CBB v WONG TIEN LEONG WILLIAM

[2026] SGHC 53 High Court (General Division) 13 March 2026 • HC/OA 359/2025 • 151 min read

34 cases cited (29 SG, 5 foreign)

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	13 March 2026
Judge	Valerie Thean
Charges / claim	Legal Profession, Evidence
Counsel	Heng, Leong & Srinivasan LLC, LVM Law Chambers LLC, Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Abigal Silva, Aisyah Az Zuhra Binti Norkhalim, Jamal Siddique Peer, Joel Wang Pinwen, Poh Yee Shing, Sarjit Singh Gill, Srinivasan s/o V Namasivayam, Suresh Viswanath, Tan Kheng Ann Alvin

Source: [2026] SGHC 53, High Court (General Division), decided 13 March 2026 — eLitigation. Updated 23 March 2026.

Catchwords

Legal Profession — Disciplinary procedures — Amendment of charges Legal Profession — Duties — Vulnerable client lacking mental capacity Legal Profession — Solicitor-client relationship — Implied retainer Legal Profession — Disciplinary proceedings — Section 97 Legal Profession Act 1966 (2020 Rev Ed) Evidence — Admissibility of evidence — Hearsay — Section 32(1)(k) Evidence Act 1893 (2020 Rev Ed) Legal Profession — Conflict of interest — Lawyer subordinating interests of client to interests of another Evidence — Admissibility of evidence — Relevancy of court judgments — Previous judgment on mental capacity — Sections 42 to 45 Evidence Act 1893 (2020 Rev Ed)

Practice Areas

Legal Profession Evidence

Judges (1)

Valerie Thean Delivered

Counsel (12)

Heng, Leong & Srinivasan LLC Firm LVM Law Chambers LLC Firm Shook Lin & Bok LLP Firm Abigal Silva Counsel Respondent Aisyah Az Zuhra Binti Norkhalim Counsel Applicant Jamal Siddique Peer Counsel Applicant Joel Wang Pinwen Counsel Respondent Poh Yee Shing Counsel Applicant Sarjit Singh Gill Counsel Applicant Srinivasan s/o V Namasivayam Counsel Respondent Suresh Viswanath Counsel Applicant Tan Kheng Ann Alvin Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

CBB Applicant Wong Tien Leong William Respondent

Statutes Cited

Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68) Cases on this Act →

s 274(1)

DT constituted under the LPA is obliged to apply the rules of evidence in the Evidence Act (Cap 97) Cases on this Act →

Evidence Act (Cap 97) Cases on this Act →

Legal Profession Act (Cap 161) Cases on this Act →

s 83(2)(b) s 97

Mental Capacity Act (Cap 177A) Cases on this Act →

Mental Deficiency Act

s 56(1)(a)

The Evidence Act (Cap 97) Cases on this Act →

Cases Cited (34)

SG (4)

[2000] SGHC 111 [2012] SGDC 489 [2013] SGHC 201 [2013] SGHC 5

SLR (25)

[2005] 2 SLR(R) 694 [2006] 3 SLR(R) 769 [2007] 2 SLR(R) 518 [2007] 3 SLR(R) 477 [2008] 3 SLR(R) 447 [2009] 4 SLR(R) 674 [2010] 3 SLR 390 [2010] 4 SLR 373 [2012] 4 SLR 1232 [2015] 2 SLR 686 [2015] 3