Topic: Miscellaneous

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Second Reading Speech On The Accounting Standards Bill

The text of the Second Reading Speech On The Accounting Standards Bill by The Minister Of State For Finance, Mrs Lim Hwee Hua, on 27 August 2007 is below.

Oxford Law Faculty Appoints First Dean

Professor Timothy Endicott, Professor of Legal Philosophy at the University of Oxford, has been appointed as the first Dean of the Faculty of Law at Oxford. The appointment will come into effect on 1 October 2007.

Accreditation Framework For Local Dating Industry To Attain High Standards Of Professionalism

The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) announced details of the Social Development Unit's (SDU) accreditation framework comprising a Code of Professional Conduct, and Accreditation Criteria and Standards, for dating agencies and dating practitioners.

Sign-up And Comment

For a very long while, Singapore Law Blog had concerns about opening up its comments to users, even registered users. Much of the concerns arose because of our initial experience with blogs.

We are all "Time's Person of the Year 2006"

Time Magazine's Person Of The Year for 2006 is out. It is You!. By surfing the World Wide Web and leaving our footprints in cyberspace, we are all "Time's Person of the Year 2006".

The UK Statute Law Database Open To Public

The UK Statute Law Database (SLD) is the official revised edition of the primary legislation of the United Kingdom made available online. The SLD was released to the public on 20 December 2006.

SBlawg Made the October 2006 Top 200 Blawgs at Justia BlawgSearch

We made it to the October 2006 Top 200 Blawgs at Number 178! See http://blawgsearch.justia.com/topblawgs/2006/october/full/ . We will strive to mae it better!

Lord Woolf Retires; Lord Philips Appointed Lord Chief Justice

Lord Woolf retired as Lord Chief Justice on 30 September 2005. The 72-year-old judge is being replaced by current Master of the Rolls, Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, on 1st October 2005.

Announcement of CommonLII

The Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) would like to announce the launch of the Commonwealth Legal Information Institute (CommonLII), located at < http://www.commonlii.org >. Like other LIIs, CommonLII is free access and non-profit.

US Chief Justice Rehnquist Died

US Chief Justice William Rehnquist, a quiet and conservative judge, died Saturday evening, 3rd September 2005, after years battling cancer. He was 80.

Free Legal Documents from South Africa

This is a website which has a list of legal documents for free download at the moment. The website is based in South Africa. The link is http://www.freelegaldocs.co.za.

Asian Law Institute Inaugurated In Singapore

The Asian Law Institute (ASLI) was established on 21 March 2003 by a group of leading law schools in Asia . Its goal is to facilitate academic exchanges as well as research and teaching collaboration among colleagues from the twelve founding institutions.
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