SINGAPORE, July 7, 2024
/CNW/ -- From 3 to 5 July 2024, The
Honourable the Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon led a delegation
from the Supreme Court of Singapore on a visit to the Supreme Court of
Brunei Darussalam. Last July, the
Chief Justice of Brunei
Darussalam, The Honourable Dato Seri Paduka Steven Chong Wan
Oon visited the Singapore Courts. During Chief Justice Chong's visit to Singapore, the two Chief Justices held an
in-person bilateral meeting, and a Memorandum of Understanding to
promote bilateral judicial cooperation between the two judiciaries
was signed.
During Chief Justice Menon's
visit to Brunei Darussalam, the
two Chief Justices discussed how judicial cooperation between the
Singapore and Brunei judiciaries could be further enhanced.
Chief Justice Menon also met with
Brunei Darussalam's Attorney
General, Yang Berhormat Datin Paduka Dayang Hajah Nor Hashimah
binti Haji Mohammed Taib.
Chief Justice Menon delivered a
speech to the Brunei
judiciary on "The Role of an Effective and Efficient Judiciary
in Promoting Economic Development – The Singapore Perspective"
during the visit. In the speech, he shared the Singapore perspective on the role of the
judiciary in promoting and supporting economic development on three
levels. First, by deciding individual cases in a way that is
sensitive to commercial realities and responsive to new
developments in the wider operating environment; second, by
providing efficient and appropriate dispute resolution mechanisms;
and third, by supporting the broader transnational system of
commercial justice that provides a sound legal framework for
transnational commercial activity.
Justice Kannan Ramesh, who was
part of the Singapore delegation,
briefed Bruneian stakeholders and government agencies on
Singapore's insolvency and
restructuring regime. He spoke about Singapore's experience in reforming and
modernising Singapore's legal
frameworks for insolvency and restructuring, and in particular on
Singapore's adoption of the
UNCITRAL Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency, and on the
development of the Judicial Insolvency Network's Guidelines and
Modalities.
Chief Justice Menon said: "I am
deeply grateful for the warm and generous welcome extended to the
Singapore delegation by Chief
Justice Chong and the Brunei judiciary. The discussions we have had
will be invaluable in helping both judiciaries understand one
another's experiences and perspectives better. This visit has
deepened the ties between our two judiciaries and has paved the way
for enhanced judicial cooperation."
Visit News and speeches (judiciary.gov.sg) for more details.
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