 as well as highlight the developments in the principal areas of the law that have taken place since.

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SAL Annual Review Series 2021

Annual Review of 2020 Cases on:

Wed, 23 Jun Land Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Wed, 30 Jun Confidential Information and Data Protection Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Mon, 19 Jul Criminal Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm

Thu, 22 Jul Competition Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Tue, 27 Jul Tort Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Wed, 28 Jul Intellectual Property Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm Wed, 11 Aug Muslim Law Register here 1.5 CPD 4pm - 5.30pm

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All prices indicated include GST. Annual Review Series 2021 Bundle A: SGD 385.20 SGD 267.50 1. Confidential Information and Data Protection 2. Competition Law 3. Tort Law 4. Intellectual Property Law

Annual Review Series 2021 Bundle B: SGD 385.20 SGD 267.50 1. Land Law 2. Criminal Law 3. Tort Law 4. Muslim Law Price per session SGD 96.30 SAL Associate Student Member (To apply, click here) SGD 32.10 per session

SAL Annual Review Series 2021

Tue, 23 June Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Land Law

This session will encompass a discussion on selected cases decided in the past 5 years up to December 2020. It includes cases which touch on issues raised in earlier cases which are controversial or remained unresolved. The following topics will be covered (1) indefeasibility of title/interests; (2) co-ownership; (3) priority of competing claims; (4) caveatable interest; (5) adverse possession; and (6) strata title.

3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentation by • Professor Teo Keang Sood, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Discussion joined by • Mr Lee Liat Yeang, Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar

Wed, 30 June Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Confidential Information and Data Protection

This webinar is comprised of two parts. In the first part, the eight cases covered in the 2020 SAL Ann Rev chapter on Confidential Information and Data Protection will be examined, focusing on the key points and practical takeaways. The eight cases are:  LVM Law Chambers LLC v Wan Hoe Keet [2020] 1 SLR 1083  I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Hong Ying Ting [2020] 1 SLR 1130  Shanmugam Manohar v Attorney-General [2020] SGHC 120  BAFCO Singapore Pte Ltd v Lee Tze Seng [2020] SGHC 281  Re Creative Technology Ltd [2020] SGPDPC 1  Re Majestic Debt Recovery Pte Ltd [2020] SGPDPC 7  Re Times Software Pte Ltd [2020] SGPDPC 18  Re Everlast Projects Pte Ltd [2020] SGPDPC 20 The second part of the seminar will be a panel discussion with eminent legal practitioners, where the discussion will revolve around selected topics relating to data protection law reform and to the IP Strategy Report 2030, among other matters.

3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentation by • Mr Benjamin Wong, Sheridan Fellow, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Panel Discussion joined by • Mr Steve Tan, Partner & Deputy Head, TMT Practice, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP • Mr Lanx Goh, Head, International Privacy, Ant Group 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar

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Mon, 19 July Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Criminal Law

This presentation will cover significant criminal law decisions handed down by the Singapore courts in 2020, including decisions relating to the general part of the criminal law (cases on common intention and impossible attempts), the Misuse of Drugs Act (cases on wilful blindness, the presumption of knowledge and joint possession), and other notable decisions.

3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentations by • Mr Tan Ee Kuan, Deputy Senior State Counsel / Deputy Public Prosecutor, Advocacy Group, Attorney-General’s Chambers • Ms Sarah Siaw, Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel, Crime Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers • Ms Lu Yiwei, Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel, Crime Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar

Thu, 22 July Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Competition Law

This webinar will cover topics including merger clearances, enforcment efforts in the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act, anti-competitive agreement, bid -rigging conduct in tenders for maintenance of swimming pool, investigations into online delivery and virtual kitchen sectors, mergers and assessment.

3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentation by • Ms Kala Anandarajah, PBM, Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar

Tue, 27 July Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Tort Law

It was an interesting year for the range of significant decisions in tort law handed down by the courts. Our speakers will discuss the most notable cases in 2020 dealing with issues such as limitation period, medical negligence, the scope of duty in negligence, breach of confidence, conspiracy, and defamation.

