Pritam Singh struck off rolls over lying conviction

In December 2025, Singh lost his appeal to the High Court against his conviction and paid his $14,000 fine.

On March 4, 2026, the society started disciplinary proceedings against Singh in compliance with the Legal Profession Act.

This was based on information received from the Attorney-General’s Chambers that Singh had been convicted of offences involving “fraud or dishonesty”, a Law Society spokesperson had earlier told The Straits Times.

Under the Act, when a regulated legal practitioner has been convicted of an offence involving fraud and dishonesty, the Law Society is required to apply to the court for disciplinary action to be taken.

On Aug 13, the society, represented by Senior Counsel Cavinder Bull, said that based on precedent, Singh should be struck off.

Bull noted that the law is clear that misconduct involving dishonesty will almost inevitably lead to an order for striking off, unless there are truly exceptional circumstances. 

In present case there are no exceptional circumstances that mitigate against the striking off, he said, adding that Singh should be treated the same as other lawyers.

Bull said Singh’s public service as an MP did not amount to exceptional circumstances.

He said Singh’s prominence in the public sphere aggravates, rather than detract from, the negative impact of his conduct.

Singh’s lawyer, Senior Counsel Chelva Rajah, accepted that the legal threshold to avoid a striking off is not met.

He conceded that dishonesty was an essential element of the offence that Singh had been convicted of.

This is a developing story.