THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v ANDREW JOHN HANAM
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| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Andrew Phang Boon Leong, Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Tay Yong Kwang |
| Charges / claim | Legal Profession |
| Counsel | Andrew LLC, Tan Rajah & Cheah, Andrew John Hanam, Ng Jie Zhen Amy (Huang Jiezhen Amy), Shobna Chandran, Tan Phoebe, Thaddaeus Aaron Tan Yong Zhong |
Source: [2023] SGHC 132, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Law Society of Singapore v Hanam, Andrew John [2023] SGHC 132 is a reserved judgment of the Court of Three Judges, delivered on 10 May 2023 in Originating Application No 5 of 2022, with Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA delivering the judgment of the court sitting with Tay Yong Kwang JCA and Andrew Phang Boon Leong SJ. The Law Society of Singapore applied under s 98 of the Legal Profession Act for Mr Andrew John Hanam to be sanctioned under s 83(1) following a complaint by Mr Krishnamoorthy Pugazendhi of P&P Engineering & Construction Pte Ltd. The disciplinary tribunal found two primary charges alleging breaches of rr 17(2)(e) and 17(2)(f) of the Professional Conduct Rules made out, with cause of sufficient gravity for disciplinary action.
[2023] SGHC 132 explained
THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v ANDREW JOHN HANAM ([2023] SGHC 132) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 10 May 2023. It is categorised under Legal Profession. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 132 about?
THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v ANDREW JOHN HANAM ([2023] SGHC 132) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Legal Profession - Show cause action”, “Legal Profession - Disciplinary proceedings”, “Legal Profession - Professional conduct - Breach”, and “Legal Profession - Professional conduct - Improper conduct or practice”, 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 132 consider?
The judgment refers to Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B), Council under the provisions of the Legal Profession Act (Cap 161), and 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 132 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC 65. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
What was Law Society of Singapore v Hanam, Andrew John [2023] SGHC 132 about?
The Law Society of Singapore applied under s 98 of the Legal Profession Act for Mr Andrew John Hanam to be sanctioned under s 83(1), following a complaint by Mr Krishnamoorthy Pugazendhi. The Court of Three Judges delivered its judgment on 10 May 2023.
What did the disciplinary tribunal find in Law Society of Singapore v Hanam, Andrew John [2023] SGHC 132?
The disciplinary tribunal found that two primary charges alleging Mr Hanam breached rr 17(2)(e) and 17(2)(f) of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules 2015 were made out, and that cause of sufficient gravity for disciplinary action existed in respect of those two charges.
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