Sanctions for Legal Ethical Breaches – Determining the Appropriate Sanction for Lawyer Misconduct

Event Date

From Thursday 08 Oct 2026 - 05:00 PM To Thursday 08 Oct 2026 - 07:00 PM

Venue

SUSS Room at the State Courts

Organiser

Singapore University of Social Sciences

Practice Area

Mandatory Ethics Component (MEC)

MEC segment

Training Level

General

Public MEC Points

Event Outline

This seminar focuses on the topic of sanctions, i.e. the punishment which an errant lawyer may face owing to breaches of the legal ethical norms. The aim of the seminar is two-fold: First, to provide a general introduction to the topic of sanctions. Second, to explore in detail the court’s approach in determining the appropriate sanction for a legal ethical breach and to offer guidance in this regard based on the existing case law.

Event Link

SUS-15G-260606

Event Attachment

SUS-260606_EventBrochure.pdf