President's Newsletter Foreword (August 2024)
Dear Members,
Welcome to another issue of the APIEx Newsletter. It gives me great pleasure to announce that this is the fourth issue since we started the APIEx Newsletter in December 2022. Since then, we have had many excellent contributions from our members and supporters, sharing their knowledge and insights in their respective professions. In this issue, we have two excellent contributions, the first on page 5 is from our member, Catherine Loke, a partner at Lander Loke Architects. She discusses sustainability issues and makes a case of life on earth against humans. This makes for an interesting read on how we can ensure that our society functions within the planetary boundaries The second contribution is on page 9 from Kevin Enoch Lea who discusses the management of tax risks in corporate governance. We are always open to new contributions from members. More details on how to contribute can be found on page 17.
In this issue, we also reproduce with permission, on page 11, Justice Philip Jeyaretnam’s keynote address for the APIEx Seminar on 25 March 2024. Members will find his keynote address beneficial as it discusses in detail, how expert evidence is assessed in the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) with reference made to the Singapore Court of Appeal’s recent judgment in CSDS Aircraft Sales & Leasing Inc v Singapore Airlines Ltd [2023] 2 SLR 91.
I am also delighted to report that we successfully conducted the third run of the Membership Accreditation Course. This was held at the Singapore University of Social Sciences on 18 April 2024. We congratulate the 33 candidates who passed the Membership Accreditation Course.
Finally, we also welcome new members who have joined APIEx. We are delighted and look forward to the participation of these new members in our society’s activities and sessions.
In the meantime, I wish all members well and look forward to meeting you at some point.
Prof Leslie Chew SC
President
