Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Legal Profession (Mandatory Reporting of Specified Pro Bono Services) Rules 2015

Regulation 3

Reporting of specified pro bono services

Every solicitor must, when applying under section 25(1) of the Act for a practising certificate for the whole or any part of a practice year, make a declaration stating —

(a)

whether the solicitor provided any specified pro bono service at any time in the immediately preceding practice year;

(b)

the following details of each specified pro bono service, if any, provided in the immediately preceding practice year:

(i)

the charitable or community organisation, the body providing a relevant legal assistance scheme, the charity or society or the relevant body, if any, to which, or under the auspices of which, the specified pro bono service was provided;

(ii)

the name of the relevant law-related service, relevant legal assistance scheme, relevant committee or relevant matter, if any, in respect of which the specified pro bono service was provided;

(iii)

the designation, if any, used by the solicitor in relation to providing the specified pro bono service;

(iv)

a description of the specified pro bono service;

(v)

the estimated amount of time (in hours) spent providing the specified pro bono service;

(vi)

the date on which, or period over which, the specified pro bono service was provided, or the term of service of the solicitor as a member of a relevant committee;

(vii)

the amount of honorarium (if any) offered for the specified pro bono service provided, whether or not the honorarium was accepted; and

(c)

the total estimated amount of time (in hours) spent providing specified pro bono services in the immediately preceding practice year.

Regulation 3 — Legal Profession (Mandatory Reporting of Specified Pro Bono Services) Rules 2015