Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong announced a mandatory pro-bono programme for undergraduate law students and the appointment SMU's Prof Yeo Tiong Min as the first ever Honorary Senior Counsel, in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development of the law and to the legal profession. Mr Yeo said: "I think this highlights the significance of members of academia working with the legal profession ... be it in consultation to law firms or in terms of activities which contribute to the Singapore Academic of Law."
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