LAW CORPORATION
Advocates & Solicitors, Notary Public, Commissioner for Oaths.
"Ius est ars boni et aequi" - The law is the art of goodness and equity
EDMOND AVETHAS PEREIRA
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Edmond graduated with an LLB (Hons) from the University of Singapore in 1976 and has over 45 years of distinguished legal experience spanning both the Singapore Legal Service and private practice.
As a former Deputy Public Prosecutor, State Counsel, and District Judge, Edmond's early legal foundation laid the groundwork for his extensive contributions to Singapore’s legal landscape. Since entering private practice in 1988, he has become a senior figure in criminal law, serving as Chairman of the Law Society’s Criminal Practice Committee and contributing to the Board of Legal Education.
Edmond’s practice covers Civil and Criminal Litigation across diverse areas such as Administrative Law, Sports Law, Commercial Law, and Maritime Law, representing high-profile clients and large corporations. He has also defended clients in disciplinary tribunals, including cases involving the Singapore Law Society and Singapore Medical Council.
As a Lead Counsel under the Legal Assistance for Capital Offences (LASCO) and Assigned Counsel under the Legal Aid Bureau (LAB), Edmond’s courtroom prowess and strategic advocacy consistently achieve outstanding results. His exceptional legal work earned him the 1st Legal Eagle Award by the Law Society of Singapore and recognition in ALB’s Legal Who’s Who for Criminal Law.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
1976
Graduated from the University of Singapore with a Bachelor of Laws (Hons)
Joined the Singapore Legal Service
1976 – 1978
Legal Officer in the Ministry of Defence
1979
Admitted as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore
1979 – 1986
Deputy Public Prosecutor and State Counsel in the Attorney-General’s Chambers
1986
Magistrate, Subordinate Courts
1986 – 1988
District Judge, Subordinate Courts
1988 – 1992
Partner, Messrs Assomull Pereira & Partners
1992 – 2012
Managing Partner, Messrs Edmond Pereira & Partners
2012 – Present
Executive Director, Messrs Edmond Pereira Law Corporation
Other Appointments/ Memberships
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Maj (NS) in the Singapore Armed Forces
1981 - Present
President, Flash Athletic Club
1984 - 1986
Tutor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
1987 - 2010
Lecturer on Criminal Procedure at the Post Graduate Law Course, Board of Legal Education
1990 - 1994
President, Patrician Society
1991 - 1993
Aide-De-Camp to the President of Republic of Singapore
1991 - 1993
Judge-Advocate, Singapore Armed Forces Military Court Martial
1993
Member of the Advisory Committee – Publication, Ministry of Information and The Arts
1998
Chairman, The Street-Kids Task Force, Youth Challenge Legal Advisor, Youth Challenge
1998 – 2000
Chairman, Board of Management, St. Patrick’s School
2000 – 2002
Member, Board of Trustees, IT Services Co-operative Ltd
2000 – 2005
Chairman, Criminal Practice Committee, The Law Society of Singapore
2001 - 2004
Member, Inquiry Panel, The Law Society of Singapore
2002 - 2004
Member, Disciplinary Committee, The Law Society of Singapore
2005 - 2007
Member, Council Member, The Law Society of Singapore
2006 - 2008
Member, Board of Legal Education
2009 - 2019
Member, Institutional Review Board, Republic Polytechnic
2010 - Present
Co-ordinator (Criminal Litigation Practice Course), Singapore Institute of Legal Education
2013 - 2017
Member, Singapore High Performance Sports (HPS) Steering Committee
2017 - 2021
Vice President, Chiam See Tong Sports Fund
Public Lectures
August 17-18, 2001
“Law and Sleep Disorders” at the 8th Singapore General Hospital – Stanford University Medical Centre Joint Update, Singapore
September 27, 2001
“Offences against Person” at the Housing Development Board – Annual Legal Seminar, Singapore
October, 2001
“The Business Of Sport” at The Law Society of Singapore – The Sports Law Seminar, Singapore
October 10,
2003
“Pleading Guilty” at The Law Society of Singapore - A Criminal Procedure Evening Seminar, Singapore
December 12, 2003
“Criminal Law & Procedure” at the Lexis Nexis – Practical Legal Skills Series, Singapore
May 27, 2005
“The Art of Family Lawyering” by The Law Society of Singapore, Official Launch of the Best Practices Guide
July 27-28,
2005
Children & The Law Conference at Swissotel Merchant Court Hotel, Singapore
July 7, 2007
“Epilepsy and the Law” at The Singapore Epilepsy Foundation – Symposium for People with Epilepsy and their Careers, Singapore
March 14, 2008
SAL Law Debate “Litigation: A Man’s Domain?” at Supreme Court Auditorium, Singapore
May 10, 2012
“Criminal Procedure and Practice Series 2012, Topic 3: Making Sense of Sentencing” by The Law Society of Singapore
October 15,
2013
Conference on "Drugs & the Death Penalty in South East Asia" at Melbourne Law School
November 6, 2014
Legal Leadership Development Programme (“L-Leap”) “Starting, Building and Sustaining a Small Law Firm Practice?” at Singapore Management University, Singapore
May 26, 2016
Singapore Judicial College “Grounds of Decision, the Dreaded and Desired: Through the Practitioners’ Lenses” at Viewing Gallery, Supreme Court, Singapore
July 14 – 15,
2016
3rd Criminal Law Conference at Supreme Court Auditorium, Singapore
March 10, 2017
“Psychiatry and the Law: The Court or the Patient – Duty of the Psychiatrist in Criminal Proceedings” at the Medico-Legal Forum – Supreme Court Auditorium, Singapore