Deputy Public Prosecutor Bryan Wong called for the full sum to be forfeited. He said Mr Leong had failed to communicate daily with Lim as required, and did not contact him on the day he was due to surrender, doing so only after the investigation officer contacted Mr Leong.
District Judge Chay Yuen Fatt agreed with the prosecutor that the full sum of S$45,000, comprising S$30,000 in monetary security for one case and S$15,000 in non-monetary security for another, should be forfeited as Mr Leong had failed to fulfil his obligations as surety.
Monetary bail refers to cash or cash equivalents, while non-monetary bail can be put up by pledging property such as luxury goods, jewellery and watches.
Judge Chay told Mr Leong that when he stood bail for Lim, he took on certain duties and responsibilities and agreed to certain conditions.
Two of these are fundamental: To ensure Lim complied with all bail conditions, including not leaving Singapore without the permission of the court, and to have the bail sum forfeited if Mr Leong failed to faithfully discharge his duties as bailor.
Lim, 61, was due to surrender at the State Courts on Aug 3 to begin serving a jail term of three months and one week for practising law without a valid certificate.
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