Saturday: 28 May 2005

9.00 – 9.10 a.m.	Recap & Opening Remarks Ms. Malathi Das ExCo Member, LAWASIA; Council Member and Treasurer, The Law Society of Singapore; Council Representative, the Family Law Practice Committee of The Law Society of Singapore
9.10 – 10.25 a.m.	Session 4 – The Best Person for the Job?   * Children in Divorce – the Role of the Child Psychiatrist * Pick Up Sticks – Picking Up the Pieces the Morning After: - Emotional and physical adjustments/problems after divorce - Support/help available to children of divorce, their parents/guardians Session Chair: * Associate Professor Chan Wing Cheong Faculty of Law, The National University of Singapore Speakers: * Dr. Douglas Kong Consultant Psychiatrist, Mount Elizabeth Medical Centre, Singapore * Mrs. Saradha Ramachandran Senior Counsellor, HELP Family Service Centre, Singapore
10.25 - 10.50 a.m.	Morning Tea
10.50 a.m. - 12.20 p.m.	Session 5 – Child Abduction   * The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction - A Case for Singapore to be a Member State * International Child Abduction and the Australian Experience * Child Abduction - Local and International: the Malaysian Experience Session Chair: * Mr. Yap Teong Liang Council Member, The Law Society of Singapore; Vice-Chairperson, the Family Law Practice Committee of The Law Society of Singapore; Proprietor, TL Yap & Associates, Singapore Speakers: * Professor Leong Wai Kum Faculty of Law, The National University of Singapore * Mr. Andrew Davies Co-chair of the Family Law and Family Rights Section of LAWASIA; Partner, O’Sullivan Davies Lawyers, Perth, Australia * Ms. Foo Yet Ngo M/s Y. N. Foo & Partners, Malaysia
12.20 – 1.30 p.m.	Buffet Lunch
1.30 – 3.00 p.m.	Session 6 – Special Children   * Planning Their Future – Use of Trusts, Wills, Insurance * Children with Special Needs – Integration into the Education System & Society * Criminal Responsibility – From Arrest to Jail * Special Issues in Care & Custody Session Chair: * Mr Gregory Vijayendran – President, Club Rainbow, Singapore; Partner, Wong Partnership Speakers: * Dr. Gopalan Raman Vice President of The Law Society of Singapore; Proprietor, M/s G Raman & Partners, Singapore * Ms. June Tham Executive Director, the Rainbow Centre, Singapore * Mr. N Sreenivasan Managing Partner, Straits Law Practice LLC, Singapore
3.00 – 3.30 p.m.	Afternoon Tea
3.30 – 4.15 p.m.	Session 7 – Featured talk on Counsel for the Child and the New Zealand Experience   Speaker: * Ms. Maureen Southwick QC William Martin Chambers, Auckland, New Zealand
4.15 – 5.00 p.m.	Session 8 – Featured Talk on “Children as Victims: A Focus on the Recent Tsunami Disaster and Its impact on Children in Affected Areas”   Session Chair: * Dr. Anamah Tan – Elected Member to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women; President of the International Council of Women; Managing Partner, M/s Ann Tan & Associates, Singapore Speaker: * Ms. Heather MacLeod International Director for Child Protection, World Vision International
5.00 – 5.15 p.m.	Conference Summary & Closing Remarks Ms. Ellen Lee Chairperson, the Family Law Practice Committee of The Law Society of Singapore; Proprietor, M/s Ellen Lee & Co, Singapore