Pritam Singh struck off rolls over conviction for lying to parliamentary committee
In December 2025, Singh lost his appeal to the High Court against his conviction and paid his $14,000 fine
Singapore's Workers' Party chief Pritam Singh, a non-practising lawyer, was struck off the rolls on August 13, 2026, for his criminal conviction of lying to a parliamentary committee. Singh did not contest the Law Society of Singapore's application for his disbarment. Both the Law Society and Singh agreed that dishonesty was a crucial element of his offenses, and the high bar to avoid disbarment was not met.
The three-judge Court of Three Judges, with Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, Justice Kannan Ramesh, and Justice See Kee Oon, handed down the decision. Menon stated the court found the Law Society's position correct and that Singh's concession was "well-advised." Singh, MP for Aljunied GRC, was convicted in February 2025 on two counts of perjury to the Committee of Privileges, linked to his wife, former WP MP Raeesah Khan, falsely testifying about a 2021 sexual assault case.
In March 2026, the society initiated disciplinary proceedings based on information from the Attorney-General's Chambers that Singh had been convicted of fraud or dishonesty. Senior Counsel Cavinder Bull argued that the Law Society must act due to the legal requirement for such cases and that Singh's public role as an MP and Opposition leader magnified the negative impact of his actions.
Singh's lawyer, Chelva Rajah, expressed disappointment with the outcome and acknowledged the high threshold for avoiding disbarment. Singh was ordered to pay $5,808 in costs and disbursements to the Law Society upon being struck off.
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