Singapore legislation
Section 135
Section 135
Register of law firms
(1)
The Director of Legal Services is required —
to keep a register of all law firms licensed under section 131 in such form and manner as the Director of Legal Services thinks fit and to have custody of the register and all documents relating to it; and
to allow any person to inspect the register in such manner as the Director of Legal Services thinks fit.
(2)
The Director of Legal Services is required to enter in the register of law firms the name of every law firm licensed under section 131.
(3)
Where a law firm has ceased providing legal services or has been wound up —
the law firm licence which was issued to the law firm lapses; and
the Director of Legal Services may cancel the registration of the law firm.
(4)
In this section, “legal services” means the legal services which an advocate and solicitor who has in force a practising certificate can perform under this Act.