Increase in tempo for Foreign lawyers to practise Singapore commercial law

[Watchman]

Jan 10, 2011

Foreign lawyers to practise Singapore commercial law
According to the bill tendered by Law Minister K Shanmugam,
the exams will be prepared and issued by the new
Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE). -- ST PHOTO


BY THE end of the year, foreign lawyers may practise
Singapore commercial law here - if they sit for, and pass,
an examination set by the new Singapore Institute of Legal Education.

The new bill tabled in Parliament on Monday by
Law Minister K Shanmugam will add supply to meet the bigger pie
from regional and cross-border needs say industry players.

Currently there are 966 foreign lawyers registered with the
Attorney-General's Chambers to practise foreign law here.

According to the bill tendered by Law Minister K Shanmugam,
the exams will be prepared and issued by the new
Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE).

The SILE which will replace the current Board of Legal Education
which currently runs the courses preparing lawyers for admission to the Bar.

The SILE headed by Professor Walter Woon will also be tasked
to draw up programmes for compulsory continuing education
to keep lawyers updated with current practices

 

[Watchman]

For those of you who think that by not helping the poor and helpless .

You are free from the inevitable .

But somehow you time will come . And it will come for you .

 

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legolasss
Yesterday, 06:02 PM
The usual pre-election goodies. Will S'poreans for for this same gimmick again??

I predict that after the election:

1) GST will be increased (as an excuse to "fund" the pre-election goodies)

2) Ministerial salary will increase

3) Floodgates to foreigners will be opened even wider than before and stay open until the following election