Andrew Ang . (born 25 February 1946) is a

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an former judge of the Supreme Court. He obtained a

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from the

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in 1971 and a

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from Harvard Law School in 1973. He lectured for a few years at the University of Singapore, and then worked as a lawyer at Messrs Lee & Lee for 30 years. He was appointed Judicial Commissioner in May 2004 and Judge in May 2005. After a decade on the Bench, he retired on 25 February 2014. In 2000, he was conferred the ''

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'' (PBM; Public Service Medal).

Education and career as a lawyer

Ang was born in Singapore on 25 February 1946. Having graduated from the

with a

in 1971, he joined the University's Faculty of Law as a lecturer the following year. He obtained a

from Harvard Law School in 1973. In 1974, he joined the law firm Lee & Lee, remaining there for 30 years until his retirement on 30 April 2004 as Senior Partner and Head of the Banking and Corporate Department. During this time, he was also a member of the advisory panel of the

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,. and joined the board of

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in 2002.

Judicial career

Ang was appointed a Judicial Commissioner of the

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on 15 May 2004, and a year later was elevated to the office of a Judge of the Supreme Court on 15 May 2005. He delivered about 170 written judgments, including ''Ngui Gek Lian Philomene v Chan Kiat (HSR International Realtors Pte. Ltd., intervener)'' (2013) in which he held that the S$590-million collective sale of Thomson View Condominium could not proceed because the marketing agent HSR International Realtors had paid some owners of units in the condominium to agree to the sale, thus breaching its duty to avoid a conflict of interest. Ang also served as Chairman of the

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(2006–2011) and the Legal Heritage Committee of the

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(2011–2014), and as Vice-Chairman of the Academy's Law Reform Committee (2006–2011). In addition, he was a member of the Advisory Board of the

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, and is currently on the Advisory Council of

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Singapore. Upon reaching the retirement age of 65 years mandated by the

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, Art. 98(1). on 25 February 2011, Ang was reappointed as a judge for another three years. The reappointment was effected pursuant to the Constitution, Art. 94(3). until he finally retired on 25 February 2014, having served a decade on the Bench. Upon his retirement, Chief Justice

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said:

Later years

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'' reported in February 2014 that Ang had been invited to rejoin his former law firm, Lee & Lee, as a consultant and would be undertaking arbitration and mediation work.

Awards and honours

In 2000, Ang was conferred the ''

'' (PBM; Public Service Medal).

Notes

External links

Official website of the Supreme Court of Singapore
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ang, Andrew 1946 births Academic staff of the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law Harvard Law School alumni Living people Recipients of the Pingat Bakti Masyarakat 20th-century Singaporean lawyers 21st-century Singaporean judges Singaporean people of Chinese descent University of Singapore alumni YMCA leaders