THEODOROS KASSIMATIS KC v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE & Anor
Outcome
Application dismissedI dismiss the Applications.
Source: [2024] SGHC 24, High Court (General Division), decided 30 January 2024. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Woo Bih Li |
| Charges / claim | Legal Profession |
| Outcome | Application dismissed |
| 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, Yeo Yi Ling Eileen |
Source: [2024] SGHC 24, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Kassimatis, Theodoros KC v Attorney-General and another and another matter [2024] SGHC 24 was decided by Woo Bih Li JAD in the General Division of the High Court, comprising Originating Application Nos 696 and 811 of 2023, with judgment reserved and delivered on 30 January 2024 after hearings on 16 October and 23 November 2023 and 15 January 2024. The two applications, brought under Section 15 of the Legal Profession Act 1966, were separate applications by two King's Counsel for ad hoc admission to practise as advocates and solicitors of the Supreme Court of Singapore. In HC/OA 696/2023, Mr Theodoros Kassimatis KC sought admission to act for Jumaat bin Mohamed Sayed and Saminathan Selvaraju in CA/CA 2/2023 and CA/SUM 16/2023; in HC/OA 811/2023, Mr Edward Fitzgerald KC sought ad hoc admission in related matters. The respondents were the Attorney-General of the Republic of Singapore and the Law Society of Singapore. The data records that each of the persons the applicants sought to act for was accused of an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act, and the matter also referenced the Criminal Procedure Code.
[2024] SGHC 24 explained
THEODOROS KASSIMATIS KC v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE & Anor ([2024] SGHC 24) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 30 January 2024. It is categorised under Legal Profession. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 3 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. 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] SGHC 24 about?
THEODOROS KASSIMATIS KC v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE & Anor ([2024] SGHC 24) is a High Court (General Division) 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] SGHC 24 consider?
The judgment refers to Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), Each of the four persons whom the Applicants seek to act for was accused of an offence under the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185), Legal Profession Act (Cap 161), and Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2024] SGHC 24?
Within this corpus, [2024] SGHC 24 has been cited by 3 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
What was Kassimatis, Theodoros KC v Attorney-General [2024] SGHC 24 about?
Decided by Woo Bih Li JAD on 30 January 2024, the case concerned two separate applications by King's Counsel Theodoros Kassimatis and Edward Fitzgerald for ad hoc admission under Section 15 of the Legal Profession Act 1966 to act in Court of Appeal matters.
What is ad hoc admission as raised in [2024] SGHC 24?
Ad hoc admission, the subject of the case under Section 15 of the Legal Profession Act 1966, is the procedure by which a foreign King's Counsel applies to practise as an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court for a specific matter.
Who applied for admission in the Kassimatis case [2024] SGHC 24?
Mr Theodoros Kassimatis KC applied in HC/OA 696/2023 and Mr Edward Fitzgerald KC applied in HC/OA 811/2023, both King's Counsel of England seeking ad hoc admission. The respondents were the Attorney-General of the Republic of Singapore and the Law Society of Singapore.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2024] SGHC 24)