Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 9A · Law Practice Entities
143. Effect of disciplinary action
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An individual must not be a manager of a limited liability law partnership if —
manager
“limited liability partnership agreement”, “manager” and “officer” have the meanings given by the Limited Liability Partnerships Act 2005.
he or she has been suspended from practice or struck off the roll pursuant to such disciplinary proceedings under this Act as are applicable to a solicitor;
roll
“roll” means the roll of advocates and solicitors of the Supreme Court kept under section 16;
his or her registration under section 36B, 36C or 36D has been cancelled or suspended, or the approval given to him or her under section 176(1) has been cancelled or suspended, pursuant to such disciplinary proceedings under this Act as are applicable to a regulated foreign lawyer; or
regulated foreign lawyer
“regulated foreign lawyer” means a foreign lawyer who is registered under section 36B, 36C or 36D, or who is granted an approval under section 176(1), and includes, for the purposes of Part 7, a foreign lawyer whose registration under section 36B, 36C or 36D or approval under section 176(1) is cancelled or suspended, or lapses, after the commencement of disciplinary proceedings against the foreign lawyer;
he or she has been ordered to divest himself or herself of any shares or equity interests he or she may have in a Singapore law practice pursuant to such disciplinary proceedings under this Act as are applicable to a regulated non‑practitioner.
Singapore law practice
“Singapore law practice” means —(a)a law firm;(b)a limited liability law partnership; or(c)a law corporation;