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The Singapore Academy of Law is saddened to learn of the passing of Mr Goh Joon Seng and we extend our deepest condolences to his family.

Here are the summary and key takeaways of the webinar co-hosted by the Asian Business Law Institute and the Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law on 1 June.

There may have been a childhood ambition to be vets but somehow law school took precedence. Yet the call to defend the voiceless and those with no safety nets was so strong that they decided to get their hands dirty and go through huge financial sacrifices to serve on the wild side.

(L-R) Ignatius Hwang, Lee Chuen Ling, Noelle Seet and Goh Jia Jie are passionate about improving animal welfare. Theirs is the first in a series of stories on SAL members who go an extraordinary mile for a worthy cause.

Starting out on her own, trusting her gut and shaping TechLaw.Fest—a wide-ranging conversation with Joyce A. Tan.

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Davinder Singh SC, Subhas Anandan, Jeffrey Chan SC and Peter Low are well known in legal circles and their work has been widely publicised in the news. But to Hanspreet and Jaspreet Singh, Sujesh Anandan, Jacqueline and Jason Chan SC, and Christine and Elaine Low, these legal luminaries are just loving fathers and even best friends who have found the time to nurture and mentor them, despite their extremely busy schedules.

This second generation has followed their fathers’ footsteps into the legal profession, with some of them working directly under their fathers in the same firm. In the lead up to Father’s Day this weekend, we are privileged to hear their stories of the special bonds they share with their fathers and how they have been inspired to carry the torch for the legal service.

Have a say in what goes into Singapore’s most-used legal research platform.

When HR professional Jelaine Low joined SAL eight years ago, she remembers being a “Jill of all trades”. “I was a generalist, taking on recruitment, payroll and performance management matters,” she recalls. But over the years, her managers noticed her eye for staff development and groomed her to be the go-to SAL officer for internal learning and development. 

The Senior Accredited Specialist in Maritime and Shipping Law reflects on her career and the next generation of lawyers.

The Asian Business Law Institute spoke to Aurelio Gurrea-Martinez, Assistant Professor of Law and Head of the Singapore Global Restructuring Initiative at Singapore Management University, to learn more about the different meanings of pre-pack in different parts of the world.

The Asian Business Law Institute discusses with Emmanuel Chua, Local Principal of Baker McKenzie Wong & Leow, about the significance of the recognition of a Singapore moratorium by an Indonesian court in an ongoing restructuring exercise.