3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentations and Discussion by • Professor Gary Chan, Yong Pung How School of Law • Professor Kumaralingam Amirthalingam, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar

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Wed, 28 July Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Intellectual Property Law

In this webinar, Professors Susanna Leong and David Tan from NUS discuss decisions from the Court of Appeal and High Court on copyright, trade marks and patents covered in the 2020 SAL Annual Review of Singapore Cases chapter on Intellectual Property Law. The cases are:  I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Hong Ying Ting [2020] 3 SLR 615  Tomy Inc v Dentsply Sirona Inc [2020] 5 SLR 424  Harvard Club of Singapore v President and Fellows of Harvard College [2020] 4 SLR 1378  Element Six Technologies Ltd v IIa Technologies Pte Ltd [2020] SGHC 26  Zyfas Medical Co v Millennium Pharmaceuticals Inc [2020] 2 SLR 1044

3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentations • Professor Susanna Leong, National University of Singapore • Professor David Tan, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Panel Discussion joined by • Ms Gloria Goh, Counsel, Allen & Gledhill LLP • Mr Lam Chung Nian, Partner, WongPartnership LLP 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar

Wed, 11 Aug Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Muslim Law

The speaker will discuss the cases in 2020 emanating from the Supreme Court and the MUIS Appeal Board spanning issues such as stay of proceedings, division of matrimonial assets, rights of third party relating to issues of custody and proceeds of matrimonial assets. These decisions reflect the intricate workings and close and symbiotic relationship between the civil and Muslim Law jurisprudential approaches.

3.30PM Participants log in 4.00PM Presentation by • Mr Mohamed Faizal Mohamed Abdul Kadir SC, Deputy Chief Prosecutor & Senior State Counsel, Attorney-General's Chambers Panel Discussion joined by • District Judge Azmin Jailani, District Judge, Family Justice Courts • Mr Ahmad Nizam Abbas, Senior Partner (Head, Family Law Practice), Emerald Law 5.20PM Q&A 5.30PM End of Webinar

Supporting Organisation

SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Land Law

Author / Speaker

Professor Teo Keang Sood Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore

Professor Teo is Professor of Law at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law. He was educated at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur and Harvard Law School. He teaches and researches on real property law and has presented papers locally and internationally in this area.

His full biography is available at https://law.nus.edu.sg/people/teo-keang-sood/.

Panellist

Mr Lee Liat Yeang Senior Partner, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP

Lee Liat Yeang is a senior partner in Dentons Rodyk's Corporate Real Estate practice.

Liat Yeang started his legal practice with the firm in 1993. Since then, Liat Yeang has been advising in all aspects of corporate real estate work including sales and purchase, project development work for developers and real estate financing. He acts for many real estate developers and real estate investment companies in numerous real estate transactions, whether they are by sale of land or by sale of shares in the real estate holding company. He has also handled numerous collective sales projects, acting for the vendors in the collective sale (including attendance at the hearings of the applications to Strata Titles Boards for their approval of the sale). He also advises clients on issues relating to Additional Buyers Stamp Duties, and on issues relating to Qualifying Certificate issued to foreign developers of residential lands.

Liat Yeang has been quoted on numerous occasions in The Straits Times, The Business Times and in the business magazine Edge Singapore, on various legal and commercial issues in the real estate industry.

Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 Practice Area: Real Estate Training Level: Update

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SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Confidential Information and Data Protection

Author / Speaker

Mr Benjamin Wong Sheridan Fellow, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore

Benjamin Wong is a Sheridan Fellow at NUS Law, and an Advocate & Solicitor in Singapore. His primary research interests are in data protection law and the law of confidence, on which he has published in a range of local and international journals. Benjamin authors the chapter on confidential information and data protection in the SAL Annual Review of Singapore Cases.

Panellists

Mr Steve Tan Partner and Deputy Head in TMT Group, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Steve is a Partner and Deputy Head in Rajah & Tann Singapore’s TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) practice group. Steve practices Data Protection, Cybersecurity, Information Technology, Intellectual Property, and Digital Media / Entertainment law. He has been recognized as a leading lawyer for media and telecommunications in the PLC Cross-border Media and Communications Handbook 2009/10; and for TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) work in the Asia Pacific Legal 500 2010 to 2020; the AsiaLaw Profiles; the Practical Law Company Which Lawyer; and Chambers Asia Pacific 2013 to 2020. Steve is part of the firm’s TMT team that is ranked as tier 1 in the Asia Pacific Legal 500, the AsiaLaw Profiles, and Chambers Asia Pacific. Steve is also cited as a leading lawyer for Technology law, Media law and/or Information Technology law in Best Lawyers 2013 to 2020, in The International Who’s Who of Telecoms and Media Lawyers 2014 to 2020 and in Who’s Who Legal : Data 2019, 2020 for Telecoms & Media, Data Security, and Data Privacy & Protection. Steve is recognized as leading lawyer for IT& Telecoms in Asia IP Experts 2018. Steve is recognized as a Distinguished Practitioner for Technology and Communications in Asialaw Leading Lawyers 2020, 2021. Steve is cited as “one of the best in the field of personal data protection” in Legal 500 2017. In Chambers Asia Pacific 2019, Steve receives praise from a client who characterises him as a "truly dedicated and passionate TMT lawyer. His knowledge in data protection laws and understanding of policymaking are key. His wealth of experience in this area of law gives me the confidence that I have been advised by one of the best in class.”. In Legal 500 2019, Steve is cited as being “one of the gurus in the field of data protection”. Steve achieved top 10 in the Financial Times (FT) Asia-Pacific Innovative Lawyers Award 2019. In Legal 500 2020, a client gave testimony that “Steve Tan has great depth of knowledge for PDPA matters. Strategic, sound in advice and very responsive.”. Steve was additionally picked as a top 30 individual practitioner worldwide for Privacy and Data Protection in Best of the Best Global Expert Guide 2019.

