The conference is a global gathering of legal and tech professionals and has featured speakers like Sir Tim Berners-Lee and Law Minister K. Shanmugam.
With the Singapore Academy of Law (Amendment) Act passed in 1995, SAL's functions were expanded to include development of legal infrastructure and services.
SAL is led by a Senate headed by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, and comprising the Attorney-General, the Supreme Court Bench and key leaders of the various branches of the legal profession.
[11] The Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau had issued stern warning to the former senior management in lieu of prosecution for corruption-related offences.
[3] In response to media queries, the SAL clarified that Tiwari's decision to step down had been finalised in December 2022 and was not linked to commentary which had been taken down several days earlier.