Business Transactions Between Solicitors and Their Clients
Research Area:Professional Responsibility
Publication Type:Commentaries
2021
87
Summary
This case note reviews the salient points of the coda to Law Society of Singapore v Tan Chun Chuen Malcolm [2020] SGHC 166, where the Court of Three Judges provided important guidance on the potential pitfalls of legal practitioners engaging in business transactions with their clients.
Keywords
business transactions; solicitor-client relationship; own interests; trust and confidence; conflict of interest; independent legal advice; undue influence
Business Transactions Between Solicitors and Their Clients
Summary
This case note reviews the salient points of the coda to Law Society of Singapore v Tan Chun Chuen Malcolm [2020] SGHC 166, where the Court of Three Judges provided important guidance on the potential pitfalls of legal practitioners engaging in business transactions with their clients.
Keywords
business transactions; solicitor-client relationship; own interests; trust and confidence; conflict of interest; independent legal advice; undue influence