Ang Cheng Hock
Ang Cheng Hock (Chinese: 洪清福; pinyin: Hóng Qīng Fú; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Âng Chheng-hok, born 1970), SC, is a Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore.
Ang Cheng Hock | |
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洪清福 | |
| Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore | |
| Assumed office 1 August 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Halimah Yacob |
| Judicial Commissioner of Singapore | |
| In office 14 May 2018 – 31 July 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Halimah Yacob |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 50–51) |
| Nationality | Singaporean |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | https://www.supremecourt.gov.sg/about-us/the-supreme-court-bench/justices |
Education
Ang graduated from the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law with an LLB in 1995. He topped his class and obtained a first class honours.[1] While an undergraduate student, Ang and his team won the 1994 Philip C Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition.[2]
Subsequently, Ang was awarded the inaugural Singapore Academy of Law Scholarship to pursue postgraduate studies at Yale Law School, where he obtained his LLM in 1998.[1]
Career
Professional career
Ang completed his pupillage (now known as practice training) in Allen & Gledhill under current Law Minister K Shanmugam[3] and finished at the top of the Postgraduate Practical Law Course in 1996, when he was called to the Singapore Bar.[1] He was then deployed as a Justices' Law Clerk in the Supreme Court.[1]
In 1998, Ang was also called to the New York Bar.[1]
After returning to Allen & Gledhill, Ang rose to become a partner. He practised in civil and commercial litigation, international arbitration and corporate-related disputes, and also appeared in insolvency-related litigation, shipping disputes and intellectual property disputes.[4] In 2017, he was ranked Band 1 in litigation by Chambers and Partners, who noted that he "is very analytical; persuasive in his arguments and incisive in his submissions".[5]
In 2009, Ang was appointed as a Senior Counsel. At 38, he was among the youngest lawyers to be appointed.[3]
Judicial career
On 12 February 2018, Ang was appointed as a Judicial Commissioner of the Supreme Court of Singapore from 14 May 2018 for a period of 18 months.[6] He was sworn in on 17 May 2018.[7]
On 15 July 2019, Ang was appointed as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore from 1 August 2019.[8] He was sworn in on 2 August 2019.[9] In 2020, he decided the first High Court appeal brought under the new Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA), holding that the Government bore the burden of proof in POFMA proceedings.[10]
Professional appointments
Ang is the vice-chairman of the Singapore Academy of Law (SAL)'s professional affairs committee and chairman of the SAL's professional values chapter. He is also a board member of the Singapore Institute of Legal Education, member of the Supreme Court's Civil Justice Commission, and member of the Ministry of Law's Civil Justice Review Committee.[11]
Family
Ang is married.[3]
References
- "Ang Cheng Hock, SC" (PDF). Allen & Gledhill.
- "History of the Faculty". NUS Faculty of Law. 2017.
- Toh, Mavis (4 January 2009). "The four new Senior Counsel" (PDF). The Straits Times. Singapore.
- Ng, Huiwen (12 February 2018). "3 new judicial commissioners of High Court appointed". The Straits Times. Singapore.
- "Cheng Hock Ang SC". Chambers and Partners. 2017.
- "Appointments to the Supreme Court Bench". Prime Minister's Office. 12 February 2018.
- "Swearing-in and Appointment Ceremony of Judicial Commissioner". The Istana. 17 May 2018.
- "Appointment of High Court Judges and International Judge". Prime Minister's Office. 15 July 2019.
- "Appointment Ceremony of High Court Judges and International Judge". Facebook. 2 August 2019.
- Singapore Democratic Party v Attorney-General [2020] SGHC 25 at [36], [44].
- Ng, Huiwen (15 July 2019). "3 new High Court judges and an international judge appointed from Aug 1". The Straits Times. Singapore.
External links
- Ang Cheng Hock's biography on the Supreme Court's website