The Law Society of Singapore has scheduled a disciplinary hearing against Workers' Party chief and non-practising lawyer Pritam Singh for August 13, 2026. The hearing will be held before the Court of Three Judges, Singapore’s highest disciplinary tribunal for lawyers. The court will be presided over by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, Justice Kannan Ramesh, and Justice See Kee Oon [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
Pritam Singh faces the disciplinary proceeding following his February 2025 conviction on two counts of giving false evidence under oath during the Committee of Privileges’ investigation. The investigation concerned false parliamentary claims made by former Workers' Party MP Raeesah Khan in 2021 about a sexual assault case [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Singh was fined SGD 14,000 in total after his conviction and lost an appeal against the ruling in the High Court in December 2025 [2, 3, 4, 5].
Following a parliamentary motion on January 14, 2026, deeming him unfit to continue as Leader of the Opposition, Singh was formally removed from that role by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on January 15, 2026 [2, 3, 4, 5].
On March 4, 2026, the Law Society initiated disciplinary proceedings against Singh, as mandated by the Legal Profession Act, after receiving information on his conviction involving fraud or dishonesty from the Attorney-General’s Chambers [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. Possible sanctions under the Act include striking off from the roll, suspension of up to five years, censure, or fines up to SGD 100,000 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5].
The Workers' Party central executive committee also set up an internal disciplinary panel and issued Singh a formal letter of reprimand on April 30, 2026, for breaching two articles of its Constitution [2, 3, 4, 5]. Despite these events, Singh was re-elected as secretary-general of the Workers' Party on June 28, 2026, winning a super-majority of votes [2, 3, 4, 5].
Singh is represented by lawyers from Peter Low Chambers, including Peter Cuthbert Low, while the Law Society is represented by a team from Drew & Napier led by Senior Counsel Cavinder Bull [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. The August 13 hearing will consider whether disciplinary sanctions are warranted following the established facts.
