Singapore legislation

Clause 11

of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Clause 11

Amendment of section 75A

Section 75A of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by inserting, immediately after the words “law corporation” in subsection (1)(c), the words “or a limited liability law partnership”;

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the words “law corporations” in subsections (2)(c) and (3)(b) and (c), the words “and limited liability law partnerships”;

(c)

by inserting, immediately after the words “law corporation” in the 2nd line of subsection (3)(f), the words “or a limited liability law partnership”;

(d)

by inserting, immediately after the words “law corporation” in the 5th and last lines of subsection (3)(f), the words “or the limited liability law partnership”;

(e)

by inserting, immediately after the words “law corporations” in subsection (3)(g), the words “or limited liability law partnerships”; and

(f)

by deleting subsection (6) and substituting the following subsection: “(6) Nothing in this section shall affect the right of any advocate and solicitor or law corporation or limited liability law partnership, in addition to the indemnity provided in rules made under this section, to insure himself or the law corporation or the limited liability law partnership further against loss arising from such claims as may be instituted against him or the law corporation or the limited liability law partnership.”.

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