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Part I PRELIMINARY

Part II ADMISSION OF ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS

Division 1 — Board of Legal Education

Division 2 — Qualified persons

Part III PRACTISING CERTIFICATES

Part IV PRIVILEGES OF ADVOCATES AND SOLICITORS

Part V THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE

Members of Society and subscriptions

Council of Society

Election of Members of Council

Officers of Council

Powers of Council

Proceedings of Council

General meetings of Society

Part VI PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE, CONDUCT AND DISCIPLINE OF SOLICITORS AND CLERKS

Part VIA LAW CORPORATIONS

Part VII DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

Part VIII REMUNERATION OF SOLICITORS AND LAW CORPORATIONS

Part IX RECOVERY AND TAXATION OF COSTS

Part IXA FOREIGN LAW FIRMS, JOINT LAW VENTURES AND FORMAL LAW ALLIANCES

Part X MISCELLANEOUS

FIRST SCHEDULE Intervention in Solicitor’s Practice

SECOND SCHEDULE Inadequate Professional Services

Legislative History

Comparative Table

 
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On 20/06/2013, you requested for the version in force on 20/06/2013 incorporating all amendments published on or before 20/06/2013. The closest version currently available is that of 30/12/2000.
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Cancellation of registration
130G.
—(1)  The Attorney-General may, by notice in writing to a Joint Law Venture or a Formal Law Alliance, cancel its registration under this Part if the Attorney-General is satisfied that there is sufficient reason for doing so.
[4/2000]
(2)  Without limiting the grounds for cancellation, the registration may be cancelled if —
(a)
the foreign law firm’s home registration authority cancels its registration as a result of criminal, civil or disciplinary proceedings;
(b)
the Joint Law Venture or the Formal Law Alliance fails to comply with any requirement of or imposed under this Part or any rules made thereunder;
(c)
the registration or authorisation of the foreign law firm by its home registration authority has lapsed;
(d)
the foreign law firm has been dissolved or is in liquidation;
(e)
the Joint Law Venture or the Formal Law Alliance fails to comply with any condition imposed on its registration under this Part;
(f)
the Joint Law Venture or the Formal Law Alliance has been dissolved and reconstituted without the approval of the Attorney-General; or
(g)
the Attorney-General is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so.
[4/2000]
(3)  Registration may not be cancelled on any of the grounds specified in subsection (1) or (2) unless the Joint Law Venture or the Formal Law Alliance or the law firms constituting the Venture or Alliance, as the case may be, are given a reasonable opportunity to make written representations to the Attorney-General.
[4/2000]