MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO

21 TO 23 SEPTEMBER 2016 PART THREE FRIDAY 23 SEPTEMBER EVENTS

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Friday 23 September 2016

Venue: , Supreme Court Level 6, Singapore Dress code: Lounge suits Travel: 08:00 coach from the Four Seasons Hotel

08:30 Registration

09:00 Panel 4 (Consecutive Sessions)

Criminal Law - Joint Enterprise and Criminal Procedure Chair - Singapore - The Honourable Justice UK Speakers - Nicola Padfield and His Honour Judge Philip Bartle QC Singapore Speakers - N Sreenivasan SC and Mavis Chionh SC

Developments in Family Law Chair - Singapore - The Honourable Debbie Ong UK Speaker - Ann Hussey QC Singapore Speakers - Professor Leong Wai Kum and Michelle Woodworth

11.30 Coffee Break

12.00 Moot UK Participants - Karen Reid (MTYBA) and Ryan Turner (MTSA) Singapore Participants - Koh Swee Yen and Jordan Tan Judges - The Rt. Hon Lord Dyson (UK), The Honourable Mr Justice Barma JA () and The Honourable Justice (Singapore)

13.30 Lunch

14:30 End of Conference Day Two

14:40 - 16:00 Tour of the National Gallery (meeting point at Padang Atrium, Information Counter, Level 1)

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Speaker Biographies for Conference Day Two (In order of appearance)

The Honourable Judge of Appeal Justice Tay Yong Kwang Supreme Court of Singapore Justice Tay Yong Kwang joined the Supreme Court in 1981, first as Assistant Registrar and then as Deputy Registrar. In 1989, he served in the Official Assignee and Public Trustee’s Office. He then served as District Judge from 1991-1997 at the Subordinate Courts (renamed as the State Courts in 2014). In 1997, he was appointed Judicial Commissioner. Subsequently he was appointed Judge of the Supreme Court in 2003 and Judge of Appeal on 1 August 2016. He was born in Singapore in 1956, and obtained his Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore in 1981. In 1984, he was admitted as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore. He later received his Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge in 1986.

Ms Nicola Padfield Master, Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Nicola Padfield is Master of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, and a Reader in Criminal and Penal Justice at the Law Faculty, University of Cambridge, where she has worked for more than 25 years. She has a broad research lens, engaged in both law and in socio-legal-criminological research. She is a leading European expert on sentencing law, including the law and practice of release from (and recall to) prison. A by training, she has published widely on criminal law, sentencing and criminal justice. Her books include The Criminal Justice Process: Text and Materials (5th edition, with Jonathan Bild, 2016); Criminal Law (10th edit, 2016); Beyond the Tariff: Human rights and the release of life sentence prisoners (2002). She has edited collections of essays, and for nearly 20 years was the editor of the influential monthly Archbold Review. She now writes the monthly Editorials in the Criminal Law Review. She sat as a Recorder from 2002-2014, and is a Bencher of the Middle Temple, serving on the Education Committee.

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Speaker Biographies for Conference Day Two (In order of appearance)

His Honour Judge Philip Bartle QC Luton Crown Court Called to the Bar by Middle Temple in 1976, Philip was appointed Silk in 2004. He worked for over 30 years at the Bar (specialising in professional negligence) before being appointed a Circuit Judge in July 2012 to try serious crime. He is an experienced commercial mediator. He was a member of the Bar Standards Board. He has been an advocacy trainer for many years and was director of the South Eastern Circuit’s annual Advanced Advocacy Course at Keble College, Oxford from 2011-2014. He is a Bencher of the Inn.

Mr N Sreenivasan SC Managing Director, Straits Law Practice LLC Sreeni is actively engaged in arbitration, trial and appellate advocacy across both commercial and criminal practice areas. Sreeni started his legal career in the Singapore Legal Service from 1985 to 1990, immediately after graduating. Sreeni’s notable cases include Als Memasa & another v UBS AG [2012] SGCA 43, The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v Reliance National Asia Re Pte Ltd [2008] 3 SLR (R) 121 and the City Harvest case, one of the longest running and largest fraud cases in Singapore). Asialaw Profiles states: "… N Sreenivasan garners praise for being a ‘focused, tenacious and skillful litigator who has shown an ability to handle difficult and sensitive matters’.” Sreeni has served as Council member and Treasurer of the , and has chaired various committees, including its Advocacy Committee. He has been an advocacy trainer for 22 years, and conducted courses in Singapore, Brunei and Sabah. Sreeni is a Fellow of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Sreeni remains active on the volunteer scene as a member of the Law Society Pro-Bono Management Committee.

