Legal Profession Act Cap 161

36 judgments · 6 courts · 24 cited sections

The Legal Profession Act (Cap 161) has been cited, interpreted or applied in 36 Singapore judgments in this corpus, spanning 24 distinct sections. The decisions below are the primary source for how the courts have read it. This page reports those decisions; it is not legal advice.

Which sections of the Legal Profession Act have the courts cited?

Sections of Cap 161 referenced across the 36 judgments below.

s 2 s 11A s 12(2)(b) s 13(1)(c) s 15 s 33(1)(a) s 36P s 59(3) s 82(1) s 83 s 83(1) s 83(2)(b) s 83(2)(h) s 85(1) s 85(9) s 93(1)(c) s 97 s 98(1) s 119 s 120 s 120(1) s 120(3) s 122 s 128

Which cases interpret the Legal Profession Act?

[2026] SGHC 119

[2026] SGDC 162

Achievers LLC v Legal Aid Bureau

THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v LIM TEAN

CBB v WONG TIEN LEONG WILLIAM

Tan Hai Peng Micheal and another (as the executors of the estate of Tan Thuan Teck, deceased) v Tan Cheong Joo and another and other matters

Zenn Tan Jia Wei

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v LIM TEAN

23 February 2026

THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v WILLJUDE VIMALRAJ S/O RAYMOND SURAS

22 January 2026

The Law Society of Singapore v K V Sudeep Kumar & Anor

13 January 2026

[2025] SGHC 244

Sunil Kishinchand Bhojwani v Law Society of Singapore

17 December 2025

[2025] SGHC 230

LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v TAN JEH YAW

8 December 2025

[2025] SGHC 237

GOH SENG HENG v OFFICIAL ASSIGNEE & Anor

1 December 2025

[2025] SGHC 234

THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v YEO YAO HUI, CHARLES (YANG YAOHUI)

28 November 2025

[2025] SGHC 220

SELVAM LLC v AMLA PTE. LTD.

6 November 2025

[2025] SGHC 205

THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v LI ZHONGSHENG

14 October 2025

[2025] SGHCR 33

TAJUDIN BIN GULAM RASUL & Anor v SURIAYA BINTE HAJA MOHIDEEN

29 September 2025

PANNIR SELVAM PRANTHAMAN v ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF SINGAPORE

5 September 2025

[2025] SGHC 175

The Law Society of Singapore v Dhanwant Singh

4 September 2025

[2025] SGHC 159

RAI VIJAY KUMAR v THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE

[2025] SGHC 156

ARIFFIN ISKANDAR SHA BIN ALI AKBAR

[2025] SGHC 155

PULARA DEVMINIE SOMACHANDRA

PULARA DEVMINIE SOMACHANDRA

[2025] SGHC 137

CLARENCE LUN YAODONG v LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE

[2025] SGHC 136

The Law Society of Singapore v Yeo Poh Tiang (Yang Baozhen)

CLARENCE LUN YAODONG v DENTONS RODYK & DAVIDSON LLP

[2025] SGHCR 16

THIRD EYE CAPITAL CORPORATION v PRETTY VIEW SHIPPING S.A. & 2 Ors

[2025] SGHC(I) 12

ROSHDI BIN ABDULLAH ALTWAY v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ROSHDI BIN ABDULLAH ALTWAY v ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF SINGAPORE

REN XIN WU V LEE KUAN FUNG & ANOR

THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v CHEN KOK SIANG JOSEPH

[2025] SGHC(I) 4

TERRAFORM LABS PTE. LTD.

21 February 2025

PANNIR SELVAM PRANTHAMAN v ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF SINGAPORE

19 February 2025

ISKANDAR BIN RAHMAT v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

4 February 2025

[2025] SGHC(A) 1

VICTORY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PTE LTD v COSIMO BORRELLI & Anor

16 January 2025

16 January 2025

ATTORNEY-GENERAL v SHANMUGAM MANOHAR & Anor

13 January 2025

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Compiled by the SG Case Law editorial team from primary sources — the judgments themselves and Singapore Statutes Online (sso.agc.gov.sg). · Updated 14 June 2026 · How we compile this