Challenges and opportunities as Singapore lawyers transit from pandemic year to vaccine year

Growth areas for legal practice would include restructuring, insolvency and regulatory compliance, said the president of Singapore's Law Society. PHOTO: ST FILE
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SINGAPORE - Even as a vaccine year follows the pandemic year that passed, Covid-19 will continue to shape the legal landscape and bring both opportunities and challenges, say lawyers.

While certain practice areas like contractual disputes could see a rise in volume of work, others like cross-border deals may turn south.

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