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Speaker Biographies for Conference Day Two (In order of appearance)

Ms Mavis Chionh SC Third Solicitor-General and Chief Prosecutor, Attorney-General’s Chambers Mavis Chionh graduated from the with a First Class Honours degree in Jurisprudence and with the award of the University’s Norton Rose Prize in Company Law. She also holds a Master’s degree in Chinese Law from the National University of Singapore and was called to the Bar at Middle Temple She joined the Singapore Legal Service in 1991. In the course of her Legal Service career, Ms Chionh has served as a Justices’ Law Clerk; an Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court; a Deputy Public Prosecutor; a District Judge; Deputy Principal Senior State Counsel in the Civil Division of the Attorney- General’s Chambers; Official Assignee and Public Trustee in the Insolvency and Public Trustee’s Office; and Chief Prosecutor of the Financial & Technology Crime Division in the Attorney-General’s Chambers. On 1 April 2015, Ms Chionh was appointed Chief Prosecutor of the Criminal Justice Division in the Attorney-General’s Chambers, which prosecutes a broad range of offences from homicide and sex crimes to public order offences and drug offences. Ms Chionh was appointed Senior Counsel in January 2015. In recognition of her outstanding contributions to Public Service, she was also awarded the Public Administration Medal (Gold) in 2015. On 1 August 2016, Ms Chionh was appointed the Third Solicitor-General of the Attorney-General’s Chambers (“AGC”). Ms Chionh will hold this appointment concurrently with her current appointment as Chief Prosecutor of the Criminal Justice Division.

The Honourable Judicial Commissioner Debbie Ong Supreme Court of Singapore Prior to her appointment to the Bench, Judicial Commissioner Debbie Ong had been a law academic at the NUS Law Faculty. She is currently Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore. A leading family law scholar for many years, she has published widely in family law. She is a member of the International Advisory Board of the UK Child and Family Quarterly Journal, and formerly, amongst other roles, a volunteer Family Court Mediator, Chairperson of the Governance Committee of Tampines Family Service Centre, member of the Review Board constituted under the Children and Young Persons Act.

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Speaker Biographies for Conference Day Two (In order of appearance)

Ann Hussey QC 1 Hare Court Ann took Silk in 2009. Her practice involves big money ancillary relief cases where she is instructed both by husbands, wives and also offshore asset holding entities. Her practice is based in the in London and the Principal Registry and also in Yorkshire where she has a particular following who commend her astute, no nonsense approach. She deals not only with commercial high net worth families but also has a particular interest in, and understanding of, farming cases. Ann regularly lectures on financial remedies both in the UK and internationally and has been commended for her enthusiastic and innovative approach to training. She is a Bencher of the Inn.

Professor Leong Wai Kum Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore Professor Leong Wai Kum is a senior member of the NUS Faculty of Law where she continues to teach Family Law. She dedicates herself to researching and improving the Family Law in Singapore. She submitted private representations to Parliament in 1979 and 1995 on major reviews of the Women’s Charter. Professor Leong has published widely including her latest book: Elements of Family Law in Singapore 2d (Singapore: LexisNexis, 2013).

Ms Michelle Woodworth Partner, RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP Michelle Woodworth is a Partner at RHTLaw Taylor Wessing’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice. Michelle graduated with LL.B (Hons) and has been admitted to the Bar at Middle Temple, Supreme Court of Singapore, Supreme Court of NSW, Australia and High Court of Australia. Michelle was in private practice for over 12 years, then served as a District Judge of the Subordinate Courts of Singapore (now the Family Justice Courts). Thereafter she joined the Law Society of Singapore as Director and Head of their Representation and Law Reform Department before returning to private practice. Michelle tutors Family Law at Part B of the Singapore Bar Examinations and Co-Chairs the Law Society’s Family Law Practice Committee. She authored a chapter on custody, care and control and access of children in a book launched in May 2005 entitled “The Art of Family Lawyering” and edited its 2nd edition in January 2013. Michelle is an Advocate and Solicitor, Mediator (IMI and SIMI Certified, SMC Accredited), Collaborative Family Practitioner and Court-Appointed Child Representative.

