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Congratulations to the new Accredited Specialists and Senior Accredited Specialists
02 January 2025 — The Specialist Accreditation Scheme welcomes the newest batch of specialists in Building and Construction Law, who had undergone the accreditation programme in 2024.
Congratulations to:
Accredited Specialists
| Chan Yong Neng | Pinsent Masons MPillay |
| Chiam Yunxin | Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC |
| Chua MingHao | Harry Elias Partnership LLP |
| Deborah Hoe | Christopher Chuah Law Chambers LLC |
| Ng Wei Ying | Allen & Gledhill LLP |
| Sim Qian Yi | WongPartnership LLP |
| Tan Xian Ying | Chancery Law Corporation |
| Lavan Vickneson | Allen & Gledhill LLP |
Senior Accredited Specialist
| Sathiaseelan Jagateesan | Allen & Gledhill LLP |
Accredited Specialist applications open 1 January 2025
02 January 2025 — Applications to be accredited as an Accredited Specialist open 01 January 2025.
Interested SAL members who are lawyers or inhouse counsel of at least 5 years' PQE are welcome to apply to be accredited as an Accredited Specialist in:
- Data and Digital Economy Law
- Maritime and Shipping Law
Please consult the Information Guide for Applicants — General and the guide for the specialist practice area for which you are seeking accreditation. Both guides can be found here.
For more information, please visit the LawNet store.
For queries, please email [email protected].
Applications close 31 March 2025.
Reaccreditation applications open 01 January 2025
01 December 2024 — Applications to be reaccredited open 01 January 2025.
Those who were:
- accredited in January 2019, 2021, 2023
- reaccredited in March 2021 and 2023
are invited to apply for reaccreditation.
Applications close 28 February 2025.
Please consult the Information Guide for Specialists — General and the guide for the specialist practice area for which you are seeking reaccreditation. Both guides can be found here.
For queries, please email [email protected].
Introduction
The Singapore Academy of Law's Specialist Accreditation Scheme (the "Scheme") confers recognition of a legal practitioner's expertise and experience in a specialised area of law. It is an assessment process which requires a legal practitioner to show evidence of his or her knowledge and expertise in their chosen area of specialisation. Specialist accreditation is a voluntary and an individual endeavour.
The Scheme's purpose is to:
- recognise the high level of proficiency of legal practitioners in their chosen practice area and promote continued personal professional development and improvement
- incentivise younger legal practitioners to hone their skills and knowledge
- provide the legal industry and general public with a reliable means of identifying and accessing legal practitioners who have proven themselves as possessing the requisite skills and knowledge in a practice area
- promote continued development and improve the standard, quality and delivery of legal services
The Scheme aims to build an exhaustive directory of Accredited Specialists and Senior Accredited Specialists for the benefit of users of legal services.
To gain a better understanding of the Scheme’s framework, the papers for the respective practice areas can be found here:
Legal practitioners interested in being accredited may apply to be:
- An Accredited Specialist (for legal practitioners with more than 5 year's PQE) OR
- A Senior Accredited Specialist (for legal practitioners with more than 10 year's PQE)
2025 Specialist Accreditation Programme
In 2025, eligible members may apply to be accredited in the following practice area(s):
- Data and Digital Economy Law
- Maritime and Shipping Law
Accredited Specialist applications open 1 January 2025 and close 31 March 2025.
Senior Accredited Specialist applications open 1 July 2025 and close 1 September 2025 (as 31 August 2025 falls over a weekend).
