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3. Registration required to provide legal services

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(1)

A foreign lawyer must not provide any legal services in or from Singapore unless the foreign lawyer is registered under section 36B or 36C of the Act.

(2)

Nothing in this rule affects —

(a)

the privilege of any individual who is both a solicitor and a foreign lawyer to practise as a solicitor;

(b)

the privilege of any foreign lawyer who is granted full registration under section 36P of the Act to do all or any of the things mentioned in section 36P(1)(a) to (d) of the Act; or

(c)

the privilege of any foreign lawyer who is granted restricted registration under section 36P of the Act to do all or any of the things mentioned in section 36P(2)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act.

Subregulation 1

A foreign lawyer must not provide any legal services in or from Singapore unless the foreign lawyer is registered under section 36B or 36C of the Act.

Subregulation 2

Nothing in this rule affects —

(a)

the privilege of any individual who is both a solicitor and a foreign lawyer to practise as a solicitor;

(b)

the privilege of any foreign lawyer who is granted full registration under section 36P of the Act to do all or any of the things mentioned in section 36P(1)(a) to (d) of the Act; or

(c)

the privilege of any foreign lawyer who is granted restricted registration under section 36P of the Act to do all or any of the things mentioned in section 36P(2)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act.

Report

Part 2

Registration of Foreign Lawyers and Related Matters

Part 3

Registration of Solicitors Practising in Joint Law Ventures and Foreign Law Practices

Part 4

Registration of Regulated Non-Practitioners

Part 5

General

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