The Kent Ridge Common, 18 May 2009, Kelvin Teo
SINGAPORE - It has now emerged that a board member of the Methodist Welfare Services, Mr Tongel Yeo, has written an email to four major legal bodies - The Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC), the Law Society, the Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA) and the Singapore Academy of Law, seeking clarifications on whether NMP Siew Kum Hong had contravened the Legal Profession Act. Mr Siew has since responded with confidence that he has not breached any regulations. He has pointed out that even all trained lawyers state their views of what the law in a specific situation would be, in the context and capacity other than being an advocate or solicitor (in reference to section 33 of the Legal Professions Act).
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