Legal Profession (Modified Application of Act for International Services) Rules 2011

No. S 242

Legal Profession Act

(CHAPTER 161)

Legal Profession
(Modified Application of Act
for International Services) Rules 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by sections 74(3), 75B(3) and 130W(2)(x) of the Legal Profession Act, the Minister for Law, after consulting the Attorney-General, hereby makes the following Rules:

Citation and commencement

1. These Rules may be cited as the Legal Profession (Modified Application of Act for International Services) Rules 2011 and shall come into operation on 3rd May 2011.

Modified application of section 73 of Act

2. Section 73 of the Act shall apply, with such modifications as to be read as it appears in the First Schedule, to —

(a)	a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice, in respect of its practice of Singapore law;
(b)	a solicitor registered under section 130N of the Act, in respect of his practice of Singapore law in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice; or
(c)	a foreign lawyer registered under section 130I of the Act, in respect of his practice of Singapore law.

Modified application of First Schedule to Act

3. The First Schedule to the Act shall be modified to be read as it appears in the Second Schedule, when applied to —

(a)	a solicitor registered under section 130N of the Act, in respect of his practice of Singapore law in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice; or
(b)	a foreign lawyer registered under section 130I of the Act, in respect of his practice of Singapore law.

Modified application of Second Schedule to Act

4. The Second Schedule to the Act shall be modified to be read as it appears in the Third Schedule, when applied to —

(a)

the provision, by a solicitor registered under section 130N of the Act, on or after 3rd May 2011, of services which —

(i)	are rendered in connection with his practice of Singapore law in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice; and
(ii)	are not of the quality which it is reasonable to expect of him; or

(b)

the provision, by a foreign lawyer registered under section 130I of the Act, on or after 3rd May 2011, of services which —

(i)	are rendered in connection with his practice of Singapore law; and
(ii)	are not of the quality which it is reasonable to expect of him.

Modified application of Legal Profession (Deposit Interest) Rules

5. The Legal Profession (Deposit Interest) Rules (R 5) shall apply, with such modifications as to be read as they appear in the Fourth Schedule, to —

(a)	a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice, in respect of its practice of Singapore law;
(b)	a solicitor registered under section 130N of the Act, in respect of his practice of Singapore law in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice; or
(c)	a foreign lawyer registered under section 130I of the Act, in respect of his practice of Singapore law.

Modified application of Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Accounts) Rules

6. The Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Accounts) Rules (R 8) shall apply, with such modifications as to be read as they appear in the Fifth Schedule, to —

(a)	a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice, in respect of its practice of Singapore law;
(b)	a solicitor registered under section 130N of the Act, in respect of his practice of Singapore law in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice; or
(c)	a foreign lawyer registered under section 130I of the Act, in respect of his practice of Singapore law.

Modified application of Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Trust Accounts) Rules

7. The Legal Profession (Solicitors’ Trust Accounts) Rules (R 9) shall apply, with such modifications as to be read as they appear in the Sixth Schedule, to —

(a)	a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice, in respect of its practice of Singapore law;
(b)	a solicitor registered under section 130N of the Act, in respect of his practice of Singapore law in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice; or
(c)	a foreign lawyer registered under section 130I of the Act, in respect of his practice of Singapore law.

Modified application of Legal Profession (Accountant’s Report) Rules

8. The Legal Profession (Accountant’s Report) Rules (R 10) shall apply, with such modifications as to be read as they appear in the Seventh Schedule, to —

(a)	a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice, in respect of its practice of Singapore law;
(b)	a solicitor registered under section 130N of the Act, in respect of his practice of Singapore law in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice; or
(c)	a foreign lawyer registered under section 130I of the Act, in respect of his practice of Singapore law.

Modified application of Legal Profession (Inadequate Professional Services Complaint Inquiry) Rules

9. The Legal Profession (Inadequate Professional Services Complaint Inquiry) Rules (R 18) shall be modified to be read as they appear in the Eighth Schedule, when applied to —

(a)

the provision, by a solicitor registered under section 130N of the Act, on or after 3rd May 2011, of services which —

(i)	are rendered in connection with his practice of Singapore law in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice; and
(ii)	are not of the quality which it is reasonable to expect of him; or

(b)

the provision, by a foreign lawyer registered under section 130I of the Act, on or after 3rd May 2011, of services which —

(i)	are rendered in connection with his practice of Singapore law; and
(ii)	are not of the quality which it is reasonable to expect of him.

Revocation

10. The Legal Profession (Modified Application of Act for International Services) Rules 2008 (G.N. No. S 482/2008) are revoked.

Savings and transitional provision

11. Without prejudice to the generality of section 16(1) of the Interpretation Act (Cap. 1), notwithstanding the revocation of the Legal Profession (Modified Application of Act for International Services) Rules 2008, rules 4 and 9 of, and the Third and Eighth Schedules to, those Rules shall continue to apply, as if those Rules had not been revoked, to the provision, by a solicitor registered under section 130N of the Act, on or after 19th September 2008 but before 3rd May 2011, of services which —

(a)	are rendered in connection with his practice of Singapore law in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice; and
(b)	are not of the quality which it is reasonable to expect of him.

Made this 29th day of April 2011.

PANG KIN KEONG

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Law,
Singapore.

[LAW 32/001/8.21 Vol. 2; AG/LLRD/SL/161/2010/13 Vol. 1]

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

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