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June 2009 |
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Meet Mr Philip Chua, LexisNexis Singapore's new Managing Director
 Philip began his career as a
software engineer and has held a wide variety of roles in a number of
US multinational corporations. Most recently, he was the
General Manager (Software), Asia South for Hewlett-Packard.
Prior to that, he was Country Manager for Singapore at Computer
Associates. Philip held a variety of sales
positions with Computer Associates, leading sales engagement at all levels of the client
organization, focusing sharply on building customer loyalty. Philip is looking forward to meeting many of our customers in the coming weeks and welcomes the chance to get to know the legal profession better. With the recent addition of a newborn baby to his family, Philip is happily juggling his time between work and family.  |
 Family and Juvenile Court Practice  Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong recently launched Family and Juvenile Court Practice, a LexisNexis publication and Sentencing Principles in Singapore, a SAL publication. Family and Juvenile Court Practice is the work of 15 Judges and Deputy Registrars of the Family Court. One of its authors, PDJ Khoo Oon Soo, noted that: “This publication is not a mandatory reference material but we certainly hope that it will be a compelling one. It is, indeed, a useful resource for everyone who uses the services of the Family and Juvenile Court.” CJ Chan praised the efforts by both present and former District Court Judges for going beyond their duties as judges to pen a book. “They have written not to advance their own careers, but for the benefit of practitioners and offenders,” he said. Top Lawyers Outside the Courtroom : A discussion on Construction & Charities Charities & IPCs Governance is one of LexisNexis’ flagship conferences. More than 90 senior executives from the social service, education and health industries, community and religion leaders, together with regulators attended this year's sell-out event in March. First introduced in 2007, it is specifically focused at reviewing the latest legislative and regulating developments in the non-profit sector. It also aims to promote better governance and greater transparency. Construction Law Update, another LexisNexis annual conference, tackles a variety of current and critical topics in the construction sphere. It is led by industry experts and professionals from prominent firms such as Drew & Napier, DLA Piper, WongPartnership, Rajah & Tann, KPK Quantity Surveyors etc. Attendees at this April conference included developers, contractors, architects, engineers, lawyers and regulators. |
 TotalPatent: Giving you a Right to its Research Invention TotalPatent™ is the most comprehensive and relevant easy-to-use patent research, analysis and retrieval system. Users can enjoy both breadth and depth in its collection of patent-specific content with results that can be sorted by 11 bibliographic fields, main patent family, or relevancy. Potential duplicate information can also be eliminated. This service will be most valuable to many patent and R&D research specialists in the industry. For more information, please email our Sales Team: Angie Ong, Brooke Campbell, Yani Widjaja |
 LexisNexis’ Corporate Social Responsibility program leads the way for Somaly Mam “Where human trafficking exists, the Rule of Law cannot exist.” — Andy Prozes, CEO, LexisNexis Group In the absence of the Rule of Law, vulnerable people such as women and children are exploited through trafficking. That is why Ms Somaly Mam, former victim and now crusader in the fight against human trafficking and child prostitution through her organisations AFESIP and the Somaly Mam Foundation, has become an inseparable part of LexisNexis’ corporate social responsibility efforts in promoting the rule of law. Thursday, May 21, saw LexisNexis host Somaly in Singapore. Over the next 30 hours, 36,000 people from 12-year-old students to Singapore’s Chief Justice, would hear Somaly’s simple yet hard-hitting message of love, respect and hope set against the backdrop of her ongoing fight against human trafficking and child prostitution.  The Children & Law Conference Opening CeremonyOrganized by the Singapore Law Society and LawAsia, The Children and the Law conference aimed to promote issues involving children and the law in the Asia Pacific region. Somaly’s efforts were recognized by Singapore’s Chief Justice, Chan Sek Keong, who highlighted her work and its relevance to Singapore in his opening speech. Somaly presenting her book to CJ Chan Sek Keong Eradicating Human Trafficking Talk   Somaly sharing her story to a captivated audience More than 100 professional women spent an intimate Thursday evening with Somaly in a sold-out dialogue session organized by PrimeTime and The Singapore Council of Women’s Organization (SCWO) as part of their Outreach Programme. Somaly’s message reached thousands more through on demand TV and Shin Min News Daily’s coverage of the event.  Interview with News Radio 938 Live (Singapore’s main news station)Her audience could not see her but they were undoubtedly touched by Somaly's heart-wrenching tales of horror and uplifting message of hope. For 50 minutes, Somaly was a guest on 938Live’s The Living Room, a program with a weekly listening audience of 358,000. On the show, she discussed her past experience in the brothels, AFESIP’s work and what more could be done to help the girls. National Young Women Leaders’ Day  Somaly
transported 850 school girls out of their classrooms and into the
brothels of Cambodia, without leaving an air-conditioned auditorium.
