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Singapore

Review under way to simplify Singapore’s foreign law firm licensing framework, strengthen local practice independence

partner and head of technology and corporate intellectual property practice at allen & gledhill tham kok leong, managing partner jerry koh, spearheaded the law firm’s generative artificial intelligence tool
Companies & Markets
BRANDED CONTENT

Automating legal grunt work: How Allen & Gledhill cuts citation errors, speeds up analysis with secure Gen AI

Justice Ang Cheng Hock (left) and Justice Hri Kumar (right) will take on their new appointments from Oct 1.
Singapore

Ang Cheng Hock, Hri Kumar appointed Court of Appeal judges

Duxton Hill Chambers was established in 2021 and is a law practice made up of self-employed practitioners.
International

Duxton Hill Chambers is first Singapore law practice to open outpost in UK

Ashok Kumar, Partner, Bird & Bird ATMD
Singapore

Veteran lawyer Ashok Kumar sees fresh wave of restructuring deals as sliding interest rates lure investors

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Opinion & Features
COMMENTARY

AI’s disruption of law firms could hold lessons for the broader business community

The number of cases handled by the Singapore International Mediation Centre has grown to 90 in 2024, from 6 in 2014, said chief executive officer Chuan Wee Meng.
Singapore

Commercial disputes heard in Singapore’s mediation centre growing in complexity

BlackOak's Ashok Kumar (left) and Darius Tay (right) will bring with them a team of lawyers from the boutique firm.
Singapore

Singapore restructuring and insolvency firm BlackOak to join global law outfit Bird & Bird

Madam Thio Su Mien was the first woman dean of the NUS law faculty, a post she held from 1969 to 1971.
Singapore
OBITUARY

‘Trailblazer’ and ‘role model’, ex-NUS law dean Thio Su Mien dies at 86

A post-call survey found that 60 per cent of newly-minted lawyers were likely to move out of legal practice within the next five years.
Opinion & Features

Beyond training, Singapore’s legal industry needs a culture shift to curb attrition

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