Singapore legislation

Regulation 42

of Legal Profession (Law Practice Entities) Rules 2015

Regulation 42

Purpose of Singapore group practice

Amended byS 480/2018 wef 01/08/2018S 480/2018 wef 01/08/2018S 480/2018 wef 01/08/2018

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 480/2018 wef 01/08/2018

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

Amended byS 480/2018 wef 01/08/2018

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

Amended byS 480/2018 wef 01/08/2018

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.