Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline
75D. Qualification to use title of consultant
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Subject to subsection (1A), a solicitor must not take or use the title of consultant unless he or she has, for a period of not less than 10 years in the aggregate, been —
solicitor
“advocate and solicitor”, “advocate” and “solicitor” mean an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
a solicitor in practice;
a relevant legal officer;
a full-time member of the academic staff of the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore, the School of Law of the Singapore Management University or the School of Law of the Singapore University of Social Sciences; or
holding any combination of occupations referred to in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).
Where any person who is both a solicitor and a foreign lawyer is qualified under any rules made under section 36M to take or use the title of consultant in relation to his or her capacity as a foreign lawyer, nothing in subsection (1) affects his or her qualification to use that title in relation to that capacity.
foreign lawyer
“foreign lawyer” means an individual who is duly authorised or registered to practise law in a state or territory other than Singapore by a foreign authority having the function conferred by law of authorising or registering persons to practise law in that state or territory;
Any solicitor who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.