2012

 
Professor Yeo Tiong Min was appointed the first Senior Counsel (honoris causa).
 

2011

 

Fourth conference in the Five-year Series, “SAL Conference 2011 – Developments in Singapore Law between 2006 and 2010: Trends and Perspectives”, was held.

The Singapore Institute of Legal Education, a single body responsible for preparing law graduates for practice and ensuring their professional development throughout their legal career was formed on 3 May 2011.

LawNet held an International Conference on E-litigation. An iPad App on LawNet was also launched at the conference.

SMC inaugurated the Singapore Mediation Charter to encourage businesses to explore mediation as a first resort to dispute resolution.

 

2010

 
Singapore Law Reports (Reissue) was completed and launched by Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong.
 
The Singapore Institute of Legal Education, a company limited by the guarantee of the Singapore Academy of Law was incorporated on 18 January 2010 to serve as an umbrella institution to co-ordinate, administer and oversee formal training programme for lawyers-to-be and professional development programmes for practitioners.
 
LawNet celebrated its 20th anniversary with the launch of a new logo.
 

2009

 
The Membership Credit Dollar scheme was introduced, to encourage continuing legal education and upgrading of legal knowledge.
 
SMC hosted the first Asian Mediation Association Conference – “Mediation Diversity – Asia and Beyond”.
 
First SAL Forensics Conference and Exhibition organised.
 
Inaugural Junior College Law Programme was launched, to provide junior college students with an introduction to law as a career choice.
 

2008

 

SAL launched the Singapore Law Watch, a free “one-stop” daily legal news service for the legal community and public.

Legal WorkBench was launched in Malaysia.

SAL celebrated its 20th anniversary with a special edition, legal heritage themed Member’s Diary and an exhibition entitled “Legal Legacies: The Story of Singapore Law”, which included a final salute tour of the old Supreme Court building.

SAL inaugurated the SAL Merit Awards and Singapore Law Merit Awards at its 20th Anniversary cum Appreciation Dinner.

The title of Honorary Member for Life and Fellow for Life was conferred on Deputy Prime Minister and Co-ordinating Minister for National Security Professor S Jayakumar.

 

2007

 

SAL was restructured into three legal clusters and a corporate services cluster to focus on different aspects of work. The legal clusters are Legal Knowledge, Legal Technology and Legal Industry.

New SAL website was launched, providing online events registration, online bookshop, digital library, and an integrated backend for accounts and membership.

SMC became a founding member of the International Mediation Institute (“IMI”) based in the Netherlands. IMI aims to put in place international competency standards for mediators.

Academy Publishing, the publishing arm of SAL, was launched by Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong to publish authoritative texts on Singapore law.

Academy Publishing published Ethics and Professional Responsibility which provided, for the first time in Singapore, a set of codified principles for legal ethics. This book is the first title published by Academy Publishing.

New Inter Se, an SAL bi-annual periodical for members, was published.  

New portal LawNet2 was launched by Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong to provide integrated search and access to Singapore, Malaysian and English case law.

The Executive Committee held an inaugural Appreciation Dinner for all SAL committees and boards.

SMC celebrated its 10th anniversary with the signing of an MOU in Singapore with regional mediation bodies to form the Asian Mediation Association, to promote the use of mediation in international cases in Asia.

 

2006

 
Third conference in the Five-year Series, “SAL Conference 2006 – Developments in Singapore Law between 2001 and 2005”, was held.
 
SAL launched the SingaporeLaw website, a one-stop web portal to provide updated and relevant information on Singapore law.
 
Former Chief Justice Yong Pung How retired as President of SAL on 10 April. Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong became President of SAL on 11 April.
 
The title of Honorary Member for Life and Fellow for Life was conferred on former Chief Justice Yong Pung How.
 
SMC launched its Small Case Commercial Mediation Scheme.
 
SAL celebrated the 180th anniversary of the Second Charter of Justice with a monograph of the same title.
 

2005

 
SMC was appointed an Authorised Nominating Body under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004 (“SOP Act”) to administer the adjudication process under the SOP Act.
 
SAL and SMC were relocated to the new Supreme Court building.  The SAL Restaurant in City Hall was closed, and replaced by the Academy Bistro in the new building.
 
SAL held its second SAL Strategic Planning Retreat to address its response to landscape issues facing the legal profession.
 

