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Accreditation scheme extended to maritime and shipping lawyers

Published Mon, Jan 8, 2018 · 09:50 PM
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A VOLUNTARY accreditation scheme will be extended to lawyers in the maritime and shipping industry, said Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon at the opening of the legal year on Monday.

Called the Specialist Accreditation Scheme, it was introduced last year as a mark of recognition and offered to building and construction lawyers in a pilot.

Since then, 24 lawyers - 13 senior specialists and 11 junior specialists - have gained accreditation.

Announcing the extended scheme in a speech at the Supreme Court building, Mr Menon said it is meant to …

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