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Qualification to be consultant of, or use title of foreign law consultant in, Singapore law practice

Legal Profession (Regulated Individuals) Rules 2015

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—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), a foreign lawyer who is a consultant of a Singapore law practice —(a)may take or use the title of foreign law consultant; but(b)must not take or use the title of consultant.(2) Subject to paragraph (3), a foreign lawyer must not be a consultant of, or take or use the title of foreign law consultant in, a Singapore law practice unless the foreign lawyer has, for a total period of at least 10 years, been one or any combination of the following:(a)a foreign lawyer in practice in a Joint Law Venture, foreign law practice or Singapore law practice;(b)a public prosecutor or a legal officer of the government of any country (other than Singapore) or any territory of that country;(c)a full-time member of the academic staff of —(i)the Faculty of Law of the National University of Singapore;(ii)the School of Law of the Singapore Management University; (iia)the School of Law of the Singapore University of Social Sciences; or(iii)a faculty of law, by whatever name called, of any institution of higher learning in any country (other than Singapore) or any territory of that country.(3) Where any person who is both a solicitor and a foreign lawyer is qualified under section 75D(1) of the Act to take or use the title of consultant in relation to the person’s capacity as a solicitor, nothing in paragraph (1) or (2) affects that qualification of that person to use that title in relation to that capacity.

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