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The 6th SAL Junior College Law Conference Programme 17 - 28 November 2014 Supreme Court Auditorium Conference Monday, 17 November 2014 Day 1 08.30am Registration 09.15am All to be seated 09.30am Opening Address by The Honourable Judicial Commissioner See Kee Oon, Presiding Judge of the State Courts 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] Speaker: Mr Adrian Tan, Director, Stamford Law Corporation 11.00am Tea Break 11.30am The Law and Business (& It’s Not All about Money) Speakers: 12.45pm A Day in the Life of a Corporate Lawyer Ms Ameera Ashraf, Wong Partnership LLP Mr Michael Puhaindran, Standard Chartered Bank Mr Adrian Ng, Yahoo! Asia Pacific Pte Ltd Lunch Break 1 The 6th SAL Junior College Law Conference Programme 17 - 28 November 2014 Supreme Court Auditorium 02.00pm The Information Age: How the Law Fits in The Law of Copyright and what it has to do with you: Downloading, File-sharing, Video-Streaming... Right or Wrong? Data Privacy: Is there such a thing? New Media: What are the Rules? ... What Rules? Speakers: Mr Christopher Ong, Attorney-General’s Chambers Mr Bryan Tan, Pinsent Masons Mr Siew Kum Hong, Airbnb 03.15pm Tea Break 03.45pm “Crime & Punishment” – An Insight into the Criminal Legal System Speakers: Video Presentation: Mock Trial How does the Singapore Criminal Legal System Work? Who are the Key Players, and what do they do? What’s a Typical Day like in the life of (i) a Prosecutor; (ii) a Defence Counsel? Mr Francis Ng, Attorney-General’s Chambers District Judge Eddy Tham, State Courts Mr Anand Nalachandran, Braddell Brothers LLP 05.30pm Briefing on Mock PG Mentions Video Presentation: Mock PG Instructions for Mock PG Mentions. 05.45pm End of Day 1 of the 6th SAL JCLP Conference 2 The 6th SAL Junior College Law Conference Programme 17 - 28 November 2014 Supreme Court Auditorium Conference Tuesday, 18 November 2014 Day 2 08.30am Registration 09.00am The World of the International Lawyer Speakers: An Insight into Public International Law Practice Ms Davinia Aziz, Deputy Senior State Counsel (International Affairs Division), Attorney-General’s Chambers Mr Rodman Bundy, Director, Eversheds LLP 10.15am Tea Break 10.45am Legal Service Colloquium Speakers: 12.00pm 01.00pm Mr Christopher Tan, Senior Assistant Registrar, Supreme Court Mr Loke Shiu Meng, Director, Legal Service, Ministry of Education Ms Cassandra Cheong, Assistant Director of Legal Aid, Legal Aid Bureau Mr Jonathan Yap, Assistant Registrar, Supreme Court Arbitration and Mediation Presentations Arbitration Speaker: Ms Katie Chung, Norton Rose Fulbright (Asia) LLP Mediation Speaker: Mr Loong Seng Onn, Singapore Mediation Centre Lunch Break 3 The 6th SAL Junior College Law Conference Programme 17 - 28 November 2014 Supreme Court Auditorium 02.15pm The Law and Community: Does Anyone Care? Family Law Protecting Children and Young Persons Pro Bono Work - Giving Back to the Community (Video Presentation) Speakers: District Judge Dr Colin Tan, Family Justice Courts District Judge Shaiffudin Saruwan, State Courts Mr Josephus Tan, Fortis Law Corporation 03.30pm Tea Break 04.00pm 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 Pupil & Young Lawyers into the Realities of Practice Speakers: Ms Monica Chong, Associate, WongPartnership LLP Ms Cheryl Lim Qian Yi, State Counsel / DPP, Attorney-General’s Chambers Ms Evelyn Chua, Associate, Drew & Napier LLC Mr Lau Kwan Ho, Associate, Allen & Gledhill LLP Moderator: Ms Grace Lim, State Counsel/DPP, Attorney-General's Chambers 05.15pm Briefing on Mentor Attachment and Visits and Closing Remarks 06.00pm Guidelines for students Postings for Mentor Attachment (20 to 27 November 2014) Instructions for Visits ( 19 November 2014) Non‐Disclosure Agreement End of Day 2 of the 6th SAL JCLP Conference 4 The 6th SAL Junior College Law Conference Programme 17 - 28 November 2014 Supreme Court Auditorium Closing Ceremony Friday, 28 November 2014 08.30am Registration 9.00am Address by Prof Simon Chesterman, Dean National University of Singapore, Faculty of Law, Sponsor of the 6th SAL JCLP 9.15am Address by Prof David Llewelyn, Deputy Dean Singapore Management University, School of Law Sponsor of the 6th SAL JCLP 9.30am Student Presentations on Mentor Attachment Experiences Public Prosecution Judiciary – Subordinate Courts Judiciary – Supreme Court Civil Litigation General Legal Practice Transactional Work/ Conveyancing 10.30am Audience Participation 10.40am Closing Address by Mr Benedict Teo Member of the 6th JCLP Organising Committee 11.00am Tea Break 11.30am End of the 6th SAL JCLP 5
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