Specialist judge
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The appointment of Specialist Judges is part of a pilot scheme by Singapore
's Subordinate Courts
to bring experienced and well-respected members of the legal profession or academia to the Bench to preside over cases in the Subordinate Courts.
The scheme was initiated in July 2006 and Senior Counsel
Tan Chee Meng became the first Specialist Judge to be appointed under this scheme to hear the Fusionpolis case. Tan Cheng Han
, dean of NUS
law school, was the second Specialist Judge to be appointed to hear the Informatics Case.
The aim of the scheme is bring additional expertise to the Subordinate
Courts bench and, at the same time, give leading practitioners and academics a better insight to the workings of the Judiciary of Singapore.
A specialist judge is expected to devote up to 40 days a year to hearing cases and will be paid an allowance pegged to the salary of a senior judge in the district court.http://www.subcourts.gov.sg/MediaArticles/2006June30_ST01.pdf The pilot scheme will be reviewed in 2007.
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
's Subordinate Courts
Judicial system of Singapore
The full Judicial power in Singapore is vested in the Supreme Court as well as subordinate courts by the Constitution of Singapore. The Supreme Court consists of the Court of Appeal and the High Court. The Court of Appeal exercises appellate criminal and civil jurisdiction, while the High Court...
to bring experienced and well-respected members of the legal profession or academia to the Bench to preside over cases in the Subordinate Courts.
The scheme was initiated in July 2006 and Senior Counsel
Senior Counsel
The title of Senior Counsel or State Counsel is given to a senior barrister or advocate in some countries, typically equivalent to the title "Queen's Counsel" used in Commonwealth Realms...
Tan Chee Meng became the first Specialist Judge to be appointed under this scheme to hear the Fusionpolis case. Tan Cheng Han
Tan Cheng Han
Professor Tan Cheng Han, Senior Counsel, is the current dean of the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore where he teaches Contract law and Corporations law. Professor Tan is also a consultant at TSMP Law Corporation....
, dean of NUS
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore is Singapore's oldest university. It is the largest university in the country in terms of student enrollment and curriculum offered....
law school, was the second Specialist Judge to be appointed to hear the Informatics Case.
The aim of the scheme is bring additional expertise to the Subordinate
Courts bench and, at the same time, give leading practitioners and academics a better insight to the workings of the Judiciary of Singapore.
A specialist judge is expected to devote up to 40 days a year to hearing cases and will be paid an allowance pegged to the salary of a senior judge in the district court.http://www.subcourts.gov.sg/MediaArticles/2006June30_ST01.pdf The pilot scheme will be reviewed in 2007.