Earlier this week, non-essential court proceedings resumed in Singapore after two months on hold owing to the Covid-19 circuit breaker. In most cases, lawyers will continue to appear remotely before judges via teleconference.
Trying to make a persuasive argument on the Zoom videoconferencing software is not the same as doing so in person. That might be said of everything from teaching to dating, though the stakes in court proceedings - which can determine one's very liberty - can be far greater.
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