Singapore News - The Law Society of Singapore has elected Mr Jason Chan Tai-Hui as its 28th president. In a press statement on Sunday, the council of the Law Society said Mr Chan’s term as president will take immediate effect, and will continue until Dec 31. The election was. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Former lawyer, Jeffrey Ong Su Aun, was jailed for 19 years on Monday after he misappropriated nearly $76 million of his clients’ money. This included more than $33 million that a company called Allied Technologies had agreed to escrow with his then firm. On. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - Suspended lawyer Ravi Madasamy, who is also known as M. Ravi, was charged in court on Friday with one count each of assault and behaving in a disorderly manner in public. The 54-year-old allegedly slapped a man on his left cheek in the vicinity of Yio Chu Kang MRT station. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Singapore News - A lawyer with 29 years’ experience overcharged a client by billing the company $1.34 million in professional fees for work that was later assessed to be worth $288,000. Mr Syn Kok Kay, who was the sole proprietor of Patrick Chin Syn & Co, also flouted a court order to. Read more at www.tnp.sg