Regulation 16

A solicitor who is registered under section 36F of the Act may practise foreign law in or from Singapore in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice in which the solicitor is so registered to practise.

Every solicitor registered under section 36F of the Act must maintain, throughout the solicitor’s period of registration, one or more insurance policies which provide indemnity against loss arising from claims in respect of civil liability in connection with the solicitor’s practice in a Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, a Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or a licensed foreign law practice.

The insurance policies referred to in paragraph (2) must be of similar coverage terms and for at least the amount required under any rules made under section 75A of the Act in respect of solicitors or such other amount as the Director of Legal Services may specify.

Paragraphs (2) and (3) do not apply to a solicitor registered under section 36F of the Act if the Joint Law Venture or its constituent foreign law practice, the Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or the licensed foreign law practice in which the solicitor is so registered to practise has provided for its insurance policies to cover the solicitor to the extent required under those paragraphs.

A solicitor registered under section 36F of the Act must notify the Director of Legal Services in writing, within 7 days after the event, of being issued a practising certificate under section 25 of the Act.

A solicitor who is registered, or is deemed to be registered, under section 36F of the Act must, in order to continue practising foreign law in a Joint Law Venture or foreign law practice after the expiry of that registration on or after 18 December 2015 —