Pritam Singh Struck Off the Roll of Lawyers Over False-evidence Convictions

Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh was struck off the roll of advocates and solicitors on Thursday (Aug 13) following his convictions for giving false evidence under oath to Parliament's Committee of Privileges.

He was also ordered to pay $5,808 in costs and disbursements.

The latest proceedings were separate from Singh's earlier criminal case and parliamentary sanctions, and concerned his professional standing as a lawyer.

The latest proceedings were disciplinary proceedings brought by the Law Society of Singapore over the professional consequences of his conviction.

His criminal case arose from his conduct in giving false evidence to Parliament's Committee of Privileges, while Parliament separately took action against him in his capacity as an MP.

Singh was convicted in February 2025 of two counts of lying to the committee investigating former WP MP Raeesah Khan's false account in Parliament.

He was fined $14,000 and lost his appeal in December.

Under the Legal Profession Act, the Law Society must apply to the court for disciplinary action when a regulated lawyer is convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty.

Singh's lawyer, Senior Counsel Chelva Retnam Rajah, acknowledged that dishonesty was an essential element of the offences.

In such cases, lawyers are generally struck off the rolls unless there are exceptional circumstances, and the threshold for avoiding a striking-off is high. Rajah accepted that this threshold was not met in Singh's case.

Singh declined to comment after the hearing.