'A true Renaissance Man': Shanmugam leads tributes to late Law Society president Adrian Tan

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SINGAPORE: Tributes have poured in for the late Adrian Tan, president of the Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc), who died on Saturday (Jul 8) aged 57 after fighting cancer for more than a

, president of the Law Society of Singapore , who died on Saturday aged 57 after fighting cancer for more than a year.

"A sharp mind with a wonderful heart," wrote Mr Shanmugam in a Facebook post."I have had the privilege of knowing him for many years. His passing is a big loss." Local photographer Darren Soh thanked Mr Tan for"Mui Ee, Chung Kai, Sissy, Kok Sean and other awkward teenagers" - characters in the books that so many readers, including Mr Soh himself, could"painfully relate to so we knew for sure we were not the only weird ones growing up".Personalities in Singapore's literary scene also mourned the passing of Mr Tan.

Describing himself as a “masked litigator, advocate for advocates, socially and emotionally distant law firm partner” in his LinkedIn profile, Mr Tan wrote virally popular posts ranging from school admissions to migrant workers.

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