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Moot Judges (In order of appearance)

The Right Honourable Lord Dyson The Master of the Rolls, England and Wales The Rt. Hon. Lord Dyson was appointed as Master of the Rolls with effect from 1st October 2012 and retires from the office in October 2016. The Master of the Rolls is the Head of Civil Justice, and the second most senior judicial position in England and Wales, after the Lord Chief Justice. He was called to the Bar in 1968 and made a bencher in 1990. He was a Judge of the High Court of Justice 1993- 2001. He was the Presiding Judge for the Technology and Construction Court between 1998 and 2001. In 2001 he was appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal. Lord Dyson was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court in April 2010. He was the second Justice to be appointed to that court directly. Since 1998 he has been a Fellow of the Society of Advanced Legal Studies and an Honorary Fellow of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem since 2004. He has been awarded Honorary degrees by the University of Essex, University College London and the University of Leeds. Lord Dyson is married with a daughter and a son.

The Honourable Mr Justice Barma JA Justice of Appeal of the Court of Appeal of the High Court (HK) Mr Justice Aarif Barma read law at Oxford, where he obtained his BA and BCL, and was then called to the Bar by the Middle Temple in 1983. He was admitted to the Hong Kong Bar in 1983, and after pupillage in London, practised in Hong Kong from 1985 until 2003, when he was appointed as a Judge of the Court of First Instance of the High Court. In 2012, he became a Justice of Appeal, and now sits in the Court of Appeal in Hong Kong. He became a Bencher of the Inn in September 2015.

The Honourable Justice Steven Chong Supreme Court of Singapore The Honourable Justice Steven Chong graduated with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the National University of Singapore in 1982. He was admitted as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore in 1983, and entered into legal practice with one of Singapore’s top law firms, Drew & Napier, that same year. He eventually became its Joint Managing Partner at the end of 1997. In 1998, Justice Chong joined another leading Singapore law firm, Rajah & Tann, where he was appointed, first, Senior Partner and then Managing Partner. In January 1998, he was also appointed Senior Counsel. After 27 years in legal practice, he was appointed to the Bench on 1 October 2009. Justice Chong served as the Attorney-General of the Republic of Singapore from 25 June 2012 to 24 June 2014. Upon completion of his term, he returned to the Supreme Court.

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Moot Participants (In order of appearance) Ms Karen Reid Gray's Inn Square Karen is a third year tenant at 1 Gray’s Inn Square practicing in public law. Her primary interest is in immigration law and she regularly appears in both appellate and judicial review matters. Her particular expertise is in representing vulnerable clients including unaccompanied minors and young people; and victims of trafficking. In addition to her immigration practice Karen accepts instructions in all other areas of human rights law, including in particular social housing and civil claims against public bodies. Karen is also the President of Middle Temple Young ’ Association.

Ryan Turner Esq President, Middle Temple Students' Association Ryan is the current President of the Middle Temple Students' Association. Ryan is an Inn scholar and was called to the Bar in July 2016. Ryan will be commencing pupillage in September 2017 at a commercial set of chambers.

Ms Koh Swee Yen Partner, WongPartnership LLP Koh Swee Yen is a Partner in WongPartnership LLP, and has an active arbitration and court practice involving complex and cross-border commercial, corporate, energy, international sales and investment disputes. She graduated with First Class Honours from NUS, previously served as a Justices’ Law Clerk, and was appointed on the Supreme Court’s Young Amicus Curiae 2009/2010 list. She is a member of the Rules of Court Working Party, and is also appointed to the Civil Justice Commission whose mandate is to consider transformative changes to the litigation process in Singapore.

Mr Jordan Tan Senior Associate, Asia Jordan Tan is a Senior Associate of Cavenagh Law LLP specialising in commercial litigation and arbitration. A former Justices' Law Clerk and Assistant Registrar of the Supreme Court of Singapore, Jordan appears before all levels of Court and has acted in at least three commercial disputes in the past year with a subject-matter value in excess of $500 million.

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Friday 23 September 2016

Venue: Singapore Academy of Law, Supreme Court Level 6, Singapore Dress code: Lounge suits

15:45 Registration for Singapore Academy of Law Distinguished Speaker Series

16:45 Singapore Academy of Law Distinguished Speaker Series Lecture Speaker: The Rt. Hon Lord Justice Christopher Clarke Title: Changing Course at the Top

17:45 Panel Discussion - Justice (moderator), SC, and Associate Professor Pearlie Koh 18:15 Reception

19:15 End of Singapore Academy of Law Distinguished Speaker Series Lecture

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Speaker Biographies (In order of appearance)

