Suria Shaik Aziz
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Sundaresh Menon |
| Charges / claim | Legal Profession |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Chia Wong Partnership LLC, Dew Chambers, Drew & Napier LLC, Phoenix Law Corporation, Andrew Chua, Clement Lim Chau Jie, Darryl Chew, Divanan s/o Narkunan, Lee Hui Min, Uthayasurian s/o Sidambaram, Wong Li-Yen Dew |
Source: [2023] SGHC 129, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Re Suria Shaik Aziz [2023] SGHC 129 is a grounds of decision of Sundaresh Menon CJ in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 5 May 2023 following a hearing on 11 April 2023 in Admission of Advocates and Solicitors No 530 of 2022. Mr Suria Shaik Aziz applied under s 12 of the Legal Profession Act 1966 for admission as an Advocate and Solicitor of the Supreme Court. Although there were no objections, Sundaresh Menon CJ was not satisfied that the applicant sufficiently appreciated the ethical implications of misconduct committed years earlier as a law student. The applicant sought leave to withdraw his application, which was granted subject to an undertaking not to bring a fresh admission application for four months from the hearing.
[2023] SGHC 129 explained
Suria Shaik Aziz ([2023] SGHC 129) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 5 May 2023. It is categorised under Legal Profession. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2023] SGHC 129 about?
Suria Shaik Aziz ([2023] SGHC 129) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Legal Profession — Admission”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 129 consider?
The judgment refers to Legal Profession Act (Cap 161). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC 129 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC 59. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2023] SGHC 129?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 129 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
What did the court decide in Re Suria Shaik Aziz [2023] SGHC 129?
Sundaresh Menon CJ granted Mr Suria Shaik Aziz leave to withdraw his application for admission as an Advocate and Solicitor, subject to an undertaking not to bring a fresh application for four months. The decision was delivered on 5 May 2023.
Why was admission not granted in Re Suria Shaik Aziz [2023] SGHC 129?
Although there were no objections, Sundaresh Menon CJ was not satisfied that the applicant sufficiently appreciated the ethical implications of misconduct committed years earlier as a law student, and considered he would benefit from more time before admission.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 129)