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Re Ariffin Iskandar Sha bin Ali Akbar and other matters [2025] SGHC 156
The court clarified that for Legacy Cases under the 2024 admission regime, exclusionary periods of 12 months or more should be effected by a stay of the application to avoid deemed discontinuance under the Rules of Court 2021.
Re Gabriel Silas Tang Rafferty [2024] SGHC 82
The court dismissed an admission application due to the applicant's lack of candour and repeated academic misconduct, holding that dismissal is necessary when character deficits are severe and the applicant has not demonstrated genuine rehabilitation.
Re Ong Pei Qi Stasia [2024] SGHC 61
The court held that an applicant for admission to the Bar who has committed academic misconduct may be admitted if they demonstrate genuine remorse, candour, and rehabilitation, particularly through voluntary disclosure of the misconduct.
Re Tay Jie Qi and another matter [2023] SGHC 59
The court held that applicants for admission who have committed past misconduct may be admitted if they demonstrate genuine remorse, rehabilitation, and candour, and if sufficient time has elapsed for stakeholders to regain confidence in their suitability.
Re Lee Jun Ming Chester and other matters [2023] SGHC 282
The court held that applicants for admission who have committed past misconduct (criminal or academic) may still be admitted if they demonstrate sufficient reformation of character, evidenced by a clean record, remorse, and the passage of time.
Re Rajagopal Muralitharan [2023] SGHC 133
The court reinstated an expired originating summons for admission to the Bar where the failure to act was due to impossibility rather than indolence, and granted an abridgement of time for filing an affidavit of admission.