Law graduate called to Bar after confessing to plagiarism pledges to 'justify the faith' placed in her
A law graduate who was called to the Bar after a five-month deferment for having plagiarised during an exam, and lying about it later, said Thursday that she will focus on justifying the faith placed in her by the law fraternity and to"make everyone proud". In 2020, the National University of Singapore law graduate was found to have plagiarised from a sample essay in an open-book exam. She lied about doing so in a subsequent inquiry.
NUS Law then held an inquiry a month later after it realised Ms Ong's answer had substantial similarities to three other students' answers. "The applicant subsequently completed her undergraduate studies without any further issues or incidents," said Chief Justice Menon.