38. —(1) The purposes of the Society shall be...
(c) to assist the Government and the courts in all matters affecting legislation submitted to it, and the administration and practice of the law in Singapore;
(d) to represent, protect and assist members of the legal profession in Singapore and to promote in any manner the Society thinks fit the interests of the legal profession in Singapore...
(f) to protect and assist the public in Singapore in all matters touching or ancillary or incidental to the law
Singapore Legal Profession Act
22 years ago, Section 38(1)(c) of the Legal Profession Act was
modified to read the above. The justification for this was to
prevent the Singapore Law Society from being a 'political pressure
group'. But I will demonstrate that this modification was simply a
measure to reign in the power of the Law Society to influence
politics in Singa[...]
