Professional conduct
Professional conduct is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 62 cases from 2000 to 2024.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Professional conduct, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| WongPartnership LLP53.85% success rate | 13 cases21.0% of area |
| Allen & Gledhill LLP42.86% success rate | 7 cases11.3% of area |
| Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP50.00% success rate | 6 cases9.7% of area |
| Drew & Napier LLC16.67% success rate | 6 cases9.7% of area |
| Harry Elias Partnership66.67% success rate | 6 cases9.7% of area |
| Braddell Brothers LLP66.67% success rate | 6 cases9.7% of area |
| Rodyk & Davidson LLP50.00% success rate | 4 cases6.5% of area |
| Straits Law Practice LLC50.00% success rate | 4 cases6.5% of area |
| MyintSoe & Selvaraj25.00% success rate | 4 cases6.5% of area |
| Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP33.33% success rate | 3 cases4.8% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Professional conduct, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Chang Man Phing57.14% success rate | 7 cases11.3% of area |
| Melanie Ho60.00% success rate | 5 cases8.1% of area |
| Tan Chee Meng60.00% success rate | 5 cases8.1% of area |
| Lim Min40.00% success rate | 5 cases8.1% of area |
| Chia Voon Jiet20.00% success rate | 5 cases8.1% of area |
| Myint Soe75.00% success rate | 4 cases6.5% of area |
| N Sreenivasan50.00% success rate | 4 cases6.5% of area |
| Chang Man Phing Jenny50.00% success rate | 4 cases6.5% of area |
| Lek Siang Pheng75.00% success rate | 4 cases6.5% of area |
| Lee Eng Beng0.00% success rate | 3 cases4.8% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 62 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore Medical Council v Ling Chia Tien: Appeal Against Suspension for Medical Misconduct | Court of 3 Judges of the General Division of the High Court | 05 Nov 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 2 | - | 03 Nov 2024 | Unknown | |
| 3 | Amit Patel v Singapore Dental Council: Appeal on Professional Misconduct in Dentist Supervision | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 23 Jul 2024 | Appeal against conviction dismissed; appeal against orders allowed in part. |
| 4 | Law Society v Ravi Madasamy: Professional Misconduct & Dishonesty in Legal Practice | Court of 3 Supreme Court Judges | 30 May 2024 | The respondent is ordered to be struck off the roll. |
| 5 | Ang Yong Guan v Singapore Medical Council: Professional Misconduct in Prescribing Medication | Court of 3 Judges of the General Division of the High Court | 12 May 2024 | Appeal dismissed in part and allowed in part. Dr. Ang was found guilty of professional misconduct under section 53(1)(d) of the Medical Registration Act for some charges. |
| 6 | Law Society of Singapore v de Souza Christopher James: Disciplinary Proceedings & Professional Conduct | Court of Three Supreme Court Judges | 06 Nov 2023 | Originating Application dismissed |
| 7 | Ho Tze Woon v Singapore Medical Council: Appeal Against Suspension for Failure to Provide Adequate CPR | Court of Three Judges of the republic of singapore | 10 Sep 2023 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 8 | Singapore Medical Council v Wee Teong Boo: Disciplinary Tribunal Appeal for Inappropriate Prescription of Medication | Court of Three Judges | 02 Jul 2023 | Appeal Allowed |
| 9 | Gomez v Bird & Bird: Professional Negligence Appeal over Enforcement of Judgment Sum | Appellate Division of the High Court | 05 Dec 2022 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 10 | Ong Kian Peng Julian v Singapore Medical Council: Medical Professionals' Conduct & Disrepute to Profession | General Division of the High Court | 01 Dec 2022 | Appeals of Dr. Ong and Dr. Chan dismissed; appeals of the Singapore Medical Council allowed; Dr. Ong's suspension increased to two years; Dr. Chan's suspension increased to 18 months. |
| 11 | Re Wong Wai Loong Sean: Admission of Advocates and Solicitors - Cheating in Examinations | General Division of the High Court | 25 Sep 2022 | Applications to withdraw admission allowed subject to conditions. |