2003

 
SAL assumed full publishing responsibilities for the Singapore Law Reports, and commenced the Singapore Law Reports (Reissue) project.
 
SAL inaugurated the Expert Series lunch-talk to introduce the legal profession to experts in other fields of study and work.
 
SIAC was transferred to Singapore Business Federation to create an alliance with the business community.
 
SAL conducted a review of the Electronic Filing System.
 
SAL inaugurated the SAL Visiting Fellows Programme to bring in distinguished academics from common law jurisdictions.
 

2002

 
The Council of Law Reporting was formed to oversee law reporting in Singapore.
 

2001

 
SAL published the inaugural issue of SAL Annual Review of Singapore Cases which evaluates decisions by Singapore Courts in the preceding year on principal areas of law.

SAL set up the Legal Development Fund, to fund courses in new areas of law. 
 
Second conference in the Five-year Series, “Developments in Singapore Law between 1996 and 2000”, was held. 
 
SMC launched Singapore Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (“SDRP”) which provides a framework for resolving “.sg” domain name disputes.
 
SAL held its first Strategic Planning Retreat to set future directions and consolidate its services and programmes.
 

2000

 
Supreme Court’s Electronic Filing System was introduced on LawNet.

SAL held the Millennium Law Conference to address trends and landscape issues facing the legal profession.
 
LawNet celebrated its 10th anniversary with the launch of new databases in Legal Workbench for commercial precedents, SAcLJ Online, Legal Journals Index and Heritage Law Reports.
 

1999

 
SAL took over responsibility for the promotion of international arbitration in Singapore, with the transfer of Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) from Trade Development Board to SAL.
 

1998

 
SAL launched Legal Workbench, an online legal research service for the Singapore Law Reports, Malayan Law Journal, Versioned Legislation Database, Parliamentary Reports, Academy Digest (Supreme Court Series) and Unreported Judgments. Legal Workbench was launched by former Chief Justice Yong Pung How.
 

1997

 
First batch of 12 Senior Counsel was appointed in Singapore.
 
SAL incorporated the Singapore Mediation Centre (“SMC”) to promote mediation services for civil disputes in the High Court. SMC was launched by former Chief Justice Yong Pung How.
 
SAL commenced Stakeholding Service for new residential and commercial properties in Singapore.
 

1996

 
Powers of appointment of commissioners for oaths and notaries public were transferred to SAL from Supreme Court and Attorney-General’s Chambers respectively.  Authentication service for notaries public signatures was introduced.
 
The SAL Scholarship Scheme was introduced.
 
LawNet was transferred to SAL from Attorney-General’s Chambers.
 

1995

 
SAL collaborated with the then Television Corporation of Singapore to produce a documentary, “The Passage of Law”.
 
Inaugural issue of Academy Digest (Supreme Court Series) was published.
 
SAL inaugurated a Five-year Series conference on the developments in Singapore law, “Review of Judicial and Legal Reforms in Singapore between 1990 and 1995”.
 
First SAL legal heritage exhibition was held at City Hall Chamber.
 
The Singapore Academy of Law (Amendment) Act 1995 was passed. SAL’s functions were expanded to include development of legal infrastructure and services in Singapore.
 

1994

 
Inaugural SAL Annual Lecture was held.
 

1992

 
Inaugural issue of the Singapore Law Reports was published by Butterworths Asia, by authority of SAL.
 
The title of Honorary Member for Life and Fellow for Life was conferred on former Chief Justice Dr Wee Chong Jin and Dr David Marshall.
 

1990

 
Former Prime Minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew officiated at the opening of SAL at the City Hall.  The title of Honorary Member for Life and Fellow for Life was conferred on Mr Lee Kuan Yew.
 
First SAL conference, “Legal Services in the 1990s”, was held.
 
Former Chief Justice Dr Wee Chong Jin retired as President of SAL on 27 September.  Chief Justice Yong Pung How became President of SAL on 28 September.
 

1989

 
SAL premises were set up at the City Hall.
 
Commencement of legal education seminars and law reform programme.
 
SAL published the inaugural issue of the SAL Journal (“SAcLJ”), a bi-annual legal journal of articles and commentaries for members.
 
 

1988

 
The Singapore Academy of Law (“SAL”) Act came into effect on 1 November.