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The headquarters of the Law Society of Singapore at South Bridge Road
The Law Society of Singapore is the organisation that represents all lawyers in Singapore. It publishes the Law Gazette and operates a scheme for needy people to benefit from legal services free-of-charge.[1] The Society also sets out rules for how lawyers should advertise.[2] The Law Society is analogous to what is called the Bar Association in many countries.
The society motto is "An Advocate for the Profession, An Advocate for the Community."
Leadership
| Year | President |
|---|---|
| 1963–1964 | C. C. Tan |
| 1965 | Mr Po Guan Hock |
| 1966 | C. F. J. Ess |
| 1967 | C. C. Tan |
| 1968 | H. P. Godwin |
| 1969–1972 | G. Starforth Hill |
| 1973–1974 | M. Karthigesu |
| 1975–1977 | H. L. Wee |
| 1978 | M. Karthigesu |
| 1979 | Phyllis P. L. Tan |
| 1980–1983 | T. P. B. Menon |
| 1984–1985 | Harry Elias SC |
| 1986 | Francis Seow |
| 1987–1989 | Giam Chin Toon SC |
| 1990–1992 | C. R. Rajah SC |
| 1993–1994 | Peter Cuthbert Low |
| 1995–1997 | Chandra Mohan K. Nair |
| 1998–1999 | George Lim Teong Jin SC |
| 2000–2002 | Palakrishnan SC |
| 2003 | Arfat Selvam |
| 2004–2007 | Philip Jeyaretnam SC |
| 2008 – July 2010 | Michael Hwang SC |
| Aug 2010 – 2012 | Wong Meng Meng SC |
| 2013–2014 | Lok Vi Ming SC |
| 2015–2016 | Thio Shen Yi SC |
| 2017 – current | Gregory Vijayendran SC |
See also
References
- ^ "Free legal help for victims' kin". The Straits Times. 29 January 2005.
- ^ Siow Li Sen (8 March 2006). "Law Society studies permitting referral fees". Business Times.