THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v RAVI S/O MADASAMY
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| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Belinda Ang, Sundaresh Menon, Tay Yong Kwang |
| Charges / claim | Legal Profession |
| Counsel | WongPartnership LLP, Lin Weiqi Wendy, Teo Guo Zheng, Titus |
Source: [2023] SGHC 65, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Law Society of Singapore v Ravi s/o Madasamy [2023] SGHC 65 was heard by the Court of Three Judges — Sundaresh Menon CJ, Tay Yong Kwang JCA and Belinda Ang JCA — on Originating Summons No 2 of 2022, with judgment delivered by Sundaresh Menon CJ on 21 March 2023. The Law Society applied for the respondent, Mr Ravi s/o Madasamy, an advocate and solicitor of 20 years' standing then practising with Carson Law Chambers, to be sanctioned under s 83(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966. The misconduct in issue arose from comments Mr Ravi made in an interview with The Online Citizen Asia and later posts on Facebook following the release of the Court of Appeal's oral grounds in Gobi a/l Avedian v Public Prosecutor on 19 October 2020; a disciplinary tribunal had investigated four primary and three alternative charges, and the excerpt sets out the issues rather than the final sanction.
[2023] SGHC 65 explained
THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v RAVI S/O MADASAMY ([2023] SGHC 65) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 21 March 2023. It is categorised under Legal Profession. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 other reported Singapore judgments, 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 65 about?
THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v RAVI S/O MADASAMY ([2023] SGHC 65) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Legal Profession — Disciplinary proceedings”, 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 65 consider?
The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), Legal Profession Act (Cap 161), and Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2023] SGHC 65?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 65 has been cited by 2 later reported Singapore judgments. 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 was Law Society of Singapore v Ravi s/o Madasamy [2023] SGHC 65 about?
The Law Society applied to the Court of Three Judges under s 83(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966 to sanction advocate Ravi s/o Madasamy for comments to The Online Citizen Asia and on Facebook after the Gobi a/l Avedian oral grounds were released on 19 October 2020.
Which judges heard the disciplinary case against Ravi s/o Madasamy ([2023] SGHC 65)?
The Court of Three Judges comprising Sundaresh Menon CJ, Tay Yong Kwang JCA and Belinda Ang JCA heard Originating Summons No 2 of 2022, with Sundaresh Menon CJ delivering the judgment of the court on 21 March 2023.
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Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 65)