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CALC Conference 2026, Singapore

The Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel (“CALC”) Conference 2026, Singapore was held from 15 to 17 July 2026 at The Fullerton Hotel Singapore, with the theme “Legislating in a Changing World”. The Conference featured discussions on how legislative drafters can meet the challenges of an evolving legal and socio-political landscape while upholding core drafting principles and practices.

As technology advances and the needs and priorities of societies change, so too must the laws and the law-making process. Legislative drafters must now address issues such as how to ensure technology-neutral laws in the era of digital governance and how to best leverage on AI and other technologies in legislative drafting.

To stay relevant, legislative drafters will have to equip themselves with the right skillsets and values so that they can effectively discharge their duties as guardians of the statute book.

More than 200 delegates from over 40 jurisdictions attended the Conference.

Commonwealth Association of Legislative Counsel

The object of CALC is to promote cooperation in matters of professional interest among people in the Commonwealth engaged in legislative drafting, training people in legislative drafting or editing legislative drafts. CALC has members in most parts of the Commonwealth.

CALC was established at the Commonwealth Law Conference held in Hong Kong in 1983. Meetings of CALC were held in conjunction with each Commonwealth Law Conference until 2022 when CALC conferences became separate.

Find out more on the CALC website ↗ (opens in new tab).

Attorney-General’s Chambers of Singapore

The Conference was organised by the Attorney-General’s Chambers (“AGC”) of Singapore, an Organ of State whose mission is to be the guardian of the public interest and the steward of the rule of law. AGC is led by the Attorney-General of Singapore, who is the Legal Advisor to the Singapore Government and the Public Prosecutor.

The AGC’s Legislation Division is Singapore’s central law drafting office and keeper of the Singapore Statute Book. The Division provides law drafting and legislative consultancy services for Bills and subsidiary legislation to all Ministries, Organs of State and statutory bodies in Singapore.

Find out more on the AGC website ↗ (opens in new tab).