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An Interview With Raymond King

Comparison between various civil law and private law institutions. cases.

Interview:

[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”16px”][vc_column_text]Your father represented Singapore in the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games in water polo. You were a national junior tennis player and an under-18s champ. What made you give up sporting glory to don the robes?[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”17px”][vc_column_text]My dad said this to me when I was 16: “Shen, you don’t have the best (tennis) strokes, but you can out-think your opponent”. He taught me to be strategic and to play to my strengths. As it turns out, I’m better in the High Court than on the tennis court.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Is that competitive streak why you decided on litigation?[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”11px”][vc_column_text]Not many people see litigation as a blood sport, but for me, every case is a cause to be championed in a gladiatorial arena. I love the intellectual challenge of legal debate; but more than that, I like having a part to play in shaping the law. My mother inculcated in me a sense of social justice very early on in life. I guess, at its core, that principle still drives what I do.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”25px”][vc_column_text]What’s your take on the role of the Lawyer-Statesman in the contemporary legal landscape?[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”11px”][vc_column_text]The law does not exist in a silo. Our world is increasingly complex and inter-dependent: we have to battle fake news, grapple with the growing influence of intelligent technology and social media, and navigate a legal landscape that is moving from domestic to global. Lawyers have been given the privilege of understanding, interpreting and advancing laws. We have a responsibility to build a legal framework that fosters innovation and rewards success, but also leaves no one behind.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”31px”][vc_column_text]When you are not arguing in court, you are known to share your encyclopaedic knowledge of just about anything under the sun. What drives that thirst for knowledge?[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”13px”][vc_column_text]I am insatiably curious and have a boundless appetite for trivia, which I am known to share at the slightest provocation. It’s a character flaw, I know.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”29px”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]

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