Singapore legislation

Clause 52

of Legal Profession (Amendment) Bill

Clause 52

Amendment of section 116

Section 116 of the principal Act is amended —

(a)

by renumbering the section as subsection (1) of that section, and by inserting immediately thereafter the following subsection:“(2) This Part —

(a)

shall apply to all remuneration and costs received by a Singapore law practice or a solicitor practising in a Singapore law practice, including any such remuneration or costs received in respect of the practice of foreign law; and

(b)

shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to all remuneration and costs received in respect of the practice of Singapore law by —

(i)

a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice; or

(ii)

a solicitor or foreign lawyer registered by the Attorney-General under Part IXA to practise Singapore law.”; and

(b)

by inserting, immediately after the word “Interpretation” in the section heading, the words “and application”.

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