Court of Three Judges to hear Law Society's disciplinary case against Pritam Singh on 13 August

The Court of Three Judges will hear disciplinary proceedings next month to determine whether any professional sanction should be imposed on Workers' Party (WP) secretary-general Pritam Singh following his criminal conviction.

According to the Supreme Court's hearing list, the case, The Law Society of Singapore v Pritam Singh, has been scheduled for hearing on 13 August 2026 at 10am.

The matter is listed as disciplinary proceedings for Advocates and Solicitors of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Singapore.

Court to determine disciplinary sanction

Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon will preside over the hearing alongside Justice Kannan Ramesh and Justice See Kee Oon.

The Law Society of Singapore is represented by a legal team from Drew & Napier led by Senior Counsel Cavinder Bull.

Singh is represented by Peter Low Chambers lawyers Peter Low and Elaine Low.

The Court of Three Judges, Singapore's highest disciplinary tribunal for lawyers, will determine what sanction, if any, should be imposed.

Under Section 98 of the Legal Profession Act, the court may order that an advocate and solicitor be struck off the roll, suspended from practice for up to five years, censured, fined up to S$100,000, or receive a combination of those sanctions.

Proceedings follow mandatory referral

The disciplinary proceedings arose from Singh's conviction in connection with the 2021 case involving former WP Member of Parliament Raeesah Khan's false parliamentary statement.

A Committee of Privileges inquiry and subsequent court proceedings found that Singh had knowledge of aspects of the matter and mishandled its correction.

He was subsequently charged and convicted on two counts of lying to the Committee of Privileges, with the High Court upholding the conviction on 4 December 2025.

In March, the Law Society said it had initiated disciplinary proceedings after Singh's conviction, as required under the Legal Profession Act.

The society said Section 94A(1) of the Act obliges it to commence disciplinary proceedings whenever a regulated legal practitioner has been convicted of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty.

According to the Law Society, the provision leaves it with no discretion and requires disciplinary proceedings to be initiated once the Attorney-General's Chambers refers the matter.

The referral was made by the AGC, headed by Attorney-General Lucien Wong, who is serving his fourth consecutive three-year term.

WP retains Singh as secretary-general after special cadre conference vote

Following the High Court's decision, Parliament passed a motion on 14 January 2026 declaring Singh unfit to continue as Leader of the Opposition. Eleven WP Members of Parliament voted against the motion.

Prime Minister Lawrence Wong removed Singh from the post the following day.

Separately, the WP convened a Special Cadre Members' Conference on 28 June after more than 20 cadre members submitted a requisition requesting a vote on Singh's leadership. The final number of supporting requisitions stood at 25.

The meeting, chaired by Gerald Giam, heard Singh provide cadre members with a full account of the High Court judgment delivered on 4 December 2025.

Cadre members were invited to ask questions and express their views before casting a secret ballot on whether Singh should remain secretary-general.

The party subsequently announced that cadre members had voted to retain Singh, stating that the outcome reflected their considered judgment and the party's commitment to democratic principles and due process.

Singh responds to media

Speaking to reporters after the conference, Singh rejected suggestions that the meeting had been unusually contentious.

"I prefer to frame the process differently. The cadres had called for the meeting in accordance with the party constitution. We respect that process," he said.

He added that the petitioners had requested a vote, the chair had agreed, and a vote was subsequently held.

"The meeting was not as dramatic as the media might make it out to be," Singh said, adding that the petitioners' requests were among the matters addressed during the conference.

Responding to repeated descriptions by the Government and sections of the media that he is a convicted liar, Singh referred reporters to his personal website, where he has published his parliamentary statements and court submissions.

"My position had not changed from what was set out there," he said.

Singh also said the outcome of the internal vote would not alter the party's direction.

"Nothing has changed for the party following the internal election," he said.

"Our objective remains to give Singaporeans a serious choice and to provide critical political balance in a responsible manner. Singapore is much stronger with a good opposition party."