Debated in Parliament on 14 Jan 2026.
The following statement was made in a reply the Leader of the House (Ms Indranee Rajah) during the Motion, “Expression of Regret at the Conduct of Mr Pritam Singh and Consideration of His Suitability to Continue as the Leader of the Opposition” at the Sitting of 14 January 2026:
I think Ms Cassandra Lee had a question about the Legal Profession Act. I think the short answer to that is that under the Legal Profession Act, section 94 does provide that legal practitioners who have been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty may have to be referred, but that is a matter not for us but for the Law Society, for the AGC and for the Courts. So, that is with respect to section 94 of the Legal Profession Act. [Please refer to "Expression of Regret at the Conduct of Mr Pritam Singh and Consideration of His Suitability to Continue as the Leader of The Opposition", Official Report, 14 January 2026, Vol 96, Issue 14, Motions section.]
*Written statement by Ms Indranee Rajah circulated with the leave of the Speaker, in accordance with Standing Order No. 29(5):*
I wish to make the following factual correction to my reply given during the Sitting of 14 January 2026. My statement should read as follows:
I think Ms Cassandra Lee had a question about the Legal Profession Act. I think the short answer to that is that under the Legal Profession Act, section 94A does provide that legal practitioners who have been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty may have to be referred, but that is a matter not for us but for the Law Society, for the AGC and for the Courts. So, that is with respect to section 94A of the Legal Profession Act.
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