Ethics Resources
What if I need Ethics Guidance?
If you require advice or guidance on an ethical issue, send an email to ethics_enquiry@lawsoc.org.sg for your query to be referred to the Advisory Committee. In this regard, please refer to Part C of the Practice Direction 2.1.3 (Enquiries to Relevant Committee) for the guidelines on submitting a request to the Advisory Committee for ethical guidance.General Resources
Case Notes
- Law Society of Singapore v Tan Chun Chuen Malcolm [2020] SGHC 166
Articles
Conflicts of Interest
- The Importance of Communicating Effectively with Your Client (Singapore Law Gazette, December 2022)
- Risky Business: What Young Lawyers Should Know About Ethics and Risk Management (Singapore Law Gazette, August 2021)
- Professional Ethics – An Update (Singapore Law Gazette, January 2021)
- Business Transactions Between Solicitors and Their Clients (Singapore Law Gazette, November 2020)
- Lawyers’ Duties to Prospective Clients (Singapore Law Gazette, April 2019)
Executive Appointments
- Executive Appointments: A Guide for Busy Practitioners (Singapore Law Gazette, February 2022)
Court Etiquette and Professional Courtesy
- Try A Little Kindness (Singapore Law Gazette, December 2021)
- Giving 2 Working Days’ Notice Before Entering Default Judgment (Singapore Law Gazette, February 2021)
- Why Etiquette Matters – Inspirations from C C Tan Award Recipients (Singapore Law Gazette, August 2020)
- Court Etiquette and Public Confidence (Singapore Law Gazette, December 2016)
- New Protocol for Judicial Feedback on Inappropriate Conduct in Court (Singapore Law Gazette, October 2016)
Confidential Information
- Disclosing Client Confidences to Your Spouse or Significant Other (Singapore Law Gazette, February 2019)
Young Lawyers
- Ethical Dilemmas and Where to Find Them (Singapore Law Gazette, Mass Call Special Issue, August 2022)
- Tips for Rookie Lawyers (Singapore Law Gazette, Mass Call Special Issue, August 2019)
- Letter from a Litigation Lawyer (Singapore Law Gazette, Mass Call Special Issue, August 2019)
- Letter from a Corporate Lawyer (Singapore Law Gazette, Mass Call Special Issue, August 2019)
- Ethics and Professional Practice (Singapore Law Gazette, Special Issue for Newly Called and Young Lawyers, August 2016)
- Why a Resilient Professional Identity Matters (Singapore Law Gazette, The Young Lawyers’ Supplement, 2014)
- Surviving the Associate Years (Singapore Law Gazette, The Young Lawyers’ Supplement, 2014)
- Surviving Your First Year in Practice (Singapore Law Gazette, The Young Lawyers’ Supplement, 2013)
- One Man’s Experience (Singapore Law Gazette, The Young Lawyers’ Supplement, 2013)
- The Calling of an Advocate (Singapore Law Gazette, Special Supplement, 2011)
General
- Reflecting on What It Means to be an Ethical Lawyer (Special Issue for Mass Call 2023)
- Six Ethics Resources from the Law Society (Special Issue for Mass Call 2023)
- Raise Your Ethics IQ … with the Professional Ethics Digest 2020 (Singapore Law Gazette, March 2021)
- Professional Ethics – An Update (Singapore Law Gazette, January 2021)
- Much Ado About Nothing: The Civil Procedural and Ethical Perils of Inaction (Singapore Law Gazette, December 2019)
- Managing Legal and Ethical Risks in Cross-Jurisdictional Transactions (Singapore Law Gazette, November 2019)
- Ethics in Advocacy – How Far Can You Go? (Singapore Law Gazette, October 2019)
- Looking for Help or Asking for Trouble? (Singapore Law Gazette, September 2018)
- Disruptive Legal Technologies – Is Ethics Catching Up? (Singapore Law Gazette, August 2018)
- Debunking the Myths About Alternative Fee Arrangements: Interviews with Three Practitioners (Singapore Law Gazette, July 2018)
- Ethical Issues for Family Lawyers (Singapore Law Gazette, November 2016)
