The tribunal, which oversees disciplinary matters for lawyers, found that Mr Lim had deliberately retained a cheque for S$30,000 from a client who had discharged him, intending to pay himself and the client's creditor.According to a report by the disciplinary tribunal made available on Tuesday , the case was uncovered after the former client, Mr Suresh Kumar A Jesupal, made a complaint.
A sum of S$30,000 was paid by Willy Tay Chambers, the solicitors for AXA Insurance, to Mr Lim and his firm, as interim payment of the settlement sum to Mr Suresh as ordered in the judgment.On Nov 13, 2019, Mr Suresh Kumar appointed Joseph Chen & Co to act for him instead. Despite this, Mr Lim kept the sum of S$30,000 that belonged to Mr Suresh Kumar and deposited the money into his firm's bank account, instead of its client account.
Mr Lim argued that even after the email informing him of the change of solicitors was sent, Mr Suresh Kumar continued to go to Carson Law Chambers' office for meetings. The tribunal said the inference was that Mr Lim had"intentionally kept this fact" from Mr Suresh Kumar and his new lawyers until after he had dealt with the proceeds.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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