Steve co-founded and is a Director of (i) Rajah & Tann Technologies Pte Ltd, a company that provides technical solutions to help organisations navigate the digital economy such as contract management, e-discovery, e-learning; and (ii) Rajah & Tann Cybersecurity Pte Ltd, a company specialising in cybersecurity and data breach incident response.

SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Confidential Information and Data Protection

Mr Lanx Goh Head, International Privacy, Ant Group

Lanx Goh is the Head of International Privacy of Ant Group. Lanx was formerly the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Senior Counsel for TikTok Pte Ltd, Senior Legal Counsel and Privacy & Cybersecurity Lead for Klook Travel Technology Limited and Head of Investigation at the Personal Data Protection Commission where he was involved inthe review process of the revised Personal Data Protection Act.

He is an Adjunct Associate Professor (wef 1 Jul) with the National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law and Adjunct Lecturer with the Singapore Management University, School of Law where he developed and continues to co-teach the Privacy & Data Protection Law courses. Lanx is also a Committee Member with the Singapore Law Society, Cybersecurity and Data Protection Committee, and Fellow of Information Privacy and Board Member with the International Association of Privacy Professional, Asia Advisory Board. Further, Lanx is an accredited mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre and the Singapore International Mediation Institute.

He is also one of the authors for the 2nd Edition of Simon Chesterman (ed), Data Protection Law in Singapore: Privacy and Sovereignty in an Interconnected World. By invitations, he had published articles for peer-reviewed journals in Japan, Singapore and the United Kingdom on privacy, data protection and cybersecurity laws as well as international commercial litigation and arbitration. He had also spoken at various conferences and seminars such as IAPP Asia Privacy Forum, ISCA: Financial Forensic and Cybersecurity Conference and Data Protection in the Digital World Summit, Bulgaria.

In his postgraduate studies, he specialised in privacy and data protection laws, namely, MSc degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice with the University of Oxford and LLM degree with University of California, Berkeley.

Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 Practice Area: Data Protection & Privacy Training Level: Update

SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Criminal Law

Authors / Speakers

Mr Tan Ee Kuan Deputy Senior State Counsel / Deputy Public Prosecutor, Advocacy Group, Attorney-General’s Chambers

Ee Kuan graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA in Law in 2012, and obtained a LLM from Harvard Law School in 2013.

In 2015, Ee Kuan joined the Singapore Legal Service as a Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel in the then Criminal Justice Division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). In 2017, he was posted to the Supreme Court as a Justices’ Law Clerk. In 2019, he was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore andupon returning to the AGC joined the Advocacy Group. Ee Kuan handles a range of criminal, civil and international law disputes.

Ms Sarah Siaw Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel, Crime Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers

Sarah graduated from the University of Oxford with a BA in Jurisprudence in 2015. She joined the Singapore Legal Service in 2016 as a Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel in the then Criminal Justice Division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). From 2017 to 2018, she was posted to the Supreme Court as a Justices’ Law Clerk. In 2019, she was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore, and returned to AGC as part of the Crime Division.

Sarah handles a range of criminal litigation and advisory work. She is currently part of the sexual offences specialist group and will be pursuing an LLM degree in Harvard Law School next year.

Ms Lu Yiwei Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel, Crime Division, Attorney-General’s Chambers

Yiwei graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA in Law in 2016, and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 2020.

Yiwei joined the Singapore Legal Service in 2017 as a Deputy Public Prosecutor / State Counsel in the then Criminal Justice Division of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC). From 2018 to 2019, she was posted to the Supreme Court as a Justices’ Law Clerk. Upon returning to AGC in 2020, Yiwei joined the Crime Division. She handles a range of criminal litigation work, appearing in trials and appeals at all levels of courts. She is looking to pursue a LLM degree in Columbia Law School this year.

Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 Practice Area: Crime Training Level: Update

SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Competition Law

Author / Speaker

Ms Kala Anandarajah, PBM Partner (Competition & Antitrust and Trade Practice), Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Anandarajah is a partner of and heads the Competition & Antitrust and Trade Practice at Rajah & Tann. She has been lauded by clients as having “unrivalled knowledge and understanding of the law and uniquely… able to understand very complicated businesses and their likely reactions” by Chambers Asia 2021, for being "very dedicated, very quick and precise," by Chambers Asia 2019, and described as “super switched-on” by Who’s Who Legal 2018. Anandarajah, who is also identified as a Thought Leader by Who’s Who Legal, one of only 2 practitioners in Singapore, has been involved in major cartel/abuse investigations, cross-border mergers control and other notifications, leniency applications, plus dawn-raids, complaints, counselling and compliance in Singapore and across the Region. Anandarajah also has strong practices in Trade, EHS/ESG and Employment laws.

Anandarajah takes pride in ensuring that every piece of work she undertakes is targeted and focused, addressing the specific need of the client in a practical business oriented manner. That has kept her interest in the law ignited. Anandarajah sits on various boards, including Building and Construction Authority, and is a member of the External Review Panelof Safety in SAF. Anandarajah was in 2014 awarded the Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat) which is conferred by the President of Singapore.

Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 Practice Area: Competition Law Training Level: Update

SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Tort Law

Authors / Speakers

Professor Gary Chan Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University

Gary Chan is Professor of Law, Yong Pung How School of Law, Singapore Management University. He is an Advocate and Solicitor of the Singapore Supreme Court and an Attorney & Counselor-at-law (New York). In the area of Tort Law and others, Gary Chan has authored and/or edited books as well as numerous book chapters, journal articles and case notes, and presented on his research in conferences both in Singapore and abroad (mainly Europe, Asia and North America).

Professor Kumaralingam Amirthalingam Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore

Kumaralingam Amirthalingam is a Professor at the NUS Law School. He has a PhD in Law and researches selected areas of Tort Law (specializing in medical negligence) and Criminal Law (specializing in public prosecutions). He teaches both these subjects and a Master’s course on Business Torts. Kumar was seconded to the Attorney-General’s Chambers for two years, has served on various Government committees, and has been consulted as an expert for the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Law. He has twice been appointed as Amicus Curiae by the Court of Appeal.

Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 Practice Area: Personal Injuries Training Level: Update

SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Intellectual Property Law

Authors / Speakers

Professor Susanna Leong Vice Provost (Masters’ Programmes & Lifelong Education) National University of Singapore

Professor Susanna Leong is Vice Provost (Masters’ Programmes & Lifelong Education) at the National University of Singapore (NUS). As Vice Provost (Masters’ Programmes & Lifelong Education), Susanna is responsible for initiatives and programmes on continuous education and training in NUS. Susanna is also the Dean of the School of Continuing and Lifelong Education (SCALE) at NUS. Prior to her current appointments, Susanna wasthe Vice-Dean, Graduate Studies Office, NUS Business School from 2008 to 2016, and had oversight of the NUS MBA, EMBA and MPAM programmes.

Susanna is Professor in the Department of Strategy and Policy, NUS Business School. A graduate of the National University of Singapore and University College London, Susanna is a lawyer by training and has been a faculty member of the NUS Business School since 1991. Susanna's research interests are in intellectual property and technology-related laws. She has published in international and local academic journals. She is the author of “Intellectual Property Law of Singapore" published as part of the Law Practice Series by Academy Publishing. She has received several teaching awards including the Outstanding Educator Award (Department of Strategy & Policy).

Professor David Tan Head (Intellectual Property) at the EW Barker Centre for Law & Business, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore

Professor David Tan is presently Head (Intellectual Property) at the EW Barker Centre for Law & Business, and Deputy Director of the Centre for Technology, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence & the Law at NUS Law. He served as Vice Dean (Academic Affairs) at NUS Law from January 2015 to June 2021 where he had oversight of the undergraduate and postgraduate coursework curriculum. David holds PhD, LLB (First Class Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce degrees from the University of Melbourne and an LLM from Harvard.

