Legal Profession (International Services) Rules 2008
Table of Contents
Enacting Formula
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Citation and commencement
2 Licence or registration required to provide legal services
3 Permitted areas of legal practice
Part II JOINT LAW VENTURE
4 Application for Joint Law Venture licence
5 Privileges and conditions relevant to Joint Law Venture licence
6 Professional conduct and publicity rules for Joint Law Ventures
7 Transitional provision for foreign law practices
Part III FORMAL LAW ALLIANCE
8 Application for Formal Law Alliance licence
9 Privileges and conditions relevant to Formal Law Alliance licence
Part IV Qualifying Foreign Law Practice
10 Application for Qualifying Foreign Law Practice licence
11 Privileges and conditions relevant to Qualifying Foreign Law Practice licence
12 Professional conduct and publicity rules for Qualifying Foreign Law Practice
Part V LICENSED FOREIGN LAW PRACTICE
13 Application for foreign law practice licence
14 Privileges and conditions applicable to foreign law practice licence
15 Professional conduct and publicity rules for licensed foreign law practice
Part VI REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
16 Application for registration of representative office
17 Privileges and conditions relevant to representative office licence
Part VII FOREIGN LAWYER PRACTISING LAW IN SINGAPORE
18 Application for registration of foreign lawyer to practise foreign law under section 130K of Act
19 Privileges and conditions relevant to registration under section 130K of Act
20 Application for registration of foreign lawyer to practise Singapore law in Joint Law Venture or Qualifying Foreign Law Practice under section 130I of Act
21 Privileges and conditions relevant to registration under section 130I of Act
22 Application for registration of foreign lawyer to practise Singapore law in Singapore law practice under section 130J of Act
23 Privileges and conditions relevant to registration under section 130J of Act
24 Panel of examiners
25 Qualifying examination
26 Professional conduct and etiquette of foreign lawyer registered to practise Singapore law
27 Definitions for this Part
28 Part not to apply to solicitor with practising certificate
Part VIII SOLICITOR PRACTISING IN Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or licensed FOREIGN LAW PRACTICE, etc.
29 Application for registration of solicitor to practise Singapore law under section 130N of Act
30 Privileges and conditions relevant to registration under section 130N of Act
31 Professional conduct and etiquette of solicitor registered to practise Singapore law
32 Application for registration of solicitor to practise foreign law under section 130O of Act
33 Privileges and conditions relevant to registration under section 130O of Act
Part IX FOREIGN INTERESTS IN SINGAPORE LAW PRACTICES
34 Application for approval under section 130L of Act
35 Conditions of approval
Part X GENERAL
36 Forms and fees
37 Period of validity and renewal of licence, approval or registration
38 Power to waive or modify conditions or requirements
39 Power to require information, etc.
40 Register
41 Amendment and issuance of certificates, etc.
42 Consultation with Law Society
43 Revocation
44 Transitional provisions
FIRST SCHEDULE SPECIFIED QUASI-judicial and regulatory bodies, authorities and tribunals
SECOND SCHEDULE Fees