Singapore is fast becoming a one-of-a-kind regional legal technology hub in Asia. The country’s judiciary and legal associations recently released a plan to imbed technology in the local legal culture, while Singapore’s Supreme Court has moved to launch paperless electronic proceedings—a trend picking up steam in other courts around the region.
But while local legal professionals hail the efforts, they still see much left to modernize. Jonathan Wong is the founder and CEO of LawGuideSingapore, a nonprofit attorney directory and public legal knowledge website covering criminal, civil and family law. He noted that many Singaporeans still struggle with law-related problems “because the current market for legal information sources and platforms is fragmented.”
