Justice Lee Seiu Kin () is a Senior Judge of the

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Early life and education

Born in

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in 1954, Lee was educated in Malaysia and

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. He then studied engineering at the

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, graduating with an honours degree in 1977 and worked as a civil engineer for a few years, before obtaining a Masters of Science (Construction Engineering) from the

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in 1982. He obtained an MBA(Distinction) from

INSEAD INSEAD ( ; French: ''Institut européen d'administration des affaires'') is a non-profit business school with locations in Europe (Fontainebleau, France), Asia (Singapore), the Middle East (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and North America (San Francisco, USA ...

, at Fontainebleau, France in 1983. He then studied law at the National University of Singapore, graduating in 1986 with an LLB(Hons). He subsequently obtained a Masters of Law from the

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in 1987.

Career

Upon graduating from law school, Lee served in various capacities in the Attorney-General's Chambers before he was first appointed as Judicial Commissioner of the

on 15 October 1997. He subsequently returned to the

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as Second

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, before returning to the

as a Judge in 2006. On 31 January 2024,

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appointed Lee as Senior Judge of the Supreme Court. Lee is presently a Resident in The Arbitration Chambers where he practises as an arbitrator and mediator.

References

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