Английская Википедия:Adrian Tan
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Adrian Tan Gim Hai (4 February 1966 – 8 July 2023) was a Singaporean lawyer and author. Known for writing the Teenage Textbook series of books in the 1980s, he was the 27th president of the Law Society of Singapore and a partner at TSMP Law Corporation.[1]
Early life and education
Tan was born in Singapore to an ethnic Chinese family of Hainanese descent. His parents were both teachers, and he grew up in a Housing Development Board (HDB) flat.[2]
As a child, Tan attended the Anglo-Chinese School and Hwa Chong Junior College. Tan was later conscripted into the army as a writer for Pioneer, the MINDEF magazine.[3][4] After his A-levels, he was offered a teaching scholarship to study English at the University of East Anglia. He turned down the scholarship to study law at the National University of Singapore (NUS).[2] While in university, Tan represented NUS as a debater in international competitions and televised debates in Singapore.[5] He later completed a second, joint-honours degree in computer science and psychology from the Open University in 2004, while working as a lawyer.[6]
Career
While an undergraduate law student at NUS, Tan wrote the novels The Teenage Textbook (1988) and The Teenage Workbook (1989), which became bestsellers that sold over 50,000 copies.[7][8] The Teenage Textbook was also made into a stage play by The Necessary Stage in 1997;[9] a film in 1998, which topped the box office in Singapore for four weeks;[10] a 2017 musical titled The Teenage Textbook Musical;[11] and a 2021 TV series on Channel 5.[12] In 2015, The Teenage Textbook was listed by The Business Times as one of the top 10 English Singapore books from 1965 to 2015.[13] Tan also was a consultant for the Channel 5 television legal drama The Pupil.[14] Tan was invited to a National Library Board festival but later boycotted it over the board's decision to withdraw from its libraries children's books that depicted same-sex families.[15]
After graduating from NUS with a Bachelor of Laws degree, Tan began his legal career in 1991 at Drew and Napier, a large Singaporean firm. He initially practiced conveyancing law, but switched over to litigation thereafter, where he worked under Davinder Singh.[2][16] In 1999, Tan left Drew for a two-year stint as general counsel of a technology firm, following which he returned to Drew.[16] Eventually, after 22 years at Drew, Tan left to work for Stamford Law (now Morgan Lewis Stamford) in 2013. In 2018, Tan resigned from Stamford to work at TSMP Law.[2][17] Tan practiced litigation, and specialised in intellectual property, information technology, real estate, and shareholder oppression disputes.[18] He was also the honorary counsel of the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped, where he advocated for voting rights for the blind.[19][20] He was also a member of the boards of the Law Society Pro Bono Services,[21] Maxwell Chambers,[22] and Arts House Limited,[23] and was a member of the Speak Good English Movement committee.[24]
From 2013 to 2021, Tan was a member of the Law Society Council, serving as treasurer in 2016 and vice president in 2017.[25][26][27] In 2022, he was appointed president.[2] As president of the law society, he was known for his public outreach on legal issues,[28] such as the HDB's ban on cats,[29] the 2022 bar exam cheating scandal,[2] and Richard Branson's comments on the death penalty in Singapore.[30] Tan gave his only Opening of the Legal Year speech as Law Society president in 2023, where he addressed attrition rates in the legal profession.[31]
Personal life and death
Tan was married without any children.[32] He was diagnosed with cancer in March 2022,[33] and died on 8 July 2023, at age 57.[34] At a memorial service celebrating his life, Tan was said to be someone who "had very little ego", was a champion of the legal profession and who "cared for the less fortunate."[35]
Notable cases
- Wee Shuo Woon v HT S.R.L. [2017] SGCA 23[36]
- Turf Club Auto Emporium Pte Ltd v Yeo Boong Hua [2018] SGCA 44[37]
- Singsung Pte Ltd v LG 26 Electronics Pte Ltd (trading as L S Electrical Trading) [2016] SGCA 33[38]
- Y.E.S. F&B Group Pte Ltd v Soup Restaurant Singapore Pte Ltd (formerly known as Soup Restaurant (Causeway Point) Pte Ltd) [2015] SGCA 55[39]
- Acted as counsel in proceedings concerning Gilstead Court,[40] Thomson View,[17] and Shunfu Ville[41] collective sales.
Publications
- "Dear Adam, Help!" (1988, Hotspot Books), Шаблон:ISBN
- The Teenage Textbook (1988, Hotspot Books), Шаблон:ISBN
- The Teenage Workbook (1989, Hotspot Books), Шаблон:ISBN
- "What Practice Has Taught Me" Шаблон:Webarchive in The Practice Of Law (2011, LexisNexis), Шаблон:ISBN
References
External links
- Adrian Tan at TSMP Law Corporation
- Internet Movie Database profile of The Teenage Textbook Movie
- The World According to Adrian Tan – Inkpot Interview
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- ↑ Turf Club Auto Emporium Pte Ltd v Yeo Boong Hua [2018] SGCA 44
- ↑ Singsung Pte Ltd v LG 26 Electronics Pte Ltd (trading as L S Electrical Trading) [2016] SGCA 33
- ↑ Y.E.S. F&B Group Pte Ltd v Soup Restaurant Singapore Pte Ltd (formerly known as Soup Restaurant (Causeway Point) Pte Ltd) [2015] SGCA 55
- ↑ Lim Li Meng Dominic and others v Ching Pui Sim Sally and another and another matter [2015] SGCA 54
- ↑ Ramachandran Jayakumar and another v Woo Hon Wai and others and another matter [2017] SGCA 36
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