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Lsc-Ar-2015--Final.Pdf LEGAL SERVICE 1 Legal Service Commission C OMMISSION Annual Report 2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2015 Our Mission The mission of the Legal Service Commission is to maintain a dedicated corps of officers with integrity and ability to staff the Judiciary, the Attorney-General’s Chambers and the Legal Service departments of various Ministries and other arms of Government. LEGAL SERVICE C OMMISSION 1 Legal Service Commission Annual Report 2015 Contents 02 26 Foreword by the President, Advancing the Rule of Law Legal Service Commission 06 92 Leadership Milestone Programmes 14 99 Towards Organisational Pride in Service Excellence Foreword By The President, Legal Service Commission 2 Annual Report 2015 Legal Service Commission The year past was a momentous jubilee framework that recalibrates the length for our nation. It was also a time for of time before Legal Service Officers introspection. As we reflect on the (“LSOs”) may be considered for foundational ideals that have contributed emplacement or confirmation. This to our nation’s success, one that stands more rigorous framework ensures out is the commitment to developing that only the best officers are a talented and virtuous Public Service. offered retention. We also completed Our founding fathers believed that a Legal Service-wide remuneration effective and ethical officers were vital review, which was implemented in to the success of Singapore. January 2016. The review confirmed that there was no major divergence 3 These ideals have been instrumental between the remuneration structures Legal Service Commission in developing the Legal Service to in the Legal Service and those in Annual Report 2015 what it is today. We are staffed by the relevant sectors. The combined outstanding officers at the Attorney- effect of these initiatives is that General’s Chambers (“the AGC”) and there are both stringent safeguards the legal departments. Our courts are to ensure that the best are attracted efficient, independent, incorrupt and to the Legal Service, and reasonably are well-regarded globally. Yet it competitive incentives for them to remains a guiding imperative that remain within it. we continue to recruit and retain a fair share of talent, measured not Second, we institutionalised the Legal only by their capability, but also by Service Pro Bono Scheme, which their integrity and dedication to provides a platform for LSOs to the service of the nation. participate in community work during their personal time. This allows LSOs Our commitment to competence, to take up mentoring programmes, character and talent-development has deliver public education lectures and driven several enhancements to our conduct training for the public and, in human resources infrastructure in this way, creates further opportunities 2015. First, we put in place a robust for our officers to contribute to the public weal beyond the confines of it provides to the Government, their jobs. It will also help foster agencies and the public. But the need public spiritedness which is a hallmark for top-notch LSOs – not just at the of the Legal Service. apex – will remain a pressing one as the Legal Service addresses issues that Third, we saw the establishment of the take on an increasingly international Singapore Judicial College (“the SJC”) dimension. The Singapore International and the AGC Academy, both of Commercial Court (“the SICC”), which which will improve the training and opened its doors in early 2015, is one developmental environment for our such endeavour. The transformation 4 LSOs. The SJC’s core mission is of the SICC within such a short period to provide continuing legal and of time from an abstract concept to a professional training for Judges and fully-operational court, staffed by its LSOs at the Supreme Court, the own bench of international judges, Family Justice Courts and the State speaks to the tireless inter-agency Courts. It has already achieved its collaboration between LSOs from the Annual Report 2015 initial goals with distinction. The Supreme Court, the AGC and the Legal Service Commission AGC Academy, too, has surpassed its Ministry of Law working together objectives in providing comprehensive with members of the Bar and our professional and holistic training to other key stakeholders. LSOs in the AGC and the Legal Branch, through extensive collaborations with These efforts on the international local and international partners. front were paralleled by initiatives to address the increasing sophistication In 2015, we also saw the apex and complexity of the issues we face leadership at the AGC being fortified domestically. At the State Courts, we with the appointment of the first ever launched the Centre for Dispute Deputy Attorney-General. We also Resolution (“the Centre”) and the appointed a Second