| 12 | Law Society of Singapore v Nalpon: Contempt of Court & Disciplinary Proceedings | Court of Three Judges | 11 Apr 2022 | Mr. Nalpon is suspended from practice for a period of 15 months in respect of the First and Second Charges. |
| 13 | Pang Ah San v Singapore Medical Council: Doctor's Disciplinary Appeal for Improper Conduct Dismissed | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 11 May 2021 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 14 | Singapore Medical Council v Chua Shunjie: Medical Professional Misconduct & Disciplinary Proceedings | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 03 Nov 2020 | Appeal Allowed |
| 15 | Parti Liyani v Public Prosecutor: Application for Leave to Commence Disciplinary Proceedings Against DPPs | High Court of the republic of singapore | 22 Oct 2020 | Application Allowed |
| 16 | Law Society of Singapore v Govindan Balan Nair: Conflict of Interest in Disciplinary Proceedings | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 18 Aug 2020 | The High Court set aside the Disciplinary Tribunal's reprimand and substituted it with a finding of guilt on the primary charge. The respondent was ordered to pay a penalty. |
| 17 | Law Society of Singapore v Yong Wei Kuen Paul: Disciplinary Proceedings for Breach of Professional Conduct | Court of Three Judges of the republic of singapore | 31 Mar 2020 | Respondent struck off the roll. |
| 18 | Law Society v. Latimer: Disciplinary Proceedings for Grossly Improper Conduct | Court of Three Judges | 20 Feb 2020 | Respondent suspended from practice for two years, to run consecutively with existing suspension. |
| 19 | Singapore Medical Council v Dr Soo Shuenn Chiang: Medical Professional Conduct & Patient Confidentiality | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 17 Oct 2019 | Dr Soo’s conviction as well as all the orders made below are set aside. |
| 20 | Singapore Medical Council v BXR: Appeal Against Costs Order in Medical Disciplinary Proceedings | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 03 Sep 2019 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 21 | Singapore Medical Council v Dr Lim Lian Arn: Professional Misconduct & Informed Consent | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 23 Jul 2019 | Conviction set aside |
| 22 | Singapore Medical Council v. Looi Kok Poh: Professional Misconduct & Medical Leave | High Court | 26 May 2019 | Appeal Allowed |
| 23 | Yip Man Hing Kevin v Singapore Medical Council: Professional Misconduct & Adequacy of Sick Leave for Construction Worker | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 22 Apr 2019 | Dr. Yip's appeal dismissed; Singapore Medical Council's appeal allowed, increasing suspension to eight months. |
| 24 | Law Society of Singapore v Ezekiel Peter Latimer: Disciplinary Proceedings for Conflict of Interest and Grossly Improper Conduct | Court of Three Judges | 08 Apr 2019 | The Court found the respondent's conduct was grossly improper and unbefitting an advocate and solicitor. The appropriate sanction was a term of suspension of three years. |
| 25 | Singapore Medical Council v Dr Mohd Syamsul Alam Bin Ismail: Appeal for Professional Misconduct Suspension | Court of Three Judges | 05 Mar 2019 | Appeal Allowed |
| 26 | Lee Pheng Lip Ian v Chen Fun Gee: Judicial Review of SMC Disciplinary Proceedings | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 03 Mar 2019 | Originating Summons dismissed. |
| 27 | Wong Meng Hang v Singapore Medical Council: Medical Misconduct, Negligence, and Professional Standards | Court of Three Judges of the Republic of Singapore | 22 Nov 2018 | Appeal of Dr. Wong dismissed; Singapore Medical Council's appeals against Dr. Wong and Dr. Zhu allowed. Dr. Wong ordered to be struck off the register of approved medical practitioners; Dr. Zhu's suspension increased to 18 months. |
| 28 | Law Society v Chan Chun Hwee Allan: Disciplinary Proceedings for Breach of Professional Conduct Rules | Court of Three Judges | 29 Jan 2018 | Due cause for disciplinary action had been shown. The court imposed a two-year suspension and a fine of S$100,000 on the Respondent. |
| 29 | Jen Shek Wei v Singapore Medical Council: Appeal Against Disciplinary Tribunal's Decision on Professional Misconduct | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 12 Nov 2017 | Appeal dismissed. The Disciplinary Tribunal's conviction on both charges and the sentence were upheld. |
