PublicationsForum – Corporate Practice in an Uncertain World
4 October 2001
The forum chaired by Assoc Prof Hans Tjio drew about 170 law students. The speakers spoke of the directions in which law firms are headed; how corporate practice and law are evolving; and the effects of current economic and geo-political uncertainties.
Speakers : Mr Rajan Menon, Mr Dilhan Pillay
No. of Participants : 170
9th Singapore Conferences on International Business Law
29-31 August 2001
The focus of the 9th SCIBL was on "Recent Developments in Financial Regulation and Capital Markets" in Singapore and elsewhere. The 2-day was followed by 2 half-day workshops entitled "Legal & Regulatory Framework for Telecommunications in Singapore" and "Enforcement Issues in Debt Management". The keynote address was delivered by the Minister of State for Law & Home Affairs, Assoc Prof Ho Peng Kee.
The Conference and Workshops were marketed to a worldwide legal audience. It reached approximately 5800 lawyers and in-house counsels of the top companies and government bodies in Singapore, and a large pool of legal practitioners numbering about 70,000 in many countries including Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and the USA. These included universities, law firms, central banks, accounting firms, leading stock exchanges, telecommunication authorities, telecommunication companies and commercial banks.
A point to note was that the 9th SCIBL had generous financial support from 7 major law firms in Singapore. They were: Allen & Gledhill, Drew & Napier LLC, Khattar Wong & Partners, Lee & Lee, Rajah & Tann, Rodyk & Davidson and Wong Partnership.
Speakers for the Conferences : Prof John C Coffee, The Hon. Sir Lawrence Collins, Mr Peter Morrison, Mr Andrew Ang, Mr Lucien Wong, Assoc Prof Hans Tjio, Asst Prof Angeline Lee, Mr Michael Velten, Prof Bernard Black, Dr Jesus P Estanislao, Dr Eilis Ferran, Ms Juthika Ramanathan, Ms Yeo Lian Sim, Prof Ian Ramsay, Ms Margaret Chew, Assoc Prof Alexander Loke
Speakers for the Workshops : Mr Leong Keng Thai, Asst Prof Angeline Lee, Mr Andrew Ong, Mr Lim Chong Kin, Mr Michael Hwang SC, Emeritus Prof E P Ellinger, Prof Tan Yock Lin, Mr Lee Eng Beng, Ms Aurill Kam
No. of Participants : 134 (Conferences), 84 (Workshop I), 89 (Workshop II)
