Transitioning from traditional private practice in a law firm to a successful Corporate (In-house) Counsel demands adaptation and the acquisition of new skills. In this brief article, I share my journey and lessons learned so far as a Corporate Counsel, aiming to guide fellow Corporate Counsel and those aspiring to embrace this evolving role. Embrace...
Introduction Article 181(5) of the 1992 Constitution requires that all international business or economic transactions to which the Government is a party must be laid before Parliament for approval before it can come into effect. Thus, for a transaction to fall within article 181 (5) of the Constitution, it must have the following elements: It...
In a world that seems to be falling apart, it is fair to say that technology is what has held it together up to this point. Technology has paved the way for lawyers to work remotely from home amidst the covid-19 pandemic. Technology has enabled lawyers to communicate with clients from home through emails, teleconferencing, videoconferencing,...
If the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (New York, 1958) enabled the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards within the jurisdiction of member states, then the Singapore Convention has come to save the hurdles of enforcing international settlement agreements resulting from Mediation.
The main object of this article is to simplify the law on the making of wills to the layman’s understanding. A will is simply a legal document by which a person expresses his or her wishes as to how his or her properties should be distributed at death. However, not every writing of such intention...