Singapore legislation
Regulation 6
Regulation 6
Privileges and conditions relevant to registration under section 36B of Act
Subregulation 1
A foreign lawyer who is registered under section 36B of the Act may —
practise Singapore law in a Singapore law practice, Joint Law Venture or Qualifying Foreign Law Practice only in the permitted areas of legal practice;
practise Singapore law in a licensed foreign law practice (not being a constituent foreign law practice of a Joint Law Venture) only in accordance with rule 59(2) of the Legal Profession (Law Practice Entities) Rules 2015 (G.N. No. S 699/2015); and
practise foreign law in or from Singapore in a Singapore law practice, Joint Law Venture, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or licensed foreign law practice.
Subregulation 2
Despite paragraph (1), a foreign lawyer who is registered under section 36B of the Act, and is also granted full registration under section 36P of the Act, may do all or any of the things mentioned in section 36P(1)(a) to (d) of the Act in a Singapore law practice, Joint Law Venture, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or licensed foreign law practice.
Subregulation 3
Despite paragraph (1), a foreign lawyer who is registered under section 36B of the Act, and is also granted restricted registration under section 36P of the Act, may do all or any of the things mentioned in section 36P(2)(a), (b) and (c) of the Act in a Singapore law practice, Joint Law Venture, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or licensed foreign law practice.
Subregulation 4
A foreign lawyer who is registered under section 36B of the Act may practise Singapore law in a Singapore law practice only if the total number of solicitors practising in the Singapore law practice is at least 2 times the total number of regulated foreign lawyers (if any) who practise in, are directors, partners or shareholders in, or share in the profits of, the Singapore law practice.
Subregulation 5
Every foreign lawyer registered under section 36B of the Act must maintain, throughout the foreign lawyer’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 foreign lawyer’s practice in a Singapore law practice, Joint Law Venture, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or licensed foreign law practice.
Subregulation 6
The insurance policies referred to in paragraph (5) 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.
Subregulation 7
Paragraphs (5) and (6) do not apply to a foreign lawyer registered under section 36B of the Act if the Singapore law practice, Joint Law Venture, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or licensed foreign law practice in which the foreign lawyer practises has provided for its insurance policies to cover the foreign lawyer to the extent required under those paragraphs.
Subregulation 8
The registration under section 36B of the Act of a foreign lawyer who practises Singapore law in a Singapore law practice, Joint Law Venture, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or licensed foreign law practice —
lapses, if —
the Singapore law practice, Joint Law Venture, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or licensed foreign law practice is dissolved or in liquidation; or
the law firm licence, limited liability law partnership licence or law corporation licence of the Singapore law practice, the Joint Law Venture licence of the Joint Law Venture, the Qualifying Foreign Law Practice licence of the Qualifying Foreign Law Practice, or the foreign law practice licence of the licensed foreign law practice, as the case may be, is suspended or revoked under section 133, 145, 161, 174 or 175 of the Act; and
is suspended for such period (not exceeding 12 months) as the Director of Legal Services may think fit, if the foreign lawyer ceases to practise in any Singapore law practice, Joint Law Venture, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or licensed foreign law practice.