Lee & Lee

Last updated

Lee & Lee is a Singaporean law firm founded by Singapore's first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, his wife Kwa Geok Choo, and his brother Dennis Lee Kim Yew.

Contents

History

After passing the bar, Lee Kuan Yew worked at the Singaporean law firm Laycock and Ong. His frequent representation of activists and trade unions, pro bono, led to disagreements with the firm's management. In 1955, he formed Lee & Lee with his brother and wife. [1] At the beginning, Lee did a variety of low-value cases to support the firm. After he became Prime Minister, he recruited a number of ministers and members of parliament from the firm's ranks, including E. W. Barker, Chua Sian Chin, and S. Ramasamy.[ clarification needed ][ citation needed ] As Lee entered into his premiership, his founding partners took over the leadership of the firm. [2] By the 1980s, it was rated among the four leading local law firms, alongside Drew & Napier, Allen & Gledhill, and Shook Lin & Bok. [3] Lee & Lee was one of the earliest firms in Singapore to work with an international law firm, Norton Rose, for cross-border transactions. It later formed one of the first Singaporean joint law ventures with Lovells, a partnership which later dissolved. [4] [5]

Notable lawyers

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lee Kuan Yew</span> Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990

Lee Kuan Yew, often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean statesman and lawyer who served as the first Prime Minister of Singapore from 1959 to 1990, and Secretary-General of the People's Action Party from 1954 to 1992. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tanjong Pagar from 1955 until his death in 2015. Lee is widely recognised as the founding father of the modern Singaporean state, and for his leadership in turning the island into a highly developed city state.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">J. B. Jeyaretnam</span> Singaporean politician

Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, better known as J. B. Jeyaretnam or by his initials JBJ, was a Singaporean politician, lawyer, and judge. A former member of the opposition Workers' Party, he was appointed as secretary-general of the Workers' Party between 1971 and 2001. He was the de facto Leader of the Opposition between 1981 and 1986 when he won as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Anson SMC and served between 1981 and 1986. He was also served as an NCMP between 1997 and 2001 of the 9th Parliament of Singapore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wee Kim Wee</span> 4th President of Singapore

Wee Kim Wee was a Singaporean journalist and diplomat who served as the fourth president of Singapore between 1985 and 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cabinet of Singapore</span> Executive branch of the Singapore government

The Cabinet of Singapore forms the executive branch of the Government of Singapore together with the President. It is led by the Prime Minister who is the head of government. The prime minister is a Member of Parliament (MP) appointed by the president who in the president's judgment is likely to command the confidence of the majority of the Members of Parliament (MPs). The other Ministers in the Cabinet are Members of Parliament appointed by the president acting in accordance with the advice of the prime minister. Ministers are prohibited from holding any office of profit and from actively engaging in any commercial enterprise.

Christopher John Laycock was a British-born Singaporean lawyer who was the founder of one of Singapore's earliest law firms, Laycock and Ong. He was also a founder of the Singapore Progressive Party and served as Member of the Legislative Assembly from 1948 to 1959.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tan Swie Hian</span> Singaporean multidisciplinary artist (born 1943)

Tan Swie Hian is a Singaporean multidisciplinary artist known for his contemporary Chinese calligraphy, Chinese poetry and contemporary art sculptures found in Singapore and many parts of the world.

Lee Hsien Yang is a Singaporean businessman and former brigadier-general. A prominent member of the Lee family, he is the younger brother of Lee Hsien Loong and the youngest son of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding prime minister of Singapore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kwa Geok Choo</span> Singaporean lawyer

Kwa Geok Choo was a Singaporean lawyer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sri Temasek</span> Official residence of the Prime Minister of Singapore

Sri Temasek is a two-storey detached house built in 1869 which is sited within the grounds of the Istana in Singapore. During the island's colonial era, it served as the residence of the Chief Secretary. Since Singapore gained self-governance from the United Kingdom in 1959, the house has been the official residence of the Prime Minister of Singapore, though none of the prime ministers have ever lived there. Together with the Istana, it was gazetted a national monument on 14 February 1992.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">S. Rajaratnam</span> Singaporean politician (1915–2006)

Sinnathamby Rajaratnam, better known as S. Rajaratnam, was a Singaporean statesman, journalist and diplomat who served as the first Minister for Foreign Affairs between 1965 and 1980, and Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore between 1980 and 1985. Rajaratnam is widely recognised as one of the founding fathers of Singapore. He was also one of the founders of the People's Action Party (PAP), which has governed the country continuously since independence.

