Singapore legislation
Regulation 45
Regulation 45
Contributions to good causes
Subregulation 1
Subject to this rule —
any legal practitioner or law practice may contribute to good causes, whether by way of donation, sponsorship, subscription or the provision of free services; and
any contribution made by the legal practitioner or law practice may be publicly acknowledged by the recipient of the contribution.
Subregulation 2
Where a legal practitioner or law practice contributes to any good cause, the legal practitioner or law practice must take reasonable steps to ensure that any public acknowledgment of the contribution does not state any information pertaining to the legal practitioner or law practice except —
in the case of a contribution made by a legal practitioner, the legal practitioner’s name, the fact that the legal practitioner is a legal practitioner, and the name of the law practice of which the legal practitioner is a director, a partner or an employee; and
in the case of a contribution made by a law practice, the name of the law practice.
Subregulation 3
A legal practitioner or law practice may endow prizes and scholarships at any school or educational institution, and may be identified in the name of any prize or scholarship as the endower of the prize or scholarship.
Subregulation 4
In this rule, “good cause” includes any registered charity and any other benevolent cause or cause concerned with the promotion of education, sports or the arts.