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If the Disciplinary Committee finds that there has been cause of sufficient gravity for disciplinary action to be taken against the lawyer who is the subject of the complaint, the Law Society will make an application to the Court of Three Judges for an appropriate order against the lawyer, such as an order that the lawyer be censured, fined ...
Recent high-profile decisions of the Court have included the acquittal of MP Christopher de Souza, [8] the fine imposed on Lee Kuan Yew's daughter and niece Kwa Kim Li for her handling of Lee's will, [9] and the suspension of human rights lawyer M Ravi for comments made about the Singapore judiciary. [10] Historical cases have included the ...
The Court of Appeal is Singapore's final court of appeal after the right of appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London was abolished in April 1994. The president has the power to grant pardons on the advice of the cabinet. [2] In 2006, the subordinate courts initiated a pilot scheme to appoint specialist judges to the
The Supreme Court and Subordinate Courts of Singapore: A Charter for Court Users, Singapore: Supreme Court of Singapore & Subordinate Courts of Singapore, 1997, OCLC 224717046. Supreme Court Singapore: Excellence into the Next Millennium, Singapore: Supreme Court of Singapore, 1999, ISBN 978-981-04-1266-1.
The committee comprises the Chief Justice, the Presidents of the Court of Appeal and High Court, the Attorney General, heads of the Bar Council and Law Society of Ireland, and a lay member appointed by the Minister for Justice. The relevant part of the 2015 act was commenced in 2019.
Upheld authority of Canadian Parliament to abolish appeals to the Privy Council in criminal cases. Attorney-General of Canada v. Attorney-General of Ontario (Labour Conventions) (Ontario, Canada) [1937] A.C. 326 Sifton v. Sifton [1938] A.C. 656 Certainty of conditions in a devise Vita Food Products Inc. v. Unus Shipping Co. Ltd. (Nova Scotia ...
Singapore for local entity; London for Bird & Bird: 14 36 50 International 16 Oon & Bazul Singapore: 19 29 48 Domestic 17 K&L Gates Straits Law: Singapore for local entity; Pittsburgh for K&L Gates: 16 24 48 International 18 Herbert Smith Freehills: London & Sydney: 14 15 47 International 19 White & Case: New York City: 14 31 45 International ...
The State Courts of Singapore (formerly the Subordinate Courts) [1] is one of the three categories of courts in Singapore, the other categories being the Supreme Court and Family Justice Courts. The State Courts comprise the District and Magistrate Courts—both of which oversee civil and criminal matters—as well as specialised courts such as ...