One of 11 exam cheats withdraws application to be called to the Bar

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was on Wednesday allowed to withdraw his application to be called to the Bar after he agreed to two conditions set by the court.

In a hearing before Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, Mr Leon Tay Quan Li gave an undertaking not to bring a fresh application for admission to the Bar in Singapore or in any other jurisdiction for at least five years.

Mr Tay had given a false account of what had transpired; he had also not given full disclosure of what happened when he filed his application to be admitted to the Bar. Mr Tay was one of 11 aspiring lawyers caught cheating in the Bar exam known as Part B in 2020, which was held online.Ms Kuek was one of the six trainee lawyers whose applications for admission to the Bar were heard last month.On April 20, Mr Tay wrote to the Attorney-General's Chambers, indicating his intention to withdraw his admission application.

 

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