Lawyer disbarred for taking photos of colleague's chest, underwear
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SINGAPORE — A junior lawyer at a top firm who took photographs of his colleague's chest and underwear while she was working at her cubicle was struck off the roll on Thursday (May 19). In a written judgment, the Court of Three Judges said the four-week prLawyer disbarred for taking photos of colleague's chest, underwear
SINGAPORE — A junior lawyer at a top firm who took photographs of his colleague's chest and underwear while she was working at her cubicle was struck off the roll on Thursday (May 19). In a written judgment, the Court of Three Judges said the four-week prison term that was handed down to the errant lawyer in criminal proceedings should not be considered as a factor for a more lenient disciplinary sanction. The court also said the mere fact that the man was in his first year of practice when he committed the offences did not justify a lesser punishment. The man cannot be identified owing to a gag order to protect the victim. He is no longer practising law here and is believed to be working as an in-house legal counsel for a business in Indonesia. He was admitted to the Bar in August 2016 and was an associate at one of the top local law firms. In April 2017, while the man, then 26, and the victim, a 23-year-old trainee, were both in the office, he leaned over her on the pretext of reading her computer screen. Read more