| 30 | Law Society v Ong Cheong Wei: Solicitor Struck Off for Income Tax Evasion | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 08 Nov 2017 | Respondent struck off the roll of advocates and solicitors. |
| 31 | Lam Kwok Tai Leslie v. Singapore Medical Council: Appeal Against Suspension for Failure to Obtain Informed Consent | High Court | 19 Oct 2017 | Appeal Allowed |
| 32 | Mumtaz Enterprise v Kaki Bukit: Breach of Oral Agreement for Lease Dispute | High Court of Singapore | 28 Aug 2017 | Claim dismissed. |
| 33 | Ang Peng Tiam v Singapore Medical Council: Professional Misconduct in Medical Practice | High Court | 26 Jun 2017 | Appeal dismissed in part and allowed in part. |
| 34 | Yong Thiam Look Peter v Singapore Medical Council: Appeal Against Suspension for Medical Misconduct | Court of Three Judges of the Republic of Singapore | 23 Jan 2017 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 35 | Law Society v Leong Pek Gan: Solicitor Disciplinary Proceedings for Aiding Unlicensed Moneylending | Court of Three Judges of the republic of singapore | 18 Aug 2016 | Due cause for disciplinary action against the Respondent has been shown inasmuch as all the charges preferred against her have been proved beyond reasonable doubt. |
| 36 | Singapore Medical Council v Wong Him Choon: Professional Misconduct in Medical Practice | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 24 Jul 2016 | Appeal Allowed |
| 37 | Law Society of Singapore v Thirumurthy Ayernaar Pambayan: Professional Misconduct & Breach of Legal Profession Rules | Court of Three Judges | 05 May 2016 | Respondent suspended for two months. |
| 38 | Uwe Klima v Singapore Medical Council: Professional Misconduct & Negligence in Cardioplegia Administration | High Court | 12 Apr 2015 | Appeal Allowed |
| 39 | Lee Kim Kwong v Singapore Medical Council: Professional Misconduct in Caesarean Section | High Court | 29 Jul 2014 | Appeal against conviction dismissed; appeal against sentence allowed in part; period of suspension reduced from nine to five months. |
| 40 | Yip Man Hing Kevin v Gleneagles Hospital: Judicial Review of Hospital's Disciplinary Decision | High Court | 23 Jan 2014 | Application for leave dismissed. |
| 41 | Lim Mey Lee Susan v Singapore Medical Council: Professional Misconduct and Ethical Obligations of Medical Practitioners | High Court | 27 Jun 2013 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 42 | World Sport Group v Dorsey James Michael: Pre-Action Interrogatories & Defamation | High Court | 09 Apr 2013 | Appeal allowed in part. The defendant had to answer interrogatories nos 1, 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 6 and 6.1. |
| 43 | Tong Seok May Joanne v Yau Hok Man Gordon: Medical Negligence, Anaesthesia, Informed Consent, Neck Injury | High Court | 18 Dec 2012 | Plaintiff's claim dismissed with costs. |
| 44 | Low Chai Ling v Singapore Medical Council: Professional Misconduct in Aesthetic Medicine | High Court | 16 Sep 2012 | Appeal Allowed |
| 45 | Lim Mey Lee Susan v Singapore Medical Council: Judicial Review of Disciplinary Committee Revocation | High Court | 25 May 2011 | Each of the applications for discovery is dismissed. |
| 46 | Eu Kong Weng v Singapore Medical Council: Appeal Against Disciplinary Committee's Decision on Professional Misconduct | High Court | 16 Mar 2011 | Appeal dismissed with costs; Disciplinary Committee's order affirmed. |
| 47 | Dr Eric Gan v SMC: Negligence in Post-operative Care After ERCP Procedure | High Court | 31 Oct 2010 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 48 | Chai Chwan v Singapore Medical Council: Judicial Review of Disciplinary Proceedings | High Court | 12 May 2009 | Application for leave for judicial review dismissed. |
| 49 | Low Cze Hong v Singapore Medical Council: Professional Misconduct in Ophthalmology | High Court of Singapore | 25 May 2008 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 50 | Narindar Singh Kang v Law Society: Reinstatement to Roll After Corruption Conviction | High Court | 06 Sep 2007 | Application dismissed as premature. |