Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Professional Practice, Conduct and Discipline
79. Acting for housing developer and purchaser prohibited
Feedback & supportWhere a solicitor acts for a housing developer in a sale of immovable property developed under a housing development, a specified person must not, in the sale of any immovable property developed under the same housing development, act for the purchaser of the property unless a certificate of fitness for occupation in respect thereof has been issued by the Commissioner of Building Control or other relevant authority.
solicitor
“advocate and solicitor”, “advocate” and “solicitor” mean an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
In subsection (1) —
“develop”, “housing developer” and “housing development” have the meanings given by the Housing Developers (Control and Licensing) Act 1965;
“sale of immovable property” includes the grant of a lease for a term exceeding 3 years;
“specified person”, in relation to a solicitor, means —
the solicitor himself or herself;
any member or assistant of the firm of which the solicitor is a member either as a partner, a consultant or an employee;
any director or employee of the law corporation of which the solicitor is a director or an employee; or
law corporation
“law corporation” means a company licensed as a law corporation under section 153;
any partner or employee of the limited liability law partnership of which the solicitor is a partner or an employee.
limited liability law partnership
“limited liability law partnership” means a limited liability partnership licensed as a limited liability law partnership under section 138;
Subsection (1) is without prejudice to any law affecting solicitors who act for parties where there is a conflict of interest or where a conflict of interest may arise.
Disciplinary proceedings may be taken against any solicitor who acts in contravention of subsection (1).