SINGAPORE – A lawyer who was convicted of drink driving in 2006 did not learn his lesson and went on to commit a similar offence in 2024.
After a drinking session, Steven John Lam Kuet Keng, 56,
drove along
Bukit Panjang Road
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SINGAPORE – A lawyer who was convicted of drink driving in 2006 did not learn his lesson and went on to commit a similar offence in 2024.
After a drinking session, Steven John Lam Kuet Keng, 56,
drove along
Bukit Panjang Road
when he lost control of the vehicle and
it struck some railings shortly before 12.30am on April 7, 2024.
Lam lied to the police later that morning, claiming that somebody else was driving the vehicle at the time.
On Nov 7, the co-founder and director of Templars Law was sentenced to eight weeks’ jail and fined $18,000.
He was also disqualified from holding or obtaining all classes of driving licences for a period of six years from his release date.
The Singaporean had pleaded guilty to multiple charges including drink driving, and two counts of giving false information to a public servant.
Defence lawyer Ramesh Tiwary told the court on Nov 7 that Lam is remorseful and had acted out of character that day.
He also said that no one was injured in the accident.