Singapore legislation
Regulation 16
of Legal Profession (Representation in Singapore International Commercial Court) Rules 2014
Regulation 16
Subsequent proceedings, statement of the case and defence
Subregulation 1
The conducting solicitor appointed to conduct the subsequent proceedings before the complaints committee must, within 14 days after the date on which the solicitor is appointed (or such longer period as the complaints committee may allow), furnish the secretary with 5 copies, and the foreign lawyer or law expert with one copy, of the statement of the case against the foreign lawyer or law expert.
Subregulation 2
The statement of the case must —
contain the following information on the foreign lawyer or law expert:
the name of the foreign lawyer or law expert;
the name of the law practice (if any) in which the foreign lawyer practises, or that employs or is affiliated with the law expert;
the name of any other institution or organisation that employs or is affiliated with the law expert;
the address of —
the place of business in Singapore of the foreign lawyer or law expert, if any; or
the overseas place of business of the foreign lawyer or law expert, if the foreign lawyer or law expert has no place of business in Singapore;
specify the charge or charges preferred against the foreign lawyer or law expert;
state the facts concisely in numbered paragraphs as in a statement of claim in civil proceedings; and
state the name of the conducting solicitor.
Subregulation 3
The foreign lawyer or law expert may appear before the complaints committee either in person or by a solicitor.
Subregulation 4
The foreign lawyer or law expert must, within 14 days after the date on which the statement of the case is served on the foreign lawyer or law expert, furnish the secretary with 5 copies, and the conducting solicitor with one copy, of the defence of the foreign lawyer or law expert.