Singapore legislation
Regulation 3
Regulation 3
Commencement of Disciplinary Tribunal proceedings by Society
Subregulation 1
Where the Council applies to the Chief Justice under section 89(1) to appoint a Disciplinary Tribunal to hear and investigate a matter against a regulated legal practitioner, the Society shall, within 2 working days after the date the Council makes the application —
inform the Secretariat of the application to the Chief Justice; and
provide the Secretariat with the following information:
the full name of the regulated legal practitioner;
such of the following as may be applicable:
the name of the law practice at which the regulated legal practitioner practises or last practised in Singapore;
if the regulated legal practitioner is a foreign lawyer who is registered under section 36D, the name of the Singapore law practice which the regulated legal practitioner is a director, partner or shareholder in, or shares in the profits of;
such of the following as may be applicable:
the principal address and any other address or addresses at which the regulated legal practitioner practises or last practised in Singapore;
if the regulated legal practitioner is a foreign lawyer who is registered under section 36D, the principal address, and any other address or addresses, in Singapore of the Singapore law practice which the regulated legal practitioner is a director, partner or shareholder in, or shares in the profits of;
such of the following as may be applicable:
the telephone and facsimile numbers of the office or offices at which the regulated legal practitioner practises or last practised in Singapore;
if the regulated legal practitioner is a foreign lawyer who is registered under section 36D, the telephone and facsimile numbers of the office or offices in Singapore of the Singapore law practice which the regulated legal practitioner is a director, partner or shareholder in, or shares in the profits of;
the Singapore residential address or addresses of the regulated legal practitioner;
the Singapore residential telephone number or numbers of the regulated legal practitioner;
the electronic mail address or addresses of the regulated legal practitioner;
the identification number of the regulated legal practitioner;
the charge or charges against the regulated legal practitioner;
the names of the members of any Review Committee or Inquiry Committee to which the matter against the regulated legal practitioner had been referred;
the name and contact particulars of the solicitor appointed to represent the Society before the Disciplinary Tribunal.
Subregulation 2
The solicitor appointed to represent the Society before the Disciplinary Tribunal shall, within 8 days after the date the Council makes the application, furnish the Secretariat with 5 copies of each of the following documents:
the complaint against the regulated legal practitioner;
the statement of the case in Form 1, specifying the charges and allegations that the regulated legal practitioner is required to answer.
Subregulation 3
Where the Council applies to the Chief Justice under section 89(1) read with section 82B(3) or (4) to appoint a Disciplinary Tribunal to hear and investigate a matter against a regulated non‑practitioner, the Society must, within 2 working days after the date the Council makes the application —
inform the Secretariat of the application to the Chief Justice; and
provide the Secretariat with the following information:
the full name of the regulated non‑practitioner;
the name of the law practice which the regulated non‑practitioner is a director, partner or shareholder in, or shares in the profits of;
the principal address, and any other address or addresses, in Singapore of that law practice;
the telephone and facsimile numbers of the office or offices in Singapore of that law practice;
the Singapore residential address or addresses of the regulated non‑practitioner;
the Singapore residential telephone number or numbers of the regulated non‑practitioner;
the electronic mail address or addresses of the regulated non‑practitioner;
the identification number of the regulated non‑practitioner;
the charge or charges against the regulated non‑practitioner;
the names of the members of any Review Committee or Inquiry Committee to which the matter against the regulated non‑practitioner had been referred;
the name and contact particulars of the solicitor appointed to represent the Society before the Disciplinary Tribunal.
Subregulation 4
The solicitor appointed to represent the Society before the Disciplinary Tribunal must, within 8 days after the date the Council makes the application, furnish the Secretariat with 5 copies of each of the following documents:
the complaint against the regulated non‑practitioner;
the statement of the case in Form 1, specifying the charges and allegations that the regulated non‑practitioner is required to answer.