Public Law Conference 2019

Time	Programme
8.15am - 9.00am	Registration
9.00am - 9.10am	Introduction and Welcome Remarks Prakash Pillai – Chairperson (Public and International Law Committee), The Law Society of Singapore
9.10am - 9.45am	Keynote Address Gregory Vijayendran, SC – President, The Law Society of Singapore; Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
9.45am - 10.15am	Tea Break
10.15am - 12.00pm	Plenary Session 1: Constitutional Interpretation: Analysing Recent Approaches and Developments Moderator Jeffrey Chan Wah Teck, S.C. – Adjunct Professor (Faculty of Law), National University of Singapore Panellists Low Siew Ling – Senior State Counsel (Civil Division), Attorney-General’s Chambers Dr Jaclyn Neo – Associate Professor (Faculty of Law), National University of Singapore; Consultant, WongPartnership LLP Dr Kevin Tan – Adjunct Professor (Faculty of Law), National University of Singapore
12.00pm - 1.00pm	Lunch
1.00pm - 2.45pm	Plenary Session 2: Freedom of Speech - Contextualized or Circumscribed Moderator Dr Kevin Tan – Adjunct Professor (Faculty of Law), National University of Singapore Panellists Remy Choo Zheng Xi – Director, Peter Low & Choo LLC Prof. David Tan – Professor (Faculty of Law), National University of Singapore
2.45pm - 3.15pm	Tea Break
3.15pm - 5.00pm	Plenary Session 3: Hot Button Public Law Issues in Singapore Moderator Dr Jaclyn Neo – Associate Professor (Faculty of Law), National University of Singapore; Consultant, WongPartnership LLP Panellists Aurill Kam – Director, Legal Clinic LLC Dr Jack Lee – Deputy Research Director, Singapore Academy of Law Benjamin Joshua Ong – Assistant Professor of Law, Singapore Management University
5.00pm - 5.10pm	Closing Remarks Dr Michael Hwang, S.C. – Vice-Chairperson (Public and International Law Committee), The Law Society of Singapore
5.10pm	End