{"id":12251,"date":"2025-11-17T14:42:29","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T06:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=12251"},"modified":"2025-11-17T14:42:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T06:42:29","slug":"dinesh-singh-dhillon-is-new-president-of-law-society-of-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=12251","title":{"rendered":"Dinesh Singh Dhillon is new president of Law Society of Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">SINGAPORE &#8211;<!-- --> The <!-- -->Law Society of Singapore<!-- --> has appointed <!-- -->21 new office bearers<!-- --> for <!-- -->2026<!-- -->. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr <!-- -->Dinesh Singh Dhillon<!-- --> will take up the mantle as <!-- -->president<!-- -->, said the society in a statement on <!-- -->Nov 17.<!-- --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He replaces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/law-society-elects-first-female-president-in-20-years?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">Ms<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/law-society-elects-first-female-president-in-20-years?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\"> Lisa Sam Hui Min<\/p>\n<p><\/a>, who had been president <!-- -->since 2024<!-- -->. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">The <!-- -->vice-president<!-- --> positions will be held by<!-- --> Professor Tan Cheng Han<!-- --> and <!-- -->Mr Daniel Koh Choon Guan<!-- -->, while the position of <!-- -->treasurer<!-- --> will be filled by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/be-part-of-the-solution-spore-lawyer-fights-for-people-with-invisible-disabilities?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">Ms <\/p>\n<p><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/be-part-of-the-solution-spore-lawyer-fights-for-people-with-invisible-disabilities?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">Peggy Sarah Yee May Kuen<\/p>\n<p><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Dinesh, reflecting on his appointment, said The Law Society of Singapore will continue to serve its members and the public interest, by ensuring the highest standards of the profession are adhered to. <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Dinesh, who practises <!-- -->international arbitration and litigation<!-- -->, is the <!-- -->co-head<!-- --> at <!-- -->Allen &amp; Gledhill\u2019s International Arbitration Practice<!-- -->, according to the firm\u2019s website.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">He is also the <!-- -->chairman of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/the-human-face-of-justice-law-charity-pro-bono-sg-expands-to-aid-more-people-like-migrant-workers?ref=inline-article\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"gap-x-04 items-center inline text-primary-60 select-auto\" aria-label=\"link\" target=\"_blank\" data-testid=\"custom-link\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular inline\" data-testid=\"paragraph-test-id\">Pro Bono SG<\/p>\n<p><\/a> and c<!-- -->o-chair of the Asia Pacific Regional Forum of the International Bar Association<!-- --> and <!-- -->the Legal and Intellectual Property Rights Committee of The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore.<!-- --> <\/p>\n<p class=\"font-body-baseline-regular text-primary\" data-testid=\"article-paragraph-annotation-test-id\">Mr Dinesh was called to the <!-- -->Singapore Bar in 1995<!-- --> and earned a <!-- -->graduate certificate in International Arbitration<!-- --> from the <!-- -->National University of Singapore<!-- --> in <!-- -->2004<!-- -->. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"tags-test-id\">\n<p><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Singapore\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Singapore<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Singapore law\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Singapore law<\/span><\/button><button data-testid=\"button-test-id\" class=\"layer-one border-default border interactive-button text-primary disabled:layer-disabled hover:disabled:layer-disabled default\" aria-label=\"button for Singapore lawyers\"><span class=\"font-button-md-semibold\">Singapore lawyers<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/dinesh-singh-dhillon-is-new-president-of-law-society-of-singapore\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SINGAPORE &#8211; 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