Live: Pritam Singh faces Court of Three Judges as Law Society seeks to have him struck off
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- South China Morning Postseen 13 Aug, 06:34description edited
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Workers’ Party (WP) chief Pritam Singh was struck off the rolls on Thursday after the Court of Three Judges decided on the disciplinary action initiated by the Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc). This follows his conviction for giving false evidence under oath. Apart from being a Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC, Singh was also a non-practising lawyer. Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon presided over the hearing, alongside Justice Kannan Ramesh and Justice See Kee Oon. The Court of Three...A Singapore court barred Pritam Singh, the chief of the main opposition party, from practising law following his criminal conviction for lying under oath to a parliamentary committee. The Law Society of Singapore brought the case after Singh was convicted last year, months before a national election, on two charges of giving false answers to a parliamentary committee. Singh was fined S$14,000 (US$10,940), and the High Court later dismissed his appeal. The disciplinary proceedings are the...
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Thu, 13 August 2026
5 reports- Channel News Asia01:28first to report
The Court of Three Judges decided on the disciplinary sanction for Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh following his conviction for giving false evidence under oath.
- Channel News Asia01:28
The Court of Three Judges will decide what disciplinary sanction, if any, should be imposed on Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh following his conviction for giving false evidence under oath.
- South China Morning Post02:58edited after publishing
A Singapore court barred Pritam Singh, the chief of the main opposition party, from practising law following his criminal conviction for lying under oath to a parliamentary committee. The Law Society of Singapore brought the case after Singh was convicted last year, months before a national election, on two charges of giving false answers to a parliamentary committee. Singh was fined S$14,000 (US$10,940), and the High Court later dismissed his appeal. The disciplinary proceedings are the...
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- Bloomberg Politics13 Aug, 02:18their copy
- Channel News Asia03:34
Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon said it was not disputed that the WP chief's offences involved dishonesty, and did not meet the high threshold for an exception to being struck off.
- Channel News Asia11:55
The time and public resources directed at the saga symbolise that upholding honesty in politics matters, even when it comes at some cost, one political analyst said.
Fri, 14 August 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post09:45
The disbarment of Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh in Singapore is a professional blow for the leading opposition figure, but is not expected to further damage his political standing. Singh, 50, was struck off the roll of advocates and solicitors in a disciplinary hearing on Thursday, a decision that political analysts say reflects the hardline stance of the country’s legal system against dishonesty. On the political front, after years of parliamentary scrutiny, a court conviction and an...