Different factions of the Law Society have met to resolve some unhappiness over the election of Mr Dinesh Singh Dhillon
as the new president of the Law Society of Singapore
Speaking to The Straits Times on the night of Dec 10, Senior Counsel Jimmy Yim revealed that the meeting involved three factions.
The groups comprised two members of the current Law Society council including president Lisa Sam; the four office-bearers of the incoming council including Mr Dhillon; and veteran lawyers Peter Cuthbert Low and Chandra Mohan Nair.
Mr Low and Mr Nair, both former Law Society presidents, are leading the group that had called for an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to discuss the impact of Mr Dhillon’s appointment on the independence of the Bar.
This is because Mr Dhillon – a non-elected member of the council – was elected president of the society.
Mr Yim said he had brought the three groups together to meet Law Minister Edwin Tong on Dec 3.
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