The Right Honourable Lord Justice Christopher Clarke Court of Appeal of England and Wales The Rt Hon Lord Justice Christopher Clarke read Classics and Law at Gonville & Caius College Cambridge, of which he is now an Honorary Fellow. A Harmsworth Scholar, he was Called to the Bar in 1969, took silk in 1984, and became a Bencher in 1991. In 1975 he became an Attorney of the Supreme Court of Turks and Caicos Islands. He was formerly in practice at and became Head of Brick Court Chambers. He was a Judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey from 1998. He was a Councillor of the International Bar Association from 1988-1990; Chairman of the Commercial Bar Association from 1993-95; and a Member of the Bar Council from 1993-99. He was Counsel to the Bloody Sunday Inquiry, 1998-2004. He sat as a High Court Judge in the Commercial Court from 2005-13 and was appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal in 2013. He is a member of the Court of Ecclesiastical Causes Reserved. He is the Treasurer for 2016. He is married with two daughters and a son.

Judge of Appeal Andrew Phang Boon Leong Supreme Court of Singapore Justice Andrew Phang was appointed to the Supreme Court as Judicial Commissioner on 3 January 2005. Born in Singapore, he received his Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore (“NUS”) in 1982. He pursued his postgraduate studies at Harvard University, where he was conferred his Master of Laws and Doctor of Juridical Science degrees in 1984 and 1988, respectively. In 1990, he was admitted as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore before being appointed as Senior Counsel in 2004. He taught at the NUS Law Faculty from 1982 to 2000. In 2000, he was appointed Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University (“SMU”), and a year later, became Chair of the Department of Law at SMU’s Business School. His extensive publications include the local edition of Cheshire, Fifoot and Furmston’s Law of Contract. He is also General Editor, as well as contributor to, The Law of Contract in Singapore (Academy Publishing, 2012).

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Speaker Biographies (In order of appearance)

Cavinder Bull SC Drew & Napier Cavinder has an active practice in complex litigation and international arbitration. He is engaged in trial and appellate advocacy at all levels of the Singapore Courts and has appeared as counsel in international arbitration in various countries. Cavinder graduated with First Class Honours in law from Oxford University in 1992. He was called to the Bar at Middle Temple the following year, placing fourth in the Bar examinations. He returned to Singapore and passed the Singapore Bar exams, winning the prize for top candidate.

Cavinder worked for the Chief Justice of Singapore as a Justices' Law Clerk before joining Drew & Napier in 1994 as a litigation associate. In 1995, he was awarded the Scholarship and left for where he received an LL.M. He passed the New York Bar exams and was admitted to practice in New York. Cavinder practised as a litigation associate with Sullivan & Cromwell in New York until late 1997 when he returned to Singapore and Drew & Napier. He was made a partner of Drew & Napier in 1998 and a Director of Drew & Napier LLC in May 2002.

Associate Professor Pearlie Koh Singapore Management University Associate Professor Pearlie Koh received her LLB from the National University of Singapore and obtained the LLM from the University of Melbourne. She is admitted as an advocate and solicitor in Singapore. Pearlie presently teaches at the School of Law, Singapore Management University, where she teaches the Law of Business Organisations and Corporate Law. Her main area of research interest is in company law, although she has also written in contract law. Her publications include articles published in both local and international peer- reviewed journals, as well as the book “Company Law” published by LexisNexis. She co-wrote the book “Corporate Law” and also contributed chapters to the book “The Law of Contract in Singapore” published by Academy Publishing.

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Friday 23 September 2016

Venue: The Singapore Cricket Club, Connaught Dr, Singapore 179681 Dress code: Lounge suits Travel: A short walk from the Singapore Academy of Law

19:30 Reception at the Cricket Club hosted by Derek Wood CBE QC and Mrs Barbara Wood

