also the honorary counsel of the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped, a member of the boards of the Law Society Pro Bono Services, Maxwell Chambers, and Arts House Limited, and was previously a member of the Speak Good English Movement committee. From 2013 to 2021, Tan was a member of the Law Society Council, serving as treasurer in 2016 and vice president in 2017. In 2022, he was appointed president. As president of the law society, he is known for his public outreach on legal issues, such as the HDB's ban on cats, the 2022 bar exam cheating scandal, and Richard Branson's comments on the death penalty in Singapore. Notable cases Wee Shuo Woon v HT S.R.L. [2017] SGCA 23 Turf Club Auto Emporium Pte Ltd v Yeo Boong Hua [2018] SGCA 44 Singsung Pte Ltd v LG 26 Electronics Pte Ltd (trading as L S Electrical Trading) [2016] SGCA 33 Y.E.S. F&B Group Pte Ltd v Soup Restaurant Singapore Pte Ltd (formerly known as Soup Restaurant (Causeway Point) Pte Ltd) [2015] SGCA 55 Acted as counsel in proceedings concerning Gilstead Court, Thomson View, and Shunfu Ville collective sales. Personal life Tan is married and has no children. In March 2022, he was diagnosed with cancer. Bibliography "Dear Adam, Help!" (1988, Hotspot Books) ISBN 9813002352 The Teenage Textbook (1988, Hotspot Books) The Teenage Workbook (1989, Hotspot Books) References External links Adrian Tan at TSMP Law Corporation Internet Movie Database profile of The Teenage Textbook Movie The World According to Adrian Tan - Inkpot Interview Singaporean writers 20th-century Singaporean lawyers Singaporean people of Chinese descent Anglo-Chinese School alumni National University of Singapore alumni Living people 1966 births 21st-century Singaporean lawyers