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Legal profession [2023] SGHC 282

CHESTER LEE JUN MING

The High Court allowed three admission applications, finding the applicants fit and proper despite one past sexual offence and two academic plagiarism incidents.

  • Admission to the bar
  • Fitness and propriety
  • Plagiarism
  • Sexual offences
  • Disclosure in admission affidavits
  • Admission-to-the-bar
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Medical disciplinary law [2022] SGHC 302

DR ONG KIAN PENG JULIAN v SINGAPORE MEDICAL COUNCIL

The High Court upheld findings that two doctors misused a patient’s contact details for an alleged sexual approach and increased their suspension terms.

  • Misuse of patient information
  • Improper conduct bringing disrepute (s53(1)(c))
  • Admissibility of similar fact evidence
  • Sentencing framework (wong meng hang)
  • Medical-disciplinary-law
  • Improper-conduct-bringing-disrepute
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Legal profession [2022] SGHC 237

SEAN WONG WAI LOONG

The High Court allowed four admission withdrawal applications after Part B cheating incidents, imposing different deferment periods and future compliance conditions.

  • Admission to the bar
  • Examination misconduct
  • Non-disclosure in admissions affidavit
  • Undertakings and deferment of admission
  • Rehabilitation and remediation
  • Bar-admission
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Civil procedure [2019] SGHC 103

WAN HOE KEET (WEN HAOJIE) & Anor v LVM LAW CHAMBERS LLC

The High Court granted an injunction restraining a law firm from acting in a similar suit after finding an equitable duty of confidence from prior settlement negotiations.

  • Duty of confidence
  • Solicitor conflict of interest
  • Misuse of confidential information
  • Settlement confidentiality
  • Quarantine of knowledge
  • Confidentiality
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Probate [2015] SGCA 36

Mahidon Nichiar bte Mohd Ali and others v Dawood Sultan Kamaldin

The Court of Appeal set aside a deed of renunciation by estate beneficiaries, finding they did not understand its effect and the solicitors failed to explain a conflict-bound transaction.

  • Deed of renunciation of beneficial interest
  • Non est factum
  • Solicitor conflict of interest and duty to obtain informed consent
  • Laches
  • Indefeasibility of title under torrens system
  • Rectification of land register
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Legal profession [2014] SGCA 25

Re Beloff Michael Jacob QC

The Court of Appeal set aside the ad hoc admission of Michael Beloff QC, holding that the case did not justify foreign counsel and competent local counsel were available.

  • Ad hoc admission of foreign counsel
  • Special qualifications under s15 lpa
  • Natural justice
  • Court jurisdiction
  • Schemes of arrangement (s210 companies act)
  • Equality of arms
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Medical law [2013] SGHC 122

Lim Mey Lee Susan v Singapore Medical Council

The High Court held that doctors in Singapore owe an inherent ethical duty to charge fair and reasonable fees, and upheld findings that the appellant overcharged and misrepresented invoices.

  • Overcharging
  • Professional misconduct
  • Ethical obligations of professionals
  • Disciplinary sanctions
  • Fee agreements
  • False representation in invoices
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Legal profession discipline [2010] SGHC 69

Law Society of Singapore v Ng Bock Hoh Dixon

The High Court held that a lawyer’s creation of false draft judgments amounted to misconduct unbefitting an advocate and solicitor, and suspended him for two years.

  • Misconduct unbefitting an advocate and solicitor
  • S83(2)(h) legal profession act
  • Sanctions (suspension/striking off)
  • False court documents/forgery
  • Legal-profession-discipline
  • Professional-ethics
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Medical professional discipline [2010] SGHC 51

Gobinathan Devathasan v Singapore Medical Council

The High Court allowed Dr Devathasan’s appeal and set aside his conviction for therapeutic ultrasound, holding the disciplinary committee went beyond the charge and misapplied safety-related reasoning.

  • Professional misconduct
  • Standard of proof
  • Off-label treatment
  • Scope of charge
  • Evidence admissibility
  • Disciplinary procedure
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Agency law [2009] SGHC 28

Yuen Chow Hin and Another v ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd

The High Court held that ERA’s agents acted in conflict of interest and failed to disclose material facts, making ERA liable for the resulting secret profit and costs.

  • Agency by estoppel
  • Conflict of interest
  • Secret profits
  • Duty of disclosure
  • Commission agreements
  • Nominee purchases
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