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The Law Society of Singapore v Chen Kok Siang Joseph

[2025] SGHC 44
JurisdictionSingapore
Year2025
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Legal Profession — Professional conduct — Breach — Rule 32 Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015; Legal Profession — Professional conduct — Breach — Rule 5(2) Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015; Legal Profession — Professional conduct — Breach — Rule 17(3) Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015; Legal Profession — Professional conduct — Breach — Rule 18(a) Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015; Legal Profession — Professional conduct — Breach — Rule 22(2) Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015; Legal Profession — Professional conduct — Breach — Rule 11(2)(a) Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015; Legal Profession — Professional conduct — Breach — Rule 16(3)(a) Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015; Legal Profession — Professional conduct — Improper conduct or practice as an advocate and solicitor — Breach of rules of conduct promulgated by Professional Conduct Council under Section 71(2) Legal Profession Act (Cap 161, 2009 Rev Ed) — Section 83(2)(b)(i) Legal Profession Act (Cap 161, 2009 Rev Ed); Legal Profession — Professional conduct — Due cause of sufficient gravity for advocate and solicitor to be liable to punishment — Sentencing principles — Circumstances in which order for advocate and solicitor to be struck off the roll is the presumptive penalty — Section 83(1)(a) Legal Profession Act (Cap 161, 2009 Rev Ed)

Area of Law

Legal Profession

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