SINGAPORE: The Court of Three Judges, the highest administrative system for lawyers, has ordered attorney M Ravi to become struck off the rolls, finding that his latest set of “improper do” had” crossed the line” and was “dishonest”.
Ravi’s legal career spans more than 25 years, and the court has since labeled him a” no stranger to punitive proceedings” for various types of inappropriate conduct.
This ranges from “making false allegations” over important legal institutions, being problematic in the court and the poor management of clients.
The Law Society of Singapore ( LawSoc ) disciplinary panel found him guilty of misconduct on more than ten occasions and issued sanctions ranging from monetary fines to practice suspensions.
Ravi is now serving a five-year suspension that will start in March 2023.
In a ruling that was made public on Friday ( May 31 ), Ravi’s previous disciplinary proceedings had found no dishonesty against him, but this time he knowingly made false statements.
Justice Steven Chong, who delivered the ruling he made with Justice Tay Yong Kwang and Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, said,” His inappropriate conduct crossed the line, and his do was found to be dishonest.”
WHAT RAVI DID
After LawSoc filed for Ravi’s release, the judge granted him bail for his statements regarding then-Singapore president Halimah Yacob, the meetings of two prime ministers of Singapore, and his perform before a High Court judge.
Ravi claimed in a letter to Madam Halimah in August that “racial concerns” led to the appointment of Mr. Goh Chok Tong and Mr. Lee Hsien Loong as Singapore’s prime ministers.
He posted video on his Instagram pages and pleaded with the general public to submit the same request to the president.
When the President’s Office replied to Ravi, he published her notice on his Instagram sites. The Attorney- General afterwards complained about Ravi’s do.
The judge halted the trial on November 22, 2021, while Ravi was representing Mr. Chua Qwong Meng in a SBS Transit petition.
When the trial resumed, SBS Transit’s lawyer, Senior Counsel Davinder Singh, informed Justice Audrey Lim that Ravi had told him “do n’t be a clown” at least three times.