The lion’s share

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  • ‘Singapore is a successful, and vibrant, mixed-market economy,’ says Philip Fong, managing partner of Eversheds Harry Elias (EHE), the result of the 2017 merger between Eversheds Sutherland and Singapore’s Harry Elias Partnership (currently employing 100 fee-earners, including 22 partners in Singapore).
  • Take the S$2.8m (£1.57m) Tech Start for Law Programme by MinLaw, the Law Society of Singapore, and Enterprise Singapore, a Ministry of Trade agency which helps Singapore-based companies grow.
  • This consists of eight overseas missions over the next three years to bring Singapore lawyers to ‘fast-growing regional countries’, such as China, India and ASEAN members; training on foreign markets; and profile-raising and promotion of the ‘Singapore lawyer’ brand overseas.
  • MinLaw has also organised delegations to China to promote the dispute resolution services of Singapore law firms and institutions, such as the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC).
  • ‘This growth reflects a number of factors including a stable, neutral and high-quality legal system,’ says Fong, whose firm boasts one of the largest arbitration teams in Singapore, with more than 15 specialists, including nine partners.
  • Deborah Barker, managing partner of Withers KhattarWong, an FLA between UK’s Withers and Singapore’s KhattarWong, says the number of commercial disputes handled by the Singapore office has grown, thanks to the success of both SIAC and SICC.


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