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Apart from having
top-tier advocacy
skills, professional
integrity and being
learned in the law,
Senior Counsel have
a duty of leading
and being an example
to the rest of the
Bar, especially
younger members.
They are also
required to
demonstrate
contributions to the
law in the form of
academic teaching,
writing and
research, and
contributions to the
institutions of
continuing legal
education. To
reflect the
significance of
their work and
commitment, this
elite group of
advocates are
conferred with the
title and the
corresponding right
to suffix their name
with the initials
“SC”. They have
precedence vis-à-vis
other advocates with
regard to their
rights of audience
in the courts and
tribunals of the
land. Once a year,
the
Senior Counsel
Selection Committee
of the Academy,
chaired by the
Honourable Chief
Justice of
Singapore, evaluates
applications for
appointment as
Senior Counsel,
and appoints persons
deserving of this
distinction as
Senior Counsel.
To date, 54 persons
have been selected
and appointed as
Senior Counsel,
with another 5
persons holding this
appointment ex
officio. |