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Notices, Conditions, Guidelines and Guidance Notes issued by the Attorney-General's Chambers

The Attorney-General's Chambers had issued several notices, conditions, guidelines and guidance notes to guide interested applicants. The conditions contained therein should be complied with.

Foreign Law Firms and Foreign Lawyers:

• Notice to Foreign Law Firms and Foreign Lawyers (18 Mar 2003)

Foreign Law Firms and Representative Law Offices:

• Guidance Note on Registration of Foreign Law Firms and Representative Law Offices (18 Mar 2003)

Joint Law Ventures / Formal Law Alliances:

• Common Conditions Imposed on All Joint Law Ventures Licences (05 May 2000)

• Additional Practical Guidelines for Joint Law Ventures (14 Sep 2000)

• Notice to All Joint Law Ventures : Email Domain Name (29 Mar 2001)

• Guidance Note on Joint Law Ventures (18 Mar 2003)

• Guidelines for Application of Joint Law Ventures and Formal Law Alliances (18 Mar 2003)

• Guidelines for Registration of Foreign Lawyers in Joint Law Ventures to Practise Singapore Law (18 Mar 2003)

• Common Conditions Imposed on All Formal Law Alliances Licences (05 May 2000)

• Guidance Note on Formal Law Alliances (18 Mar 2003)

Foreign Lawyers:

• Notice Concerning Foreign Lawyers in Singapore (28 Nov 2001)

• Guidance Note on Registration of Foreign Lawyers to Practise Foreign Law (18 Mar 2003)

• Guidance Note on Registration of Foreign Lawyers to Practise Singapore Law (18 Mar 2003)

• Notice on Section 35 of the Legal Profession (Amendment) Act 2004  (12 Aug 2004)

• Notice Concerning Foreign Lawyers In Singapore (18 Sep 2006)

Notices issued by the then Registry of Companies and Businesses (now known as the Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority or ACRA)

The then Registry of Companies and Businesses ("RCB") had issued 2 notices to foreign law firms. These were:

• Notices to Foreign Law Firms on the Registration of Foreign Law Firms Under the Legal Profession (Amendment) Act No. 4 of 2000 and Legal Profession (International Services) Rules No. S236 of 2000 (01 Aug 2000)

• Notices to Joint Law Ventures on the Filing or Lodgment of Documents with the RCB (20 Aug 2002)

  
  

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Last updated on 7 October, 2008

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