Adrian Tan

Adrian Tan Gim Hai (born 1966) is a lawyer and author from Singapore. He is a partner at TSMP Law Corporation and current president of the Law Society of Singapore (Law Society).[1]

Adrian Tan Gim Hai
President of the Law Society of Singapore
Assumed office
January 1, 2022
Preceded byGregory Vijayendran SC
Personal details
Education
Occupation

Tan holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) awarded by the National University of Singapore (NUS) as well as a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Psychology awarded by The Open University.[2]

Tan is a litigator specialising in intellectual property, information technology, real estate, and shareholder oppression disputes.[3] He joined TSMP Law Corporation in 2018 having previously practiced at Stamford Law (now known as Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC) and Drew & Napier.[4] Tan is also the Honorary Legal Counsel of the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped.[5]

Notable briefs
  • Wee Shuo Woon v HT S.R.L. [2017] SGCA 23[6]
  • Turf Club Auto Emporium Pte Ltd v Yeo Boong Hua [2018] SGCA 44[7]
  • Singsung Pte Ltd v LG 26 Electronics Pte Ltd (trading as L S Electrical Trading) [2016] SGCA 33[8]
  • 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[9]
  • Acted as counsel in proceedings concerning Gilstead Court,[10] Thomson View,[4] and Shunfu Ville[11] collective sales.

Boards and memberships

Tan served as a member of the Law Society Council from 2013 to 2020;[12] during this period, he served as Treasurer of the Law Society in 2016[13] and as Vice President of the Law Society from 2017 to 2020.[14][15][16][17] In 2021, he ran as a candidate in the Law Society's annual election and was elected as a member of the 2022 Council of the Law Society.[12] He was thereafter elected as President of the Law Society for 2022.[18]

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Law Society Pro Bono Services,[19] Maxwell Chambers,[20] and Arts House Limited.[21]

Tan previously served as a member of the Speak Good English Movement Committee.[22]

The Teenage Textbook

Tan is the author of bestselling fiction novels The Teenage Textbook (1988) and The Teenage Workbook (1989), which he wrote while he was an undergraduate student at NUS.[23] The two books sold over 50,000 copies. In 2015, The Teenage Textbook was selected by The Business Times as one of the Top 10 English Singapore books from 1965–2015, alongside titles by Arthur Yap and Daren Shiau.[24]

In 1997, The Teenage Textbook was made into a stage play by The Necessary Stage, starring Hossan Leong and Mark Richmond.[25] In 1998, it was also made into a film, The Teenage Textbook Movie, starring Melody Chen and Caleb Goh, which topped the box office in Singapore for four weeks.[26] In 2017, local theatre group Go! Theatre performed a musical theatre adaptation titled The Teenage Textbook Musical.[27] In 2021, the book was reimagined by Drew Pan as a TV series titled Teenage Textbook – The Series, on Channel 5, starring Ong Yi Xuan, Chen Yixin, and Chris Mak.[28]

In the media

While at university, Tan represented NUS as a debater in international competitions and televised debates in Singapore.[29] He has appeared as a guest judge on the International Emmy Award-nominated[30] debate TV show The Arena on Mediacorp Channel 5, and as a regular judge on the debate show Bridging Asia on Channel NewsAsia.[31]

Tan acted as a consultant on Singaporean drama series The Pupil starring Rebecca Lim and Adrian Pang.[32] Lee Thean-jeen (co-creator and executive producer of The Pupil) has said that the idea for his feature film Homecoming (笑着回家) originated with Tan and Phillip Lim (director of The Teenage Textbook Movie).[33]

In 2003, Tan made a guest appearance on Singaporean sitcom Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd.[34]

Bibliography
  • "Dear Adam, Help!" (1988, Hotspot Books) ISBN 9813002352
  • The Teenage Textbook (1988, Hotspot Books) ISBN 9813002212
  • The Teenage Workbook (1989, Hotspot Books) ISBN 981300228X

References
  1. Quah, Michelle. "New Law Society president to help lawyers feel inspired again, prevent exodus of talent". The Business Times. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  2. "Mr Adrian Tan". The Legal 500. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Adrian Tan". TSMP Law Corporation. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. Quah, Michelle. "Law firm sharpening its edge in digital age". The Business Times. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  5. "Minutes of the 67th Annual General Meeting held on 26 June 2021". Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Wee Shuo Woon v HT S.R.L [2017] SGCA 23
  7. Turf Club Auto Emporium Pte Ltd v Yeo Boong Hua [2018] SGCA 44
  8. Singsung Pte Ltd v LG 26 Electronics Pte Ltd (trading as L S Electrical Trading) [2016] SGCA 33
  9. 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
  10. Lim Li Meng Dominic and others v Ching Pui Sim Sally and another and another matter [2015] SGCA 54
  11. Ramachandran Jayakumar and another v Woo Hon Wai and others and another matter [2017] SGCA 36
  12. "Media Release - Law Society of Singapore Election 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. "Annual Report 2016" (PDF). The Law Society of Singapore. p. 4. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. "Annual Report 2017" (PDF). The Law Society of Singapore. p. 4. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. "Annual Report 2018" (PDF). The Law Society of Singapore. p. 5. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. "Annual Report 2019" (PDF). The Law Society of Singapore. p. 4. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. "Annual Report 2020" (PDF). The Law Society of Singapore. p. 7. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. "Media Release - Appointment of Office Bearers of the Law Society Council 2022" (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. "Charity Info". Law Society Pro Bono Services. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. "Maxwell Chambers | Board of Directors". Maxwell Chambers. Retrieved 22 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. "Arts House Limited | About Us | Our Board". Arts House Limited. Retrieved 22 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. Lim, Paul. "'Speak Good English' campaign to focus on common mistakes". Today. Retrieved 23 November 2021.
  23. "Second Teenage book proves a fast-selling winner". The Straits Times. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  24. Yusof, Helmi. "Tomes that show us how we live". The Business Times. Singapore Press Holdings. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  25. "The Teenage Textbook". The Necessary Stage Archives. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  26. "The Teenage Textbook Movie | Singapore Classics Reignited". Peatix. Retrieved 22 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  27. "The Teenage Textbook Musical". National Arts Council, Singapore. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  28. "Mui Ee, Sissy and Tom are back: Teenage Textbook TV series to premiere in March". CNA Lifestyle. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  29. "Double honours for NUS team in Asean debate". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  30. "An Emmy for Mediacorp's The Arena?". TODAY. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
  31. "Channel NewsAsia presents a debate on the urgent questions facing the region today". Association for International Broadcasting. Retrieved 22 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  32. "Rebecca Lim might have quit showbiz if not for The Pupil". 8 Days. Retrieved 22 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  33. "Production Talk - 'Homecoming' by Lee Thean-jeen". SINdie. Retrieved 23 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  34. "An Offer You Can't Refuse". Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd. Season 5. Episode 20. MediaCorp TV Channel 5.
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