46-year-old Prof Yeo Tiong Min, appointed in 2007 as SMU's Yong Pung How Professor of Law, was made Honorary Senior Counsel for his special knowledge of law and his contribution to the development of the legal profession in Singapore. His appointment, together with two other Senior Counsels, was announced by Chief Justice Chan Sek Keong on Jan 2012 at the opening of the legal year. This brings the number of elite Senior Counsel to 54 .
Lianhe Zaobao