21:00 Bus departs the Cricket Club for the Four Seasons Hotel

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Invitation

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Menu

Duck, Mango & Hoisin Salad

Marinated Olives

Beetroot & Ginger Cured Salmon

Kueh Pie Tee with Flower Crab Salad

Mushroom Bruschetta

Chermoula Crusted Leg of Lamb

Fried Cocktail Drumlets with Dijon Mustard

Pork Siew Mai

Crispy Fried Squid with Hot & Sour Sauce

Beef Sliders

Fresh Seasonal Fruit Platter

Passion Fruit Medallion

Assorted Nonya Kueh

Coffee & Tea

Wine

New Zealand Grey Rock Sauvignon Blanc 2011

Argentina Alamos Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

Italian Terre Gaie Prosecco DOC Brut

Free flow soft drinks and juice

MIDDLE TEMPLE AMITY VISIT TO SINGAPORE Cricket Club Attendance List (Listed alphabetically by surname) Name 42 Mr Albert Kang 83 Ms Eve Lyn Phang 1 Mrs Beatrice Abraham 43 Ms Meet Kaur 84 Ms Preetha Pillai 2 Tan Sri Dato' Cecil Abraham 44 Brian Kennedy QC 85 Lawrence Power Esq 3 Mekail Ahmed Esq 45 Mrs Eithne Kennedy 86 Imran Rahim Esq 4 The Hon Mr Justice Barma JA 46 Rodney Khor Esq 87 Chelva Rajah Esq 5 His Honour Judge Philip Bartle QC 47 Kelvin Koh Esq 88 Dato’ Rajasekaran 6 Alan Bates Esq 48 Chentil Kumarasingam Esq 89 Ganesh Ramanthan Esq 7 Timothy Becker Esq 49 Simon Kverndal QC 90 James Ramsden QC 8 Michael Black QC 50 Kevin Kwek Esq 91 Mrs Ruth Ramsden 9 Michael Bowsher QC 51 Mr Kevin Lee 92 Lady (Barbara) Ramsey 10 Samuel Chacko Esq 52 Nico Leslie Esq 93 Sir Vivian Ramsey 11 Ian Chai Esq 53 Ms Juliette Levy 94 Miss Karen Reid 12 Ms Christine Chan 54 Yap Teong Liang 95 Ms Viviene Sandhu 13 Anil Changaroth Esq 55 Calvin Liang Esq 96 Sarjeet Singh 14 Ramsamy Chettiar Esq 56 Ms Justina Lim 97 Thiruchelvan Sivagnasundram Esq 15 Ms Renuka Chettiar 57 Steven Lim Esq 98 Adam Speker Esq 16 Ms Helen Chia 58 Ms Denise Loh 99 Ms Joy Tan 17 Tang See Chim Esq 59 Eugene Low Esq 100 Jordan Tan Esq 18 Ms Caroline Chuah 60 Ms Jenny Madalura 101 Mr Allen Tan 19 Lady (Caroline) Clarke 61 Ms Eunice Mah 102 Ms Dorothy Tan 20 Robert Colover Esq 62 Shantanu Majumdar Esq 103 Jason Tan Esq 21 Timothy Cooke Esq 63 Guy Mansfield QC 104 Kai-Lit Melvin Tan Esq 22 Derrick Dale QC 64 Mrs Philippa Mansfield 105 Peter Tan Esq 23 Paul Darling OBE QC 65 Mauro Maselli Esq 106 Ms Spring Tan 24 Colin Davidson Esq 66 Ms Caroline McConnon 107 Alex Taylor Esq 25 Ms Sheilagh Davies 67 Miss De McCullough 108 Bankim Thanki QC 26 Bertrand de Speville Esq 68 Ms Louise McCullough 109 Shen Yi Thio SC 27 Mrs Carol de Speville 69 Judge May Mesenas 110 Tan Chuan Thye Esq 28 The Rt Hon Lord Dyson 70 Richard Miller QC 111 Mr Tan Chuan Thye 29 David Elvin QC 71 Mrs Marina Milmo 112 Koh Tien Hua Esq 30 The Rt Hon Sir Edward Garnier QC MP 72 Patrick Milmo QC 113 Ryan Turner Esq 31 Jimmy Goh Esq 73 Judge Patrick Moloney QC 114 Ms Christiane Valansot 32 Ms Sarah Harrison 74 Stephen Moriarty QC 115 Steven Walker Esq 33 Zuraish Hashim Esq 75 Catherine Newman QC 116 Lee Wei Yung Esq 34 James Holmes Esq 76 Jeremy Nicholson QC 117 Mark Wong Esq 35 Mr Faraz Hussain 77 The Hon Mr Justice Nijjar 118 Mrs Barbara Wood 36 SC 78 Osborne Oh 119 Derek Wood CBE QC 37 Sir Paul Jenkins KCB QC 79 Ye-En Ong 120 Ms Michelle Woodworth 38 The Rt Hon The Lord Judge 80 Mrs Nicola Padfield 121 Ms Koh Swee Yen 39 Lady (Judith) Judge 81 Adrienne Page QC 122 Andrew Zhang Esq 40 Lee Siang Hoen Julianna 82 Guy Perricone Esq 41 Albert Kang Gim Swee Esq