{"id":5720,"date":"2026-03-16T01:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T01:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shooklin.com\/slb-acted-for-the-successful-applicant-in-an-s97-lpa-application-disciplinary-tribunals-decision-set-aside\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T01:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T01:30:11","slug":"slb-acted-for-the-successful-applicant-in-an-s97-lpa-application-disciplinary-tribunals-decision-set-aside","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shooklin.com\/zh-hans\/slb-acted-for-the-successful-applicant-in-an-s97-lpa-application-disciplinary-tribunals-decision-set-aside\/","title":{"rendered":"SLB Acted for the Successful Applicant in an S97 LPA Application; Disciplinary Tribunal\u2019s Decision Set Aside"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Shook Lin & Bok\u2019s Litigation & Dispute Resolution team has successfully acted for the Applicant in\u00a0<\/span>CBB v Wong Tien Leong William<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>[2026] SGHC 53, a landmark decision on solicitors\u2019 professional duties when acting for vulnerable clients.<\/p>\n

The High Court set aside a Disciplinary Tribunal\u2019s dismissal of several charges against a senior practitioner. The Court found that a prima facie case of \u201cgrossly improper conduct\u201d had been made out in relation to the practitioner\u2019s acting for a vulnerable client, who was found to be lacking capacity to make decisions for herself at the time.<\/p>\n

The Judgment also provided valuable guidance on the application of sections 42 to 45 of the Evidence Act 1893, on admitting the Court of Appeal\u2019s previous judgment on mental capacity in the disciplinary proceedings.<\/p>\n

The matter will now proceed to the Court of Three Judges.<\/p>\n

The High Court\u2019s judgment can be accessed\u00a0<\/span>here<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

This matter was featured in\u00a0<\/span>The Business Times<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The Shook Lin & Bok team was led by by Partner\u00a0<\/span>Jamal Siddique<\/span><\/a>, and supported by Partner\u00a0<\/span>Poh Yee Shing<\/span><\/a>, Senior Associate Suresh Viswanath, and Associate Aisyah Az Zuhra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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