Results of Annual Election of Council for 2020
Our Ref: LS/1/CouElect/19-01/DLT
24 October 2019 BY E-MAIL
To: Practitioner Members of the Law Society of Singapore
RESULTS OF ANNUAL ELECTION OF COUNCIL FOR 2020
The following members have been elected to the Council of the Law Society of Singapore (‘Council’) with effect from 1 January 2020:
A. SENIOR CATEGORY (not less than fifteen years' standing)
The results of the Election held on Thursday, 24 October 2019 for the election of members of the Council in the Senior Category pursuant to section 51 of the Legal Profession Act are as follows:
NAME OF CANDIDATE | NUMBER OF VOTES |
|---|---|
Manimaran s/o Arumugam | 818 |
Koh Choon Guan Daniel | 1134 |
Chia Boon Teck | 911 |
Isaac Tito Shane | 992 |
Anand Nalachandran | 843 |
Accordingly, Koh Choon Guan Daniel, Chia Boon Teck and Isaac Tito Shane have been elected as members of the Council under section 51 of the Legal Profession Act.
B. MIDDLE CATEGORY (less than fifteen years' but not less than five years' standing)
The results of the Election held on Thursday, 24 October 2019 for the election of members of the Council in the Middle Category pursuant to section 51 of the Legal Profession Act are as follows:
NAME OF CANDIDATE | NUMBER OF VOTES |
|---|---|
Tan May Lian, Felicia | 381 |
Tan Beng Hwee Paul | 564 |
Chan Tai-Hui, Jason | 485 |
Tan Joon Liang Josephus | 373 |
Sumyutha Sivamani | 234 |
Jennifer Sia Pei Ru Mrs Jennifer Nicolau | 276 |
Accordingly, Tan May Lian, Felicia, Tan Beng Hwee Paul and Chan Tai-Hui, Jason have been elected as members of the Council under section 51 of the Legal Profession Act.
C. JUNIOR CATEGORY (less than five years’ standing)
The results of the Election held on Thursday, 24 October 2019 for the election of members of the Council in the Junior Category pursuant to section 51 of the Legal Profession Act are as follows:
Candidates | Nominated By |
|---|---|
Foo Guo Zheng, Benjamin | 1055 |
Yeoh Jun Wei, Derric (Yao Junwei) | 884 |
Benny Santoso | 503 |
Choo Hao Ren, Lyndon | 308 |
Accordingly, Foo Guo Zheng, Benjamin and Yeoh Jun Wei, Derric (Yao Junwei) have been elected as members of the Council under section 51 of the Legal Profession Act.
D. IF YOU FAILED TO VOTE AS A MEMBER AT THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF COUNCIL 2020
If a member is required to vote but fails to do so, he or she shall not be entitled to apply for a practising certificate unless he or she satisfies either of the two conditions under section 50(2) of the Legal Profession Act:
“50(2) Every advocate and solicitor who is required to vote for the election of the members of the Council in accordance with subsection (1) and who fails to do so shall not be entitled to apply for a practising certificate unless he –
- satisfies the Registrar that he was not in Singapore at the time of the election or had a good and sufficient reason for not voting at the last election to the Council; or
- pays a penalty of $500 which shall be credited to the Compensation Fund established under section 75.”
As in previous years, a member who fails to vote may write to the Registrar, Supreme Court (and not the Law Society of Singapore) AFTER the date of the Election, to request a waiver of the voting requirement.
E. IMPLICATION OF I-VOTING ON MEMBERS OVERSEAS
Notwithstanding that i-Voting is possible anywhere in the world as long as you have internet access, pursuant to section 50(2)(a) of the Legal Profession Act, members who are overseas on election day and who fail to vote, or have a good and sufficient reason for not voting, may write to the Registrar, Supreme Court to request a waiver of the voting requirement. This request is to be made via eLitigation (no court fees required) after 24 October 2019, using the eform ‘Request for Waiver under Section 50(2) LPA’. The Court will reply to you via eLitigation.
Yours faithfully
Delphine Loo Tan
Chief Executive Officer
for and on behalf of
The Council of the Law Society of Singapore
Council Members 2019
Gregory Vijayendran (President)
Tan Gim Hai Adrian(Vice President)
M Rajaram (Vice President)
Tito Shane Isaac (Treasurer)
Lim Seng Siew
Adrian Chan Pengee
Koh Choon Guan Daniel
Chia Boon Teck
Ng Lip Chih
Lisa Sam Hui Min
Michael S Chia
Anand Nalachandran
Tan Beng Hwee Paul
Seah Zhen Wei Paul
Tan May Lian Felicia
Chan Tai-Hui Jason (Zeng Taihui)
Simran Kaur Toor
Low Ying Li, Christine
Sui Yi Siong (Xu Yixiong)
Ng Huan Yong
Foo Guo Zheng Benjamin
Secretariat
Chief Executive Officer
Delphine Loo Tan
Anti-Money Laundering
Compliance
Rejini Raman
Conduct
K Gopalan
Rajvant Kaur
Anamika Bagchi
Legal Research and Development
Alvin Chen
Representation and Law Reform
Alvin Chen
Continuing Professional Development
Jean Wong
Finance
Pearlyn Quek
Legal Productivity and Innovation
Stefanie Lim
Membership, Communications and International Relations
Shawn Toh
Partnership and Sponsorship
Publications
Sharmaine Lau
Unclaimed Money Fund
Clifford Hang
