Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015
Table of Contents
Enacting Formula
Part 1 PRELIMINARY
1 Citation and commencement
2 Definitions
3 Application of Parts 2 to 5
4 Principles guiding interpretation of these Rules
Part 2 RULES APPLICABLE TO PRACTICE OF LAW IN SINGAPORE
Division 1 — Relationship with client
5 Honesty, competence and diligence
6 Confidentiality
Division 2 — Relationship with other legal practitioners
7 Responsibilities of legal practitioners to each other
Division 3 — Responsibilities to other persons
8 Conduct in relation to other persons
Part 3 RULES APPLICABLE TO PRACTICE OF SINGAPORE LAW AND PRACTICE IN SINGAPORE COURTS
Division 1 — Role in administration of justice
9 Conduct of proceedings
10 Responsibility for client’s conduct
11 Conflict of interest in proceedings before court or tribunal
12 Communications and dealings with witnesses
13 Respect for court or tribunal and related responsibilities
14 Conducting the defence in criminal proceedings
15 Conducting the prosecution in criminal proceedings
Division 2 — Relationship with client
16 Client money
17 Professional fees and costs
18 Contingency fees prohibited
19 Unauthorised persons
20 Conflict, or potential conflict, between interests of 2 or more clients
21 Conflict, or potential conflict, between interests of current client and former client
22 Conflict, or potential conflict, between interests of client and interests of legal practitioner or law practice, in general
23 Prohibited borrowing transactions
24 Purchases from client
25 Gifts from client
26 Completion of retainer and withdrawal from representation
Division 3 — Relationship with other legal practitioners
27 Principles guiding interpretation of this Division
28 Entering default judgment
29 Allegations against another legal practitioner
30 Communication with court
31 Communication with another legal practitioner
Division 4 — Supervision over staff of law practice
32 Responsibility for staff of law practice
Division 5 — Descriptions and executive appointments
33 Descriptions
34 Executive appointments
Part 4 RULES APPLICABLE TO MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF LAW PRACTICES
35 Responsibilities in relation to management and operation of law practice
36 Responsibilities to practice trainees in law practice
Part 5 RULES APPLICABLE TO TOUTING AND PUBLICITY
37 Principle guiding interpretation of this Part
38 Business, trade or calling
39 Touting and referrals
40 Agreement for referrals
41 Publicity to be in accordance with these Rules
42 General responsibilities
43 Responsibilities relating to publicity within Singapore
44 Misleading, deceptive, inaccurate or false, etc., publicity
45 Contributions to good causes
46 Third-party publicity
47 Giving of free legal advice
48 Publicity outside Singapore
49 Jurisdiction where publicity is conducted
Part 6 MISCELLANEOUS
50 Savings for duties, etc., that exist apart from these Rules
51 Revocation