The 8 th SAL Junior College Law Conference Programme 21 November 02 December 2016 Supreme Court Auditorium

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1 A1 Conference Day am 9.15am 9.30am Monday, 21 November 2016 Registration All to be seated Opening Address by The Honourable Judicial Commissioner Debbie Ong, Supreme Court of Singapore 10.00am Introduction to the Singapore Legal System Where does Law come from in Singapore? Who Makes the Law in Singapore, and How does it get Made? Which are the Key Legal Institutions in Singapore? What are Their Roles? What is the Constitution? What are the Fundamental Principles on which our Constitution is Based? [Rule of Law; Separation of Powers; Protection of Fundamental Liberties] Mr Adrian Tan, Director, Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC 11.00am 11.30am The Law and Business (& It s Not All about Money) A Day in the Life of a Corporate Lawyer Mr Alexander Yap, Partner, Allen and Gledhill LLP Mr Adrian Ng, Legal Director, Yahoo! Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Ms Sophie Mathur, Partner, Linklaters Singapore Pte Ltd 12.45pm Lunch Break 1

2 2.00pm The Information Age: How the Law Fits in Mr Benjamin Ang, Senior Fellow, Nanyang Technological University Mr Rakesh Kripalani, Director of Corporate Restructuring & Workouts / Dispute Resolution, Drew & Napier LLC Mr Vignesh Vaerhn, Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP 3.15pm 3.45pm Crime & Punishment An Insight into the Criminal Legal System Video Presentation: Mock Trial Mr Francis Ng, Deputy Chief Prosecutor, Attorney-General s Chambers Mr Eddy Tham, District Judge, State Courts of Singapore Mr Anand Nalachandran, Director, TSMP Law Corporation 5.30pm Briefing on Mock PG Mentions Video Presentation: Mock PG Instructions for Mock PG Mentions. 5.45pm End of Day 1 of the 8 th SAL JCLP Conference 2

3 Conference Day am Tuesday, 22 November 2016 Registration 9.00am The World of the International Lawyer An Insight into Public International Law Practice Mr Ong Chin Heng, Senior State Counsel (International Affairs Division), Attorney-General s Chambers Mr Rodman Bundy, Director, Eversheds LLP 10.15am 10.45am Legal Service Colloquium Mr Kenneth Yap, Chief Executive, Accounting Corporate Regulatory Authority, Ministry of Finance Ms Hui Jia Lun, Assistant Director, Legal Aid Bureau Mr Zhuo Wenzhao, Deputy Senior State Counsel, Criminal Justice Division, Attorney- General s Chambers Mr Bryan Fang, Assistant Registrar, Supreme Court of Singapore 12.00pm Arbitration and Mediation Presentations Arbitration Ms Katie Chung, Senior Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright (Asia) LLP Mediation Speaker : Mr See Chern Yang, Associate Director, Premier Law LLC Ms Ong Chin Rhu, Senior Director, Centre for Dispute Resolution, State Courts of Singapore 1.00pm Lunch Break 3

4 2.15pm The Law and Community: Does Anyone Care? Family Law Protecting Children and Young Persons Pro Bono Work - Giving Back to the Community Dr Colin Tan Boon Chwee, District Judge, Family Justice Courts Mr Shaiffudin Saruwan, District Judge, State Courts of Singapore Mr Josephus Tan, Director, Fortis Law Corporation 3.30pm 4.00pm So Now You Want to be a Lawyer... Law School 101: Insights from Law Undergrads into Life on and off Campus The Pupil Speaks Out: Insights from Practice Trainees & Young Lawyers into the Realities of Practice Mr Choo Zheng Xi, Director, Peter Low LLC Mr Wong Yi, Senior Legal Counsel, Robert Walters Mr Raeza Ibrahim, Senior Associate, Drew & Napier LLC Mr Darren Tay, Managing Director, Public Speaking Academy 5.15pm Briefing on Mentor Attachment and Visits and Closing Remarks Guidelines for students Postings for Mentor Attachment (24 November - 01 December 2016) Instructions for Visits ( 23 November 2016) Non Disclosure Agreement 6.00pm End of Day 2 of the 8 th SAL JCLP Conference 4

5 Closing Session Friday, 02 December 2016, 8.30am Registration 9.00am Address by Professor Simon Chesterman, Dean, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore 9.15am Address by Professor Yeo Tiong Min, SC (Honaris Causa), Dean, School of Law, Singapore Management University 9.30am 9.45 am Q & A Student Presentations on Mentor Attachment Experiences Public Prosecution / Criminal Defence Work Judiciary State Courts/Supreme Court Litigation General Legal Practice Transactional Work/Other Organisations 10.45am Closing Address by Mr Vincent Leow, Partner, Allen & Gledhill LLP 11.00am End of the 8th SAL JCLP 5

6 About the Singapore Academy of Law The Singapore Academy of Law (the Academy ) is a promotion and development agency for Singapore s legal industry, with the vision of making Singapore the legal hub of Asia. The Academy aims to drive legal excellence through developing thought leadership, world class infrastructure and legal solutions. Its work focusses on building up the intellectual capital of the legal profession by enhancing legal knowledge, raising the international profile of Singapore law, promoting Singapore as a centre for dispute resolution and improving the standards and efficiency of legal practice through continuing professional development and the use of technology. As a body established by Statute, the Academy also undertakes statutory functions such as stakeholding services, appointment of Senior Counsel, Commissioners for Oaths and Notaries Public. The Academy is led by a Senate headed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, and comprising the Attorney-General, the Supreme Court Bench and key leaders of the various branches of the legal profession. It has more than 10,000 members, including the Bench, all persons who are called as advocates and solicitors of the Supreme Court (i.e. the Bar), or who are appointed as Legal Service Officers, corporate counsel, faculty members of the two local law schools (i.e. the National University of Singapore and the Singapore Management University) and foreign lawyers in Singapore. 6