SINGAPORE – Lawyer and opposition politician Lim Tean was found guilty by a disciplinary tribunal on two counts of grossly improper conduct in the discharge of his professional duty. This involved $30,000 belonging to his former client, who had discharged Mr Lim from a case regarding a motor vehicle accident claim. Mr Lim faces possible disciplinary action after retaining a...
SINGAPORE – Lawyer and opposition politician Lim Tean was found guilty by a disciplinary tribunal on two counts of grossly improper conduct in the discharge of his professional duty.
After discharging Mr Lim as his lawyer, Mr Suresh Kumar appointed Joseph Chen & Co on Nov 13, 2019. The report did not state why he discharged Mr Lim. On or about March 23, 2020, Mr Suresh Kumar submitted a complaint against Mr Lim about the matter, and it was brought before an inquiry committee. The charge was withdrawn after Mr Suresh Kumar declined to give evidence for the prosecution, which was necessary for its case.
Said the tribunal: “ act was not accidental or inadvertent but a deliberate one. No evidence has been presented by as to what actually happened to the money thereafter.” On the charge relating to paying the cheque to his law firm’s bank account instead of the client account, the tribunal said Mr Lim admitted to breaching the related rule.
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