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The
Singapore Academy of Law
(the “Academy”) has close to
8,000 members comprising all
persons who are called as
advocates and solicitors of
the Supreme Court or who are
appointed as Legal Service
Officers. The membership of
the Academy comprises of the
Bench, the Bar, and large
numbers of corporate counsel
and faculty members of the
local law schools.
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The Academy is governed by the
Senate which is headed by the
Honourable the Chief Justice Chan
Sek Keong as President. The
Vice-Presidents of the Academy are
the Acting Attorney-General Mrs Koh
Juat Jong; the Honourable Judge of Appeal Justice Chao Hick Tin;
the Honourable Judge of Appeal
Justice Andrew Phang
Boon Leong; the Honourable Judge of
Appeal Justice V
K Rajah; President of the Law
Society of Singapore, Mr Michael
Hwang, SC and the Dean of the
Faculty of Law of the National
University of Singapore, Professor
Tan Cheng Han, SC. The Senate also
comprises the High Court Judges, the
Solicitor-General, academia and the
practising profession.
The work of the Academy is
focused on three key areas:
supporting the growth and
development of the
Legal Industry; building up the
intellectual capital of the legal
profession by enhancing
Legal Knowledge; and improving
the efficiency of legal practice
through
Legal Technology. The work of
the Academy is driven by these three
core mandates. This in turn is
directed towards raising the
standard and quality of legal
practice and building a strong and
dynamic legal community in
Singapore. |
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