Trainee lawyers cheated

SINGAPORE — Lawyers who took the Bar examinations in 2020 said that the lax rules made it easy for candidates to cheat, as the Attorney-General's Chambers ...

She also requested anonymity. Besides the 26-year-old lawyer, those who spoke to TODAY said that they have not heard of any trainees who have cheated in their Bar exams until the latest incidents were revealed this week. AGC said that after the adjournment, those who had cheated will have to file an affidavit showing why he or she is a “fit and proper person” to be admitted to the Bar — meaning they can practise as lawyers — as of the date of that affidavit. SINGAPORE — Lawyers who took the Bar examinations in 2020 said that the lax rules made it easy for candidates to cheat, as the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) said on Tuesday (April 19) that five more trainees lawyers had been caught cheating during the exams that year. This came a day after a High Court judgement revealed that six trainee lawyers had their court hearings for admissions to the Bar delayed by six months to a year because they had cheated during the Bar exams, bringing the number who had cheated up to 11. SINGAPORE — Lawyers who took the Bar examinations in 2020 said that the lax rules made it easy for candidates to cheat, as the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) said on Tuesday (April 19) that five more trainees lawyers had been caught cheating during the exams that year.

SINGAPORE - Trainee lawyers found to have cheated on their qualifying examination and apply to be called to the Bar will have their applications carefully reviewed. This would include any evidence of steps that they have taken to address their past ...

The remaining one, who colluded with another person taking the exam and cheated in three of the papers, had to retake the entire preparatory course for Part B of the Bar exam. "This is a duty that the Law Society takes very seriously. SINGAPORE - Trainee lawyers found to have cheated in their qualifying examination and apply to be called to the Bar will have their applications carefully reviewed.

SINGAPORE: The Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) will "carefully review" the Bar applications of 11 trainee lawyers who cheated in their qualifying exams if ...

But it said it takes its role in accessing the "fitness and suitability" of applicants very seriously. The AGC said on Tuesday that the Attorney-General "takes the view that, in all cases where applicants had cheated on the bar examinations, such applicants would not be fit and proper persons to be admitted as Advocates and Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Singapore at this point in time." SINGAPORE: The Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) will "carefully review" the Bar applications of 11 trainee lawyers who cheated in their qualifying exams if they apply to be admitted to the legal profession again.

After cheating during the qualifying Bar exams in 2020, including a paper on ethics and professional responsibility, six trainee lawyers had their entrance ...

The five individuals were required to retake the six papers, while the last one had to retake the entire Part B exam. But it would also be harsh to have one’s professional career ended before it began,” said Justice Choo Han Teck. The SILE rejected her explanation because the similar answers in the cheated areas had the same pattern and errors. Five of the six communicated with each other and shared answers through WhatsApp in six of the papers. However, the last applicant said that her answers were the same as the other examinee because they had studied together and shared study notes. A grounds of decision on the case was released on Monday (April 18), noting that the six individuals would not be named, so they would not be “prejudiced in the long run.”

"If the Law Society is not satisfied that they are fit to be admitted as lawyers, we will object to their admission," it said.

The remaining one, who colluded with another person taking the exam and cheated in three of the papers, had to retake the entire preparatory course for Part B of the Bar exam. "This is a duty that the Law Society takes very seriously. SINGAPORE - Trainee lawyers found to have cheated in their qualifying examination and apply to be called to the Bar will have their applications carefully reviewed.

SINGAPORE — Stressing that "good character and integrity are fundamental traits that every lawyer must have", The Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) has said ...

Their applications will then be heard by the Supreme Court and the Attorney-General, LawSoc or Sile can object to the applications. SINGAPORE — Stressing that "good character and integrity are fundamental traits that every lawyer must have", The Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) has said they will "carefully review" the applications of the trainees found to have cheated at the Bar examinations. SINGAPORE — Stressing that "good character and integrity are fundamental traits that every lawyer must have", The Law Society of Singapore (LawSoc) has said they will "carefully review" the applications of the trainees found to have cheated at the Bar examinations.