Legal Profession (Law Practice Entities) Rules 2015 · As enacted · Part 5 · Singapore Group Practices
42. Purpose of Singapore group practice
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The purpose of a Singapore group practice is to enable the Singapore law practices in the Singapore group practice to come together in mutual cooperation without being partners of each other.
Subject to any other written law or rule of law, a Singapore law practice in a Singapore group practice may instruct another Singapore law practice in the Singapore group practice to undertake work entrusted by a client to the instructing Singapore law practice, unless the client gives any written instruction to the contrary.
A solicitor in a Singapore law practice in a Singapore group practice may, if the solicitor is a commissioner for oaths or notary public, attest to any document requiring the attestation of any client of another Singapore law practice in the Singapore group practice.
Subregulation 1
The purpose of a Singapore group practice is to enable the Singapore law practices in the Singapore group practice to come together in mutual cooperation without being partners of each other.
Subregulation 2
Subject to any other written law or rule of law, a Singapore law practice in a Singapore group practice may instruct another Singapore law practice in the Singapore group practice to undertake work entrusted by a client to the instructing Singapore law practice, unless the client gives any written instruction to the contrary.
Subregulation 3
A solicitor in a Singapore law practice in a Singapore group practice may, if the solicitor is a commissioner for oaths or notary public, attest to any document requiring the attestation of any client of another Singapore law practice in the Singapore group practice.