THEODOROS KASSIMATIS KC v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE & Anor
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| Court | Court of Appeal |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Judith Prakash, Sundaresh Menon |
| Charges / claim | Legal Profession |
| Counsel | Advocatus Law LLP, Attorney-General's Chambers, Christopher Anand s/o Daniel, Hay Hung Chun, Poh Hui Jing Claire, Saadhvika Jayanth, Theong Li Han |
Source: [2024] SGCA 49, Court of Appeal, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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In Kassimatis, Theodoros KC v Attorney-General and another and another appeal [2024] SGCA 49, decided on 8 November 2024, the Court of Appeal heard Civil Appeals Nos 16 and 17 of 2024 brought by two English King's Counsel, Mr Theodoros Kassimatis KC and Mr Edward Fitzgerald KC, who sought ad hoc admission to the Singapore Bar under section 15 of the Legal Profession Act 1966. The Attorney-General of the Republic of Singapore and the Law Society of Singapore were the respondents. The coram comprised Sundaresh Menon CJ, Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA and Judith Prakash SJ, with judgment delivered by Sundaresh Menon CJ. The matter concerned applications in Originating Applications Nos 696 and 811 of 2023, connected to Court of Appeal Civil Appeal No 2 of 2023, and the appeals were heard on 18 September and 9 October 2024 before judgment was reserved.
[2024] SGCA 49 explained
THEODOROS KASSIMATIS KC v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE & Anor ([2024] SGCA 49) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 8 November 2024. It is categorised under Legal Profession. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2024] SGCA 49 about?
THEODOROS KASSIMATIS KC v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE & Anor ([2024] SGCA 49) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Legal Profession — Admission — Ad hoc”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2024] SGCA 49 consider?
The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), Legal Profession Act (Cap 161), Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185), and Penal Code (Cap 224), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2024] SGCA 49 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGCA 36 and [2024] SGHC 24. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
What was Kassimatis, Theodoros KC v Attorney-General [2024] SGCA 49 about?
It concerned applications by two English King's Counsel, Theodoros Kassimatis KC and Edward Fitzgerald KC, for ad hoc admission to the Singapore Bar under section 15 of the Legal Profession Act 1966, with the Attorney-General and Law Society of Singapore as respondents.
Which judges decided the ad hoc admission appeals in [2024] SGCA 49?
The Court of Appeal coram was Sundaresh Menon CJ, Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA and Judith Prakash SJ. Sundaresh Menon CJ delivered the judgment of the court on 8 November 2024 in Civil Appeals Nos 16 and 17 of 2024, after hearings on 18 September and 9 October 2024.
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