Lawyer who sent misleading letters to 22 doctors in Singapore fails in bid to quash S$18,000 penalty


The court said VK Rai had breached professional conduct rules because he took unfair advantage of the recipients by misleading them about their own legal position. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: A lawyer who sent misleading letters to 22 doctors to pressure them to give statements to his law firm has failed in his High Court bid to quash the S$18,000 penalty that was imposed on him.

In a written judgment on Wednesday (Aug 12), Justice Philip Jeyaretnam upheld the penalty handed down earlier by a disciplinary tribunal.

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