Lawyer Lim Tean, who is accused of offences including acting as an advocate or solicitor even though he was not authorised to do so at the time, has discharged his defence counsel on what was supposed to be first day of his trial on Tuesday. Lim, 58, who is also...
Lim is accused of acting as an advocate or solicitor on multiple occasions between April and June 2021, even though he was not authorised to do so.
“For every practice year, every solicitor must apply for a practising certificate before acting in the capacity of an advocate and solicitor. The term ‘practice year’ means the period from April 1 in any calendar year to March 31 in the next calendar year,” the website states.These will be dealt with at a later date.
Without revealing any names, he told the court that he had been very involved in campaigning for one of the presidential contenders and hardly had any time to prepare for the trial. DPP Soh also said that the bundle contained documents that are familiar to Lim, such as the latter’s practising certificate and the documents Lim had prepared.
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