Legal Profession (Foreign Representation in Singapore International Commercial Court) (Amendment) Rules 2015

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 14 May 2015

No. S 277

Legal Profession Act

(CHAPTER 161)

Legal Profession
(Foreign Representation in
Singapore International Commercial Court)
(Amendment) Rules 2015

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 36Y of the Legal Profession Act, we, the Rules Committee, makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Legal Profession (Foreign Representation in Singapore International Commercial Court) (Amendment) Rules 2015 and come into operation on 15 May 2015.

Amendment of rule 3

2. Rule 3(2) of the Legal Profession (Foreign Representation in Singapore International Commercial Court) Rules 2014 (G.N. No. S 851/2014) is amended —

(a)

by deleting sub‑paragraph (ii) of sub‑paragraph (c) and substituting the following sub‑paragraph:

“(ii)

in which the Singapore International Commercial Court has allowed, under Order 110, Rule 37(5)(b) of the Rules of Court, a party to continue to be represented by a registered foreign lawyer or by a solicitor registered under section 130N of the Act;”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “a named registered foreign lawyer” in sub‑paragraph (e)(ii), the words “, or a named solicitor registered under section 130N of the Act,”.

Amendment of rule 38

3. Rule 38 of the Legal Profession (Foreign Representation in Singapore International Commercial Court) Rules 2014 is amended by deleting paragraph (2) and substituting the following paragraph:

“(2) For the purposes of section 36S(1) of the Act, due cause may be shown by proof that a registered foreign lawyer has contravened any provision of the Code of Ethics.”.

Made on 11 May 2015.

SUNDARESH MENON

Chief Justice.

V K RAJAH, SC

Attorney-General.

BELINDA ANG SAW EAN

Judge.

TAY YONG KWANG

Judge.

QUENTIN LOH

Judge.

STEVEN CHONG

Judge.

VINODH COOMARASWAMY

Judge.

SEE KEE OON

Presiding Judge of the State Courts.

FOO TUAT YIEN

District Judge.

CAVINDER BULL, SC

Advocate and Solicitor.

ANG CHENG HOCK, SC

Advocate and Solicitor.

[RSCS R7/7 Vol. 16; AG/LEGIS/SL/161/2015/5 Vol. 1]

(To be presented to Parliament under section 131 of the Legal Profession Act).

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