Trainee lawyers cheating

The cheating first came to light earlier in April 2022. The law graduates had cheated in Part B of their Bar exams in 2020. Five of the students used WhatsApp ...

The AG had objected to admitting the six students to the Singapore Bar at an admission hearing. Five of the students used WhatsApp to share answers in six of the papers. A High Court judge in Singapore released the names of the six trainee lawyers who had cheated during the Bar exams.

SINGAPORE: The identities of the six trainee lawyers who cheated in the 2020 Bar exams have been disclosed after a High Court judge on Wednesday (Apr 27) ...

"The six applicants who aspire to be called as advocates and solicitors have to satisfy the Law Society that they are fit and proper persons. Sometimes one might see an unforgiving face, but, I believe, more often than not, it will be a face that says, 'Get up and try again; you can get it right'." But it would also be harsh to have one's professional career ended before it has even begun," said the judge last week. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement

This followed an application by the Attorney-General for the judge to rescind his earlier order. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

"But strong sentiments may sometimes interfere with the proper understanding of the idea of second chances. “Whenever names of wrongdoers are redacted, or files sealed from public view, it invites speculation and suspicion. “The six applicants are not members of the Bar, and are not members of the Law Society,” said Mr Tan, adding that the society does not have statutory power to take further action against the six applicants. They were disciplined by Sile and required to disclose the disciplinary actions during their admission proceedings. The application was supported by the Law Society. “For the record, the Law Society did not give its consent to the admission of the six applicants to the Bar.

Three Indian-origin trainee lawyers are among six persons who cheated in the 2020 Bar Exams in Singapore, according to a media report on Wednesday.

Justice Choo added, "Strong sentiments may sometimes interfere with the proper understanding of the idea of second chances." After the initial revelation of the six applicants, the Attorney-General's Chambers said the Attorney-General was considering the applications of another five trainees who cheated. But it would also be harsh to have one's professional career ended before it has even begun," said the judge last week.

The names of six trainee lawyers who were found to have cheated while taking their Singapore Bar examinations are allowed to be publicly revealed.

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SINGAPORE: At least one of the six trainee lawyers who cheated in the 2020 Bar examinations is still employed by a law firm, according to checks by CNA.

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SINGAPORE — After Justice Choo Han Teck redacted the names of six trainee lawyers who had cheated during the Bar exams in his written judgement on April 18, ...

More often, they include vulnerable persons, such as minors and victims of sexual assault cases. In fact, there were strong reasons for upholding this principle of open justice. SINGAPORE — After Justice Choo Han Teck redacted the names of six trainee lawyers who had cheated during the Bar exams in his written judgement on April 18, the Attorney-General (AG) filed a request to reveal them.

The principle of open justice is a fundamental principle in open court proceedings, the AGC spokesman said. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

"Hence, the public has a right to know who he/she is and why the High Court considers him/her to be a fit and proper person to be called to the Bar," said the spokesman. She stressed that the principle of open justice is a fundamental principle in open court proceedings. She added that an admission hearing is a public acknowledgement by the High Court that a qualified person is a fit and proper person to be called to the Bar and to serve the public.

Those who cheated are neither lawyers nor members of the Law Society, he said. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

He said: "In general, what this saga reveals is that there are commentators who are quick to condemn lawyers, based on the conduct of non-lawyers... Accusations that the society agreed to redact, or conceal, the names of the six people are flatly wrong, Mr Tan said, adding that when the names were first redacted, the Law Society made submissions in Court to overturn that order. We guard ourselves, and we also check on each other, as colleagues and opponents.

SINGAPORE: Law Society president Adrian Tan has hit out at those who criticised the professional body for turning a blind eye to exam cheating, saying these ...

“The Law Society believes in open justice. It is unfair to target those law firms," Mr Tan wrote. It is because these six persons cheated that the Law Society did not agree to admit them as advocates and solicitors." "They do so without understanding the background of events or waiting for matters to be resolved. Advertisement Advertisement

Singapore High Court Judge Choo Han Teck on Wednesday rescinded an order to have their names redacted, the Channel News Asia reported.

After the initial revelation of the six applicants, the Attorney-General’s Chambers said the Attorney-General was considering the applications of another five trainees who cheated. Five of the trainee lawyers shared answers for six of the exam papers through WhatsApp, while the last one colluded with another candidate to cheat in three of the papers, according to the Channel report. In his initial judgment last week, Justice Choo said he would not name the six lawyers “in the hope that they will not be prejudiced in the long run" after they were found to have cheated in the exams.