Organized by Halogen Foundation Singapore, National Young Women
Leader’s day was attended by students aged between 12 and 16 years old.
At the end of her dialogue session, many hands shot up enthusiastically
when the girls were asked if they would like to visit Somaly’s shelters
in Cambodia for their next community service project. It was clear that
Somaly had given these girls a new meaning to the words “community
service”. Students giving a speech and presenting a gift of appreciation to Somaly  Children & Law Conference – Plenary SessionSome 150 legal professionals and academics from the Asia Pacific region attended Somaly’s plenary session titled The Abused Child: Battling Child Labour and Child Prostitution. The session was moderated by Ms Wee Wan Joo, a legal professional active in Singapore’s charity circles. Somaly received enthusiastic responses from the audience as they offered numerous suggestions on how to enhance her efforts against human trafficking and child prostitution. Somaly addressing issues raised by lawyers from the region Combating Human Trafficking: Progress and Future Outlook.   Packed auditorium keenly listening to Somaly’s struggles and challenges More than 160 academics, professionals and members of the general public became witnesses to Somaly’s story at this dialogue session jointly organized by UNIFEM and INSEAD. Despite recounting her story countless times, Somaly still found it difficult to put her story in words. Yet, it was this very difficulty that conveyed to her audience the immensity and profoundness of her continuing fight against human trafficking. Somaly’s honesty, authenticity and raw emotion made her story a first-hand account which no one in the audience could choose to ignore any longer. |
 2009 Customer Survey Result LexisNexis Singapore has just commenced a new, bi-annual, survey seeking customer feedback on our products and services. These surveys enable us to understand customer needs and to respond constructively. The first round of the 2009 customer survey is now complete and initial findings show that our print and online solution content continues to be a key reason people subscribe. Customers were keen to tell us what they like: • "Easy 24-hour access to information" • "The very helpful resource that provides an alternative to the traditional loose-leaf services. " • that we are "a reliable and well known legal publisher" We take insights from this survey very seriously. Our focus is on providing market leading products that make a meaningful difference in the way our customers do business. We have developed a clear set of initiatives emerging directly from your valuable input. As a result of your feedback, we now have a better understanding of how best to enhance our products and have already begun working on the next generation of offerings. We appreciate your continued support and thank you again for taking the time to participate in the survey. If you would like to participate in future surveys, please email us at help.sg@lexisnexis.com. |
 Trainers Without Borders: Supporting Customers in Philippines  Committed to delivering excellence in customer service face-to-face, a team of three trainers went beyond Singapore shores to
provide support and training to customers in Manila,
Philippines. Over five days in May, the team undertook training, engaged in
feedback sessions and hosted networking events for a range of legal, corporate and government customers. |
  Ravi Chandran: Employment Law AnnotationA leading academic in this area, Ravi Chandran’s new title indulges in a comprehensive coverage of the Employment Act, with up-to-date commentary on the recent new amendments. Arthur Khong: HR Practitioner’s Guide to Employment Laws An essential guide for human resource practitioners, employers and employees who wish to know more about their legal rights in employment obligations. Teo Keang Sood: Strata Titles Much literature has been written since April 2005, when the Building Maintenance and Strata Management Act was introduced. This third edition examines all the changes and concepts in the area of strata management including the case law developments and progression of the new Act. Leslie Chew: Introduction to the Law & Practice of Arbitration in Singapore As an introductory guide, this book seeks to assist beginners, primarily non-legal professionals, who are involved in arbitration as well as students undertaking the arbitration courses. Tan: Land Law Professor Tan's textbook is regarded by many as the most authoritative Singapore land law text and has been hailed as ‘a milestone of legal texts’. Associate Professors Tang (NUS) and Low (HKU) joins in this third edition, which has been substantially revised to take account of ‘sea change’ developments in Singapore land law. |
 LexisNexis Major Works Between June and August, enjoy up to 30% discount when you purchase LexisNexis Major Works. This offer includes popular titles like Halsbury’s Laws of Singapore, All England Law Reports, Atkin’s Court Forms, Encyclopedia of Forms & Precedents, Halsbury’s Laws of England and many more. For more information, please email our Sales Team: Angie Ong, Brooke Campbell, Yani Widjaja |
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