169. Joint Law Venture

such conditions as may be prescribed; and

such conditions as the Director of Legal Services may think fit to impose in any particular case.

such conditions as may be prescribed; and

such conditions as the Director of Legal Services may think fit to impose in any particular case.

entitles the constitution, in such manner as may be prescribed, of a Joint Law Venture by the foreign law practice and the Singapore law practice to which the licence has been issued;

despite anything to the contrary in Part 4, entitles the Joint Law Venture, during the period of validity of the licence —

to practise Singapore law in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be prescribed; and

to such other privileges as may be prescribed or otherwise conferred by law, or as the Director of Legal Services may confer; and

despite anything to the contrary in Part 4, entitles the constituent foreign law practice of the Joint Law Venture, during the period of validity of the licence —

to practise Singapore law through the Joint Law Venture in, and only in, the permitted areas of legal practice, in accordance with such terms and conditions as may be prescribed; and

to such other privileges as may be prescribed or otherwise conferred by law, or as the Director of Legal Services may confer.

a foreign law practice or Singapore law practice; and

its client, or a client of a Joint Law Venture of which it is the constituent foreign law practice or constituent Singapore law practice,solicitor‑client privilege exists between a Joint Law Venture and its client in the same way as it exists between a solicitor and his or her client.

a Joint Law Venture which is a limited company need not have the word “Limited” or “Berhad” as part of its name; and

a Joint Law Venture which is a private company need not have the word “Private” or “Sendirian” as part of its name.

an entity which, immediately before that date, was or was deemed to be a Joint Law Venture constituted under the repealed section 130B as in force immediately before that date is deemed to be a Joint Law Venture constituted under this section;

the foreign law practice and the Singapore law practice constituting that entity, which were issued, or were deemed to have been issued, a licence under the repealed section 130B as in force immediately before that date, are deemed, until the day on which that licence would otherwise expire or until the Director of Legal Services issues a Joint Law Venture licence in respect of that entity under subsection (13) (whichever is the earlier), to have been issued a Joint Law Venture licence subject to —

the conditions mentioned in subsection (3)(a);

the conditions (if any) imposed by the Attorney‑General under the repealed section 130B(3)(b) or (12) or 130P(5)(b) as in force immediately before that date, subject to which that licence was issued or was deemed to have been issued; and

such conditions as the Director of Legal Services may think fit to impose in any particular case; and

any undertaking provided in respect of that entity under the repealed section 130Q as in force immediately before that date is enforceable by the Director of Legal Services as if that undertaking were provided under section 179.

any application which was made before that date for a Joint Law Venture licence under the repealed section 130B as in force immediately before that date, and which is pending immediately before that date, is deemed to be an application for a Joint Law Venture licence under this section; and

any undertaking provided under the repealed section 130Q as in force immediately before that date, by a person making that application, is deemed to be an undertaking provided under section 179 by that person.