Introducing the New Chief Executive Officer ('CEO')
With the departure of CEO Chua Lik Teng on 15 August 2010, we are pleased to welcome Mary Lim as our new CEO. Mary joins us at an interesting juncture, as it more or less coincides with the taking of office of our new President.
Mary is an accountant by training. She has worked in such diverse organisations as banks, accounting firms and estate management firms. She has been in charge of departments such as finance, HR, administration and internal audit. She therefore brings with her a wealth of experience which we hope will be deployed to make the Law Society an ever efficient organisation.
We look forward to working with Mary, and to a lasting and mutually beneficial relationship.
Appointment of Chief Legal Officer
We are pleased to announce the promotion of Alvin Chen to Chief Legal Officer. Alvin will continue to act concurrently as Director of Representation & Law Reform. The appointment of Alvin will allow the new CEO Mary Lim to concentrate on the task of reforming certain aspects of the Law Society in relation to administration and finance. Alvin will therefore take charge of all matters where knowledge of the law is a requisite to the matter to be dealt with.
Alvin comes well-equipped for his new role. He is a graduate of the National University of Singapore, and was a recipient of the Society's scholarship in 2008 to pursue the Dual LLM programme offered by both the New York University School of Law and the National University of Singapore. He has been with the Society since October 2006 after working in the Attorney-General's Chambers and in private practice. We look forward to working with Alvin in his new role.
Cycling Trip to Sungai Renggit, Johor
The event, organised by the Social and Welfare Committee, saw 50 members with their families and friends cycling to Sungai Renggit in the early hours of 31 July 2010. A number of adventurous participants cycled further to Desaru before joining the rest for a sumptuous seafood lunch at Sungai Renggit.
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Law Society's Conveyancing Practice Directions and Rulings ('Conveyancing PDRs') (2009 Edition)
The Conveyancing Practice Committee has published an updated edition of the Law Society's Conveyancing Practice Directions and Rulings (2001 Edition). In preparing this new 2009 Edition of the Conveyancing PDRs, the Committee has, among other things, removed outdated directions and rulings and updated references to legislation.
The new 2009 Edition is available free of charge to members on the Society'
website (go to www.lawsociety.org.sg > Resource Library > Practice Matters >
Conveyancing). As such, copies of the 2001 Edition will no longer be sold at the
Society's Jus Curio shop. The Committee will, from time to time, publish updates
on the 2009 Edition of the Conveyancing PDRs online. Members will be informed of
any updates to the Conveyancing PDRs through e Jus News. For a copy of the
Conveyancing PDRs, click
here.
Notification of Change of Particulars
Pursuant to section 27 (3) Legal Profession Act, every lawyer shall notify the Registrar, Supreme Court and Council of the Law Society within 1 week of any change of particulars referred to in section 27(1) or with respect to the status of his practising certificate, including cessation of practice.
Please note that notification to the Registrar, Supreme Court and the Council (previously by way of faxing the completed hard copy form to the relevant parties) is to be made online as of 15 October 2008.
The online Notice of Change of Particulars form is found on the Supreme Court's website. To locate the form:
Please note that upon filing the Notice, you are required to fax a copy of the Notice to Lockton Companies (Singapore) Pte Ltd. at 6225 0682 (Attn: Wendy Wee).
Join Us as Non-Practitioner Member
The Society is pleased to announce that with effect from 19 September 2008, law students and academic staff of the faculties of law of the National University of Singapore and Singapore Management University; academic staff teaching law at an institution of higher learning in Singapore; and foreign lawyers resident in Singapore who are not registered with the Attorney-General’s Chambers may apply to join as non-practitioner members of the Society. For details on how to join and the eligibility for membership, click
here.
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