Law Society of Singapore strikes Pritam Singh off the rolls

Workers’ Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh was struck off the rolls on Thursday after the Court of Three Judges decided on the disciplinary action initiated by the Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc). This follows his conviction for giving false evidence under oath. Apart from being a Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC, Singh was also a non-practising lawyer. Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon presided over the hearing, alongside Justice Kannan Ramesh and Justice See Kee Oon. The Court of Three Judge...

By CNA

Pritam Singh struck off as lawyer after not contesting Law Society application

Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon said it was not disputed that the WP chief's offences involved dishonesty, and did not meet the high threshold for an exception to being struck off.