Two Senior Counsel were also announced by Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong at the opening of the Legal Year 2012, along with the first-ever appointment of a Senior Counsel (honoris causa) or Honorary Senior Counsel - a title conferred on non-advocates. Yeo Tiong Min, Yong Pung How Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University's School of Law, was made Senior Counsel (honoris causa) for his special knowledge of law and contribution to the development of the legal profession in Singapore.
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