Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5A · Prevention of Money Laundering, Terrorism Financing and Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
70E. Keeping of records
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A legal practitioner must maintain —
legal practitioner
“legal practitioner” means any advocate and solicitor or foreign lawyer to whom this Part applies;
all documents and records relating to each relevant matter in which the legal practitioner has acted; and
all documents and records obtained by the legal practitioner through the customer due diligence measures performed under section 70C.
A law practice must maintain —
law practice
“law practice” means a Singapore law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice, a licensed foreign law practice, the constituent foreign law practice of a Joint Law Venture, or a foreign law practice which is a member of a Formal Law Alliance, and includes a Joint Law Venture, a Formal Law Alliance and any branch or office outside Singapore of a Singapore law practice;
all documents and records relating to each relevant matter in which the law practice, or any legal practitioner in the law practice, has acted; and
all documents and records obtained by the law practice, or by any legal practitioner in the law practice, through the customer due diligence measures performed under section 70C.
The documents and records mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) must be maintained for such periods as may be prescribed.
For the purposes of subsection (3), different periods may be prescribed for different documents and records.