First case for British QCs since Singaporean Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Essex Court Chambers’ Toby Landau QC and David Joseph QC went head-to-head at the Singaporean High Court this week in a $300m legal battle for Malaysian tycoon Ananda Krishnan and the Indonesian conglomerate Lippo Group. It was the first time British QCs have been allowed to conduct advocacy in the Singaporean Court since the enactment of the Singaporean Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill in February (15 February 2012) and it has been eight years since a silk had been instructed inside a Singapore court room.