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Parliamentary Speech for the Second Reading of the Optometrists and Opticians Bill 2007 on 17 Jul 2007 by By Mr Heng Chee How at Parliament.

To promote charitable giving and develop Singapore as an attractive hub for philanthropic and other not-for-profit organisations, the Second Minister for Finance Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam announced several changes to the taxation and regulatory frameworks for the charity sector in his 2007 Budget Statement.

Law Minister S Jayakumar told Parliament that the Chief Justice expressed deep concern over the recent case where a prisoner was mistakenly given extra strokes of the cane. The Chief Justice feels such mistakes may affect Singapore's excellent reputation and standing of the judicial system. The Courts are also considering automating processes with built-in checks to ensure such errors do not recur.

Second Reading Speech by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Wong Kan Seng on the Passports (Amendment) Bill in Parliament on 16 July 2007.

Second reading speech on Constitution of the Republic of Singapore (Amendment) Bill & Public Service Commission (Amendment) Bill by DPM S Jayakumar in Parliament on 16 July 2007.

The Singapore Management University (SMU) is pleased to announce the appointment of former Vice-Dean of Harvard Law School David N. Smith (史达伟) as the Dean of the new SMU School of Law. He will commence office on 1 August 2007, succeeding Interim Dean Associate Professor Low Kee Yang.

The Inaugural Biennial Lecture of the Law Society of Singapore will be held on 6 July 2007 at the Supreme Court Auditorium. The lecture by Professor Irwin Cotler is titled "Pursuing Justice and Confronting Injustice: Lawyers Can Make a Difference".

LawNet2, the new enhanced LawNet will be launched on 5 July 2007.

The President, acting in his discretion, and in concurrence with the advice of the Prime Minister, has appointed Solicitor-General, Mr Chan Seng Onn, age 53, as a Judge of the High Court of Singapore under Article 95 of the Constitution. The appointment takes effect from 2 July 2007.

The new merger regime, which came into force on 1 July 2007, will allow parties to notify their anticipated mergers to the Competition Commission of Singapore for a decision on whether their anticipated merger, if carried into effect, will infringe section 54 of the Competition Act. Completed mergers may also be notified to the CCS for this purpose.

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