Singapore legislation

Clause 3

of Civil Law (Amendment) Bill

Clause 3

Related amendment to Legal Profession Act

Section 107 of the Legal Profession Act (Cap. 161) is amended by inserting, immediately after subsection (3), the following subsections:“(3A) To avoid doubt, this section does not prevent a solicitor from —

(a)

introducing or referring a Third‑Party Funder to the solicitor’s client, so long as the solicitor does not receive any direct financial benefit from the introduction or referral;

(b)

advising on or drafting a third‑party funding contract for the solicitor’s client or negotiating the contract on behalf of the client; and

(c)

acting on behalf of the solicitor’s client in any dispute arising out of the third‑party funding contract.(3B) In subsection (3A) —“direct financial benefit” does not include any fee, disbursement or expense payable by the solicitor’s client for the provision of legal services by the solicitor to the client;“Third‑Party Funder” and “third-party funding contract” have the same meanings as in section 5B of the Civil Law Act (Cap. 43).”.

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