NEWS Council Bulletin

Council Update

8 June 2007

Draft Second Practice Direction of Council on a Second Signatory to Client Account
Council approved the second Practice Direction of Council on a second signatory to the client account. The Practice Direction together with the specimen form of the statutory declaration of solicitors in connection with the appointment of second signatories would be disseminated to members shortly.

Nomination of Society's Representatives on the Committees of the Singapore Academy of Law ('SAL')

Council appointed Sivakumar Murugaiyan, as the Society's representative on the Board of Commissioners for Oaths and Notaries Public for a two-year term.

Council further appointed the following persons as the Society's representatives for the following committees of SAL:

Publications Committee Ms Malathi Das Committee Legal Education Mr Thio Shen Yi
& Studies
Law Reform Committee Mr Michael Hwang, SC Membership & Social Committee Mr Lee Terk Yang Professional Affairs Committee Mr Jimmy Yim, SC
Mr Leo Cheng Suan Council of Law Reporting Mr Petrus Huang LawNet Management Committee Mr Jim Lim
Mr Lim Seng Siew
Legal Heritage Committee Dr G Raman International Promotion of Mr Francis Xavier
Singapore Law Committee

29 June 2007

Charity Project to Commemorate the Society's 40th Anniversary
Mr Lee Terk Yang reported on the proposal of the Social & Welfare Committee ('SWC') to organise a charity with the Spastic Children's Association of Singapore ('the charity') as beneficiary. The SWC proposed to approach members to make donations in kind of items required by the charity and to deposit such items at the Subordinate Courts Bar Room.

Design and Budget for the 2007 Annual Report
Council approved the design and budget for this year's annual report as proposed by the Publications Committee.

Publication of PrimeLaw Office Manual
Council agreed to the PrimeLaw Committee's proposal to publish the PrimeLaw Office Manual as a booklet to be launched in September 2007.

Council Tea Session with Members
Ms Lisa Sam gave a report to Council on the first tea session held with senior practitioners on 25 June 2007. Council discussed the issues raised by members at the tea session and the follow-up action to be taken.

The next tea session with members will be held on ?27 August 2007.