Lawyer and MP Christopher de Souza found guilty of professional misconduct over clients’ suppression of evidence

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Lawyer Christopher de Souza has been found guilty of professional misconduct by a disciplinary tribunal. Mr de Souza, who is the current deputy speaker of Parliament and MP for Holland–Bukit Timah GRC , was found guilty of a charge relating to his conduct while he was...

All this took place before Mr de Souza and his firm Lee & Lee took over the matter. He subsequently became aware of the breaches committed by Amber.

In its report published on Monday, the two-member tribunal, comprising Senior Counsel N. Sreenivasan and Mr Pradeep Pillai, said Mr de Souza knew there was a duty to disclose the prior use of the documents and information. The Court of Three Judges, which is the highest disciplinary body for the legal profession, has the power to suspend or disbar lawyers.

The disciplinary proceedings arose from a letter dated Sept 9, 2020, issued on behalf of the Court of Appeal, by the deputy registrar of the Supreme Court, to the Law Society of Singapore. The Law Society council disagreed with the findings of the inquiry committee and applied on Nov 5, 2021 to Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon for the appointment of a disciplinary tribunal.Over five days between April 6 and April 12, 2022, the tribunal heard oral testimony. Closing submissions were made on Aug 29.

 

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