Solicitor-General. Community Justice and Tribunals This will better enable the AGC to meet Division (“the Division”), which are the varied and complex legal services initiatives directed at enhancing the delivery of justice. Both are helmed navigating a family dispute, for both by LSOs serving as District Judges. the affected children and their parents. The Centre will improve the quality of alternative dispute resolution in The Legal Service has come a long both civil and criminal disputes. The way since independence. We have Division too straddles the civil- expanded and developed our people criminal divide and brings under one and processes to be at the forefront juridical roof matters in the Small of the administration of justice, and Claims Tribunals and the Community to meet the many challenges that have Disputes Resolution Tribunals, as well emerged in an evolving and complex as applications made under the operating environment. Our LSOs 5 Protection from Harassment Act. have risen to the challenge and Legal Service Commission performed well. But as we look Annual Report 2015 In the past year, our officers have ahead to the future, we will remain worked to consolidate and enhance the focused on our commitment to attract family law ecosystem that has grown and develop talented and virtuous into the integrated Family Justice LSOs who are committed to upholding Courts. This has formed part of the rule of law and contributing to our unceasing efforts to lessen the the public good. blow and impact of what is, for many, their most direct and painful encounter with the legal system. Chief Justice Among these, the Child Representative Sundaresh Menon Scheme aims to give voice to the President interests of children affected by Legal Service Commission family proceedings, and the Family Mediation Framework encourages parties contemplating a divorce to reach an agreement before papers are even filed in court. These have mitigated the difficult experience of 6 L eadership Annual Report 2015 Legal Service Commission Legal Service Commission The Legal Service Commission (“LSC”) If the Chief Justice, the Chairman of the is constituted under Part IX of the PSC or the Prime Minister, as the case may Constitution of the Republic of Singapore be, nominates two persons, at least one (“the Constitution”). Article 111(1) of must be a person who has for an aggregate the Constitution mandates that there period of not less than 10 years been a shall be an LSC, whose jurisdiction shall qualified person within the meaning of extend to all officers in the Singapore section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act Legal Service (“Legal Service”). (Cap. 161). These Members of the LSC shall hold office for such period as the Article 111(2) and Article 111(2A) of the President of Singapore may specify Constitution provide that the LSC shall (being not shorter than three years and consist of: not longer than five years) and be eligible for reappointment. (a) the Chief Justice, as President; 7 Legal Service Commission The LSC has the duty under Article 111(3) Annual Report 2015 (b) the Attorney-General; of the Constitution to appoint, confirm, emplace on the permanent establishment, (c) the Chairman of the Public Service promote, transfer, dismiss and exercise Commission (“PSC”); and disciplinary control over officers in the Legal Service. (d) at least three but not more than six other Members, each of whom shall be The LSC comprised, as at 31 December appointed by the President of Singapore 2015, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon if he, acting in his discretion, concurs as President; with the Attorney-General with the advice of the person nominating Mr V K Rajah, S.C., the Chairman of the the Member(s), based on the following PSC Mr Eddie Teo, Judge of Appeal arrangements: Chao Hick Tin, Justice Lee Seiu Kin, Justice Steven Chong, Mr Lucien Wong (i) at least one but not more than Yuen Kuai, Mr Lee Tzu Yang and two persons nominated by the Mr Gautam Banerjee as Members. Chief Justice; Article 111AA of the Constitution provides (ii) at least one but not more than for the establishment of one or more two persons nominated by the personnel boards to exercise all or any of Chairman of the PSC; and the powers and functions of the LSC under Article 111. The LSC retains jurisdiction (iii) at least one but not more than over all Legal Service Officers (“LSOs”) two persons nominated by the who hold appointments at and above Prime Minister. Superscale Grade 2 and retains exclusive jurisdiction and powers to dismiss and exercise disciplinary control over all LSOs. The Legal Service Commission 8 Annual Report 2015 Legal Service Commission (Left to Right) Front row: Mr V K Rajah, S.C. (Attorney-General), Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon (President, LSC), Mr
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