Ke is a Chinese surname. It originally appeared on the Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2006 was no longer one of the top 100 most common surnames. A 2013 study found that it was the 145th most common surname, shared by 1.06 million people or 0.080% of the population, with the province most being Hubei. It is also spelled as Quah, Qua, Kua, Kuah, Kwa, Ke, Ker, Ko, Kok, Or or O in English.

The Kranji State Cemetery is a national cemetery of Singapore. This cemetery is located at Kranji near Kranji War Cemetery.

Chua Sian Chin was a Singaporean politician who held several ministerial portfolios of Health, Education and Home Affairs in the early era of Singapore. He was 34 years of age when appointed as Health Minister in 1968 which made him the youngest minister in Singapore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Death and state funeral of Lee Kuan Yew</span> Death and state funeral of the Prime Minister of Singapore

On 23 March 2015, Lee Kuan Yew, the founding prime minister of Singapore and co-founder of the People's Action Party, died at the age of 91 at 03:18 Singapore Standard Time (UTC+08:00), after having been hospitalised at the Singapore General Hospital with severe pneumonia since 5 February that year. A formal announcement was made on national television and radio by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong at 08:00 that morning.

Chua Jim Neo was a Singaporean chef and cookbook writer best known for Mrs. Lee's Cookbook, which preserves the recipes of Peranakan cuisine. Chua was also the mother of Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore and the paternal grandmother of Lee Hsien Loong, the third Prime Minister of Singapore.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">38 Oxley Road</span> House

38 Oxley Road was the residence of the first prime minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew from the 1940s until his death in 2015. The house was built in the late 19th century and is an eight-bedroom two-storey bungalow located near Orchard Road. The first meeting of the People's Action Party (PAP) occurred in the basement.

The Lee family is a political family of Singapore, with members in public service, politics, law, and business. The most prominent members of the family are Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore, and his son Lee Hsien Loong, the third and current prime minister.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Morgan Chua</span>

Morgan Chua Heng Soon was a Singaporean political cartoonist. He was born in the Year of the Bull and the month of Taurus, his signature mascot.

Lee Wei Ling is a Singaporean neurologist. She was the director of the National Neuroscience Institute. She is the sister of Lee Hsien Loong and the daughter of Lee Kuan Yew.

References

  1. ↑ Singh, Bilveer (2019). Is the People's Action Party Here to Stay? Analysing the Resilience of the One-Party Dominant State in Singapore. Singapore: World Scientific. p. 218. doi:10.1142/11271. ISBN   978-981-12-0009-0. S2CID   158330538.
  2. ↑ Chang, Rachel (17 October 2015). "PM recounts legal legacy of the founders of Lee & Lee". AsiaOne. Asia One.
  3. ↑ Thomas, M (1 June 1983). "The Leading Euromarket Law Firms In Hong Kong And Singapore". International Financial Law Review (6): 4.
  4. ↑ Smith, Richard G (2012). "Localizing the global through Singapore". In Farías, Ignacio; Bender, Thomas (eds.). Urban studies without 'scale'. Routledge. p. 73. doi:10.4324/9780203870631. ISBN   978-0-203-87063-1.
  5. ↑ "Lee & Lee | Home". www.leenlee.com.sg. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  6. ↑ Lum, Selina (31 July 2023). "MP Christopher de Souza cleared of misconduct as lawyer, says he's pleased to be vindicated". The Straits Times . Retrieved 2 August 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.