MOHD SADIQUE BIN IBRAHIM MARICAN v THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE & Anor
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Steven Chong, Sundaresh Menon, Tay Yong Kwang |
| Charges / claim | Legal Profession |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, Drew & Napier LLC, Providence Law Asia LLC, Jeyendran s/o Jeyapal, Joelle Tan, Loo Yinglin Bestlyn, Siraj Omar, Tan Shih Rong Robbie, Tan Zhongshan, Vergis S Abraham |
Source: [2023] SGHC 246, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Mohd Sadique bin Ibrahim Marican v The Law Society of Singapore and another [2023] SGHC 246 is a grounds of decision of the Court of Three Judges, comprising Sundaresh Menon CJ, Tay Yong Kwang JCA and Steven Chong JCA, with Tay Yong Kwang JCA delivering the judgment of the court on 5 September 2023 in Originating Application No 4 of 2023. Mr Mohd Sadique bin Ibrahim Marican applied under s 102(2) of the Legal Profession Act 1966 to be reinstated to the roll of advocates and solicitors, having been struck off on 20 January 2011 in Law Society of Singapore v Zulkifli bin Mohd Amin [2011] 2 SLR 620 following his then partner Mr Zulkifli's misappropriation of more than $11m in clients' funds. The court allowed the Reinstatement Application subject to conditions.
[2023] SGHC 246 explained
MOHD SADIQUE BIN IBRAHIM MARICAN v THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE & Anor ([2023] SGHC 246) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 5 September 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 246 about?
MOHD SADIQUE BIN IBRAHIM MARICAN v THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE & Anor ([2023] SGHC 246) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Legal Profession — Reinstatement”, 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 246 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 was Mohd Sadique bin Ibrahim Marican v The Law Society of Singapore [2023] SGHC 246 about?
It was an application before the Court of Three Judges, with Tay Yong Kwang JCA delivering the judgment, by Mohd Sadique bin Ibrahim Marican under s 102(2) of the Legal Profession Act to be reinstated to the roll of advocates and solicitors, decided on 5 September 2023.
Did the court reinstate Mr Sadique in [2023] SGHC 246?
Yes. The Court of Three Judges allowed the Reinstatement Application subject to conditions. Mr Sadique had been struck off on 20 January 2011 after his partner Mr Zulkifli bin Mohd Amin misappropriated more than $11m in clients' funds.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 246)