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Re: COI hearing cost SMRT and LTA S$10 million
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Aug 6, 2012, 12:18:00 PM8/6/12
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On Aug 6, 11:20 am, Piku Choo <pikuc...@gmail.com> wrote:
> It was revealed last Friday that the COI formed to look into the cause
> of the MRT breakdown had cost $10 million. An LTA spokesman was quoted
> as saying: "The COI process was important to LTA. Credible experts and
> good lawyers were hired to ensure an optimal outcome...."
>
> We can understand the need for experts. My question is why were
> lawyers needed at the inquiry? What is the lawyer's contribution to
> determining the cause of the breakdown? How much of the $10 million
> went to pay their legal fees? Apparently LTA was represented by a
> lawyer (Andrew Yeo) from the law firm Allen & Gledhill. Wasn't Foreign
> minister K Shanmugam a senior partner in that firm?
I thought COI....sai right?
wrecker
> It was revealed last Friday that the COI formed to look into the cause
> of the MRT breakdown had cost $10 million. An LTA spokesman was quoted
> as saying: "The COI process was important to LTA. Credible experts and
> good lawyers were hired to ensure an optimal outcome...."
>
> We can understand the need for experts. My question is why were
> lawyers needed at the inquiry? What is the lawyer's contribution to
> determining the cause of the breakdown? How much of the $10 million
> went to pay their legal fees? Apparently LTA was represented by a
> lawyer (Andrew Yeo) from the law firm Allen & Gledhill. Wasn't Foreign
> minister K Shanmugam a senior partner in that firm?
I thought COI....sai right?
wrecker
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