Legal Profession (Law Practice Entities) Rules 2015

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1 Citation and commencement

3 Threshold requirements for Singapore law practice

4 Application of this Part

5 Licensing of law firm

7 Language of name of law firm

8 Contents of name of law firm

9 Initials and acronyms

10 Name of law firm not to be descriptive of services provided

11 Notification of change of particulars

12 Submission of lodged documents

13 Appeal against decision of Director of Legal Services

14 Licensing of limited liability law partnership

15 Name of limited liability law partnership

18 Notification of transfer of business

19 Notification of change of particulars

20 Submission of lodged documents

22 Relationship between client and limited liability law partnership with related law corporation

23 Holding of shares in related law corporation

24 Concurrent appointments in limited liability law partnership and in related law corporation

25 Appeal against decision of Director of Legal Services

26 Licensing of law corporation

27 Memorandum and articles of association, or constitution

28 Application for alteration of memorandum or articles of association, or constitution

29 Name of law corporation

30 Notification of transfer of business

31 Notification of change of particulars

32 Submission of lodged documents

34 Relationship between client and law corporation with related Singapore law practice

35 Concurrent appointments in law corporation and in related Singapore law practice

36 Holding of shares in law corporation with related Singapore law practice

37 Holding of shares in law corporation by foreign lawyer, foreign law practice or regulated non-practitioner

38 Savings and transitional provisions for certain approvals required by person holding shares in law corporation

39 Appeal against decision of Director of Legal Services

40 Application of this Part

41 Approval of formation and name of Singapore group practice

42 Purpose of Singapore group practice

43 Description of Singapore group practice

44 Management of Singapore group practice

46 Separate liability

47 Incapacity or death of sole proprietor

48 Appeal against decision of Director of Legal Services

49 Licence required to provide legal services

50 Permitted areas of legal practice

51 Application for Joint Law Venture licence

52 Privileges and conditions relevant to Joint Law Venture licence

53 Transitional provision for foreign law practices

54 Application for Formal Law Alliance licence

55 Privileges and conditions relevant to Formal Law Alliance licence

56 Application for Qualifying Foreign Law Practice licence

57 Privileges and conditions relevant to Qualifying Foreign Law Practice licence

58 Application for foreign law practice licence

59 Privileges and conditions applicable to foreign law practice licence

60 Application of this Division

62 Approval of formation and name of foreign group practice

63 Purpose of foreign group practice

64 Description of foreign group practice

65 Management of foreign group practice

67 Separate liability

68 Incapacity or death of sole proprietor

69 Notice of establishment, or cessation of operations, of representative office

70 Application for approval under section 176(1) of Act

71 Conditions of approval under section 176(1) of Act

72 Application for, and condition of, approval under section 176(9) of Act

73 Cancellation of approval under section 176(1) or (9) of Act in certain circumstances

75 Period of validity and renewal of licence or approval

76 Power to waive or modify conditions or requirements

77 Power to require information, etc.

80 Appeal against decision of Director of Legal Services

81 Sharing of premises

82 Consultation with Council

83 Amendment and issuance of certificates, etc.

FIRST SCHEDULE

Rules 5(1)(b), 14(1)(b), 26(1)(b), 41(2)(b), 62(2)(b), 69(1)(c), 74(1) and (4), 78(2) and 83

Fees

Application fee for application under section 131(1) of the Act for issue of law firm licence and approval of name or proposed name of law firm

$950

Fee for law firm licence

$50

Application fee for application under section 138(1) of the Act for issue of limited liability law partnership licence and approval of name or proposed name of limited liability law partnership

$950

Fee for limited liability law partnership licence

$50

Application fee for application under section 153(1) of the Act for issue of law corporation licence and approval of name or proposed name of law corporation

$950

Fee for law corporation licence

$50

Application fee for application under rule 41(1) for approval to form Singapore group practice and approval of name or proposed name of Singapore group practice

$950

Fee for certificate of approval of Singapore group practice

$50

Application fee for application under section 169(1) of the Act for Joint Law Venture licence

$6,000

10.

Fee for Joint Law Venture licence

$50

11.

Application fee for application under section 170(1) of the Act for Formal Law Alliance licence

$3,400

12.

Fee for Formal Law Alliance licence

$50

13.

Application fee for application under section 171(1) of the Act for Qualifying Foreign Law Practice licence, or for the renewal of any such licence

$20,000

14.

Fee for Qualifying Foreign Law Practice licence or for the renewal of any such licence, for a period of 5 years or shorter

$1,000

15.

Application fee for application under section 172(1) of the Act for foreign law practice licence

$3,400

16.

Fee for foreign law practice licence

$50

17.

Application fee for application under rule 62(1) for approval to form foreign group practice and approval of name or proposed name of foreign group practice

$950

18.

Fee for certificate of approval of foreign group practice

$50

19.

Fee for notice under section 173(1) of the Act of establishment of representative office

$450

20.

Fee for certificate of registration of representative office

$50

21.

Application fee for application for approval under section 176(1) or (9) of the Act

$1,100

22.

Fee for certificate of approval under section 176(1) or (9) of the Act

$50

23.

Fee under rule 78(2) for inspection of register or making information in register available

$50

24.

Application fee for application under rule 83 —

$50

(a)	to amend a licence, certificate of approval or certificate of registration issued under Part IXA of the Act or under these Rules; or

(b)	to issue a certified true copy of any such licence, certificate of approval or certificate of registration

[S 480/2018 wef 01/08/2018]

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