SINGAPORE – There has been a troubling rise in breaches of ethics and professional standards by lawyers, and the profession must act together to guard against a drop in standards, Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon said on Monday.
In many cases, lawyers acted contrary to their clients’ instructions, failed to keep their clients reasonably informed of the proceedings, or were disloyal to their clients’ interests. He said he has asked Justice Valerie Thean and Senior Counsel Jimmy Yim to spearhead a team that will develop a strategy aimed at re-establishing the moral centre and the values of the profession for existing practitioners, and at fostering this among new entrants to the ranks.
All 11 candidates who cheated in the exam have been allowed to withdraw their applications to be admitted to the Bar. CJ Menon said: “Even with hybrid arrangements, we should not think that mentoring can be put aside just because we are working from home. On the contrary, there must be a conscientious, intentional effort to mentor our juniors and to invest in their developmental growth.”
So what does the Chief Justice intend to do with those legal professional misconduct? When even a lawyer can challenge their client- you not happy, you can complain me to the law society and this lawyer is prolly still around 🤣 How does this justice system works is beyond me.
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