Top criminal lawyer Subhas Anandan has criticized the Law Society of Singapore’s management of the M Ravi fiasco which shocked the entire nation.
A representative from the Law Society Wong Siew Hong submitted a letter from Mr Ravi’s psychiatrist Dr Calvin Fones in High Court accusing him of being ‘unfit’ to practise law, a stunning move which was dismissed by the judge Justice Pillai.
In a strongly-worded letter to the Law Society signed by the Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore (ACLS) President Subhas Anandan, ACLS criticized the Law Society, saying that it viewed “with some trepidation” the actions of Mr Wong.
“The incident left a very bitter taste in the mouths and has potentially brought the Bar into disrepute…Justice Pillai acquitted himself well by ignoring (the society) representative who had absolutely no locus in this matter,” it added. Full story
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