Singapore legislation
Regulation 11
Regulation 11
Qualification to be consultant of, or use title of foreign law consultant in, Singapore law practice
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (3), a foreign lawyer who is a consultant of a Singapore law practice —
may take or use the title of foreign law consultant; but(b)must not take or use the title of consultant.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (3), a foreign lawyer must not be a consultant of, or take or use the title of foreign law consultant in, a Singapore law practice unless the foreign lawyer has, for a total period of at least 10 years, been one or any combination of the following:
a foreign lawyer in practice in a Joint Law Venture, foreign law practice or Singapore law practice;
a public prosecutor or a legal officer of the government of any country (other than Singapore) or any territory of that country;
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; (iia)the School of Law of the Singapore University of Social Sciences; or
a faculty of law, by whatever name called, of any institution of higher learning in any country (other than Singapore) or any territory of that country.
Subregulation 3
Where any person who is both a solicitor and a foreign lawyer is qualified under section 75D(1) of the Act to take or use the title of consultant in relation to the person’s capacity as a solicitor, nothing in paragraph (1) or (2) affects that qualification of that person to use that title in relation to that capacity.