Regulation 8

A foreign lawyer who is registered under section 36C of the Act may practise foreign law in or from Singapore in a Singapore law practice, Joint Law Venture, Qualifying Foreign Law Practice or licensed foreign law practice.

Despite paragraph (1), a foreign lawyer who is registered under section 36C 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.

Despite paragraph (1), a foreign lawyer who is registered under section 36C 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.

Every foreign lawyer registered under section 36C 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.

The insurance policies referred to in paragraph (4) 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 (4) and (5) do not apply to a foreign lawyer registered under section 36C 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.