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Sundaresh Menon to be new AG in Oct; Walter Woon to return to teaching
By S.Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 03 March 2010 1850 hrs
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SINGAPORE: Singapore will have a new Attorney-General on October 1 this year. He is Mr Sundaresh Menon, Senior Counsel and Managing Partner of Rajah and Tann LLP.
He will assume his duties after he has cleared his other commitments.
His term will be for a period of two years in the first instance.
A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said he will take over from Professor Walter Woon, who has been holding the post since 11 April 2008.
Prof Woon has decided to return to the Law Faculty of the National University of Singapore (NUS) to resume his teaching appointment when his two-year term ends on April 10.
The statement added that during his tenure, Prof Woon made important contributions to the Attorney-General's Chambers.
He created a separate division for subordinate courts prosecution to enhance the development of criminal litigation skills.
He also took a keen interest in the induction of talent into the Legal Service and ensured the recruitment of many young and talented lawyers into the Service.
Prof Woon also represented Singapore in the negotiation of the ASEAN Charter, which is a landmark constitutional document for ASEAN.
He has raised Singapore's international profile by hosting the International Association of Prosecutors Conference in Singapore in 2008 and playing an active role in various international legal fora.
He also played an instrumental role in setting up the Centre for International Law at NUS to build international law expertise in Singapore and the region.
The government thanks Prof Woon for his contributions during his term as Attorney-General, and wishes him all the best in his future endeavours.
In the meantime, the President has appointed Mrs Koh Juat Jong, the Solicitor-General, as Acting Attorney-General from April 11 to September 30.
In a separate statement, the Singapore Aacdemy of Law announced that it has appointed Prof Woon as the first Dean of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE).
He will be responsible for the programmes of the institute to help develop Singapore as a centre for excellence in legal training and professional practice standards.
The SILE, a company limited by the guarantee of the Singapore Academy of Law, was recently incorporated on 18 January 2010 to take over the training functions of the Board of Legal Education.
The SILE will take charge of the post-graduate practical training of graduates from local and overseas universities seeking admission to the Singapore Bar.
The SILE would also be responsible for Parts A and B of the Singapore Bar Examinations, the Corporate Practice Exam, training contracts, and oversee the introduction of a Continuing Legal Education scheme for lawyers practising in Singapore. - CNA/vm
By S.Ramesh, Channel NewsAsia | Posted: 03 March 2010 1850 hrs
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Mr Sundaresh Menon</TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD class=update> </TD></TR><TR><TD> </TD><TD></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
SINGAPORE: Singapore will have a new Attorney-General on October 1 this year. He is Mr Sundaresh Menon, Senior Counsel and Managing Partner of Rajah and Tann LLP.
He will assume his duties after he has cleared his other commitments.
His term will be for a period of two years in the first instance.
A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said he will take over from Professor Walter Woon, who has been holding the post since 11 April 2008.
Prof Woon has decided to return to the Law Faculty of the National University of Singapore (NUS) to resume his teaching appointment when his two-year term ends on April 10.
The statement added that during his tenure, Prof Woon made important contributions to the Attorney-General's Chambers.
He created a separate division for subordinate courts prosecution to enhance the development of criminal litigation skills.
He also took a keen interest in the induction of talent into the Legal Service and ensured the recruitment of many young and talented lawyers into the Service.
Prof Woon also represented Singapore in the negotiation of the ASEAN Charter, which is a landmark constitutional document for ASEAN.
He has raised Singapore's international profile by hosting the International Association of Prosecutors Conference in Singapore in 2008 and playing an active role in various international legal fora.
He also played an instrumental role in setting up the Centre for International Law at NUS to build international law expertise in Singapore and the region.
The government thanks Prof Woon for his contributions during his term as Attorney-General, and wishes him all the best in his future endeavours.
In the meantime, the President has appointed Mrs Koh Juat Jong, the Solicitor-General, as Acting Attorney-General from April 11 to September 30.
In a separate statement, the Singapore Aacdemy of Law announced that it has appointed Prof Woon as the first Dean of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education (SILE).
He will be responsible for the programmes of the institute to help develop Singapore as a centre for excellence in legal training and professional practice standards.
The SILE, a company limited by the guarantee of the Singapore Academy of Law, was recently incorporated on 18 January 2010 to take over the training functions of the Board of Legal Education.
The SILE will take charge of the post-graduate practical training of graduates from local and overseas universities seeking admission to the Singapore Bar.
The SILE would also be responsible for Parts A and B of the Singapore Bar Examinations, the Corporate Practice Exam, training contracts, and oversee the introduction of a Continuing Legal Education scheme for lawyers practising in Singapore. - CNA/vm