At NUS Law, David pioneered courses in Entertainment Law, Freedom of Speech and Privacy & Data Protection Law; he has also taught as a visitor at Melbourne Law School, Tsinghua, Tokyo (Todai) and University of Hong Kong. His areas of research cover personality rights, copyright, trademarks, freedom of expression and tort law. He has published over 60 articles, comments, and book chapters since joining NUS Law in 2008. His publications have appeared in a wide range of journals that include Yale Journalof International Law, Harvard Journal of Sports & Entertainment Law, Law Quarterly Review, International Journal for the Semiotics of Law and Sydney Law Review. His monograph, The Commercial Appropriation of Fame: A Cultural Analysis of the Right of Publicity and Passing Off, was published by Cambridge University Press in both hardback (2017) and paperback (2018).

SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Intellectual Property Law

Panellists

Ms Gloria Goh Counsel, Allen & Gledhill LLP

Gloria’s areas of expertise are in intellectual property, technology and pharmaceuticals, health products, cosmetics and food regulation. Her practice involves a broad rangeof contentious and non-contentious matters involving trade mark, copyright, patent, domain names, confidential information and data protection. Her experience includes conducting intellectual property due diligence in corporate transactions, conducting intellectual property audits for clients, advising clients on the acquisition of intellectual property and drafting and negotiating commercial agreements relating to the acquisition of intellectual property.

Gloria’s practice includes advising and managing information technology disputes spanning a range of different technologies and offerings. She has advised clients on the execution and negotiation of IT contracts with third parties.

Gloria was named as a “Leading Individual” for Intellectual Property by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific 2020. She was also recognised as a Trade Mark star in the 2020/21 edition of IP Stars for Singapore.

Mr Lam Chung Nian Partner, WongPartnership LLP

Chung Nian heads the Intellectual Property, Technology & Media, Telecommunications and Data Protection Practice at WongPartnership LLP.

He has extensive experience representing multinational companies, listed corporations and public sector clients on regulatory, transactional and enforcement matters. He is a leading practitioner in his areas of expertise, having won many awards and accolades.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has served as an IP Adjudicator empowered to hear disputes before the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore. He has also been appointed to the Singapore International Arbitration Centre’s Panel of Arbitrators for IP Disputes, and the World Intellectual Property Organization Panel of Film and Media Mediators, Arbitrators and Experts, among others.

He is admitted to the Singapore Bar and to the Roll of Solicitors of England & Wales, and is also a Registered Patent Agent in Singapore.

Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 Practice Area: Intellectual Property Training Level: Update

SAL Annual Review of 2020 Cases on Muslim Law

Author / Speaker

Mr Mohamed Faizal Mohamed Abdul Kadir SC Deputy Chief Prosecutor & Senior State Counsel, Attorney-General's Chambers

Faizal is a Deputy Chief Prosecutor & Senior State Counsel at the Attorney-General’s Chambers. He holds adjunct teaching positions in various institutions and was General Editor of “Criminal Procedure Code of Singapore: Annotations and Commentary” in addition to being the Author of the Chapter of Muslim Law in the Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review. He is a member of the MUIS Appeal Board. An alumnus of the National University of Singapore and Harvard Law School, Faizal was appointed Senior Counsel in 2020.

Panellists

District Judge Azmin Jailani District Judge, Family Justice Courts

District Judge Azmin Jailani graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2008 and was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in May 2009. Prior to his present appointment, Azmin was practicing in M/s Rajah and Tann Singapore LLP (previously known as Rajah & Tann LLP) from 2008 to 2013, and thereafter in M/s Allen & Gledhill LLP from 2013 to 2017. During his practice years, Azmin was specialising in international arbitration, construction litigation, and civil & commercial litigation. He was also a volunteer lawyer with the Law Society Pro Bono Services (previously known as the Pro Bono Services Office of the Law Society of Singapore).

In September 2017, Azmin was appointed as a District Judge of the Family Justice Courts. In January 2021, he was also appointed as a member of the MUIS Appeal Board, which hears appeals against decisions of the Syariah Court.

Mr Ahmad Nizam Abbas Senior Partner (Head, Family Law Practice), Emerald Law

Ahmad Nizam Abbas graduated from the University of Keele, United Kingdom and was called to the called to the Bar of Lincoln’s Inn in UK in July 1992. He was admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in January 1994. He obtained a Master of Laws in Islamic Law and Finance from the Singapore Management University in 2013. He is a Facilitator and Trainer at the Singapore Institute of Legal Education for 3 subjects – Family Law, Wills, Probate and Succession Planning and Mediation.

Number of Public CPD points: 1.5 Practice Area: Syariah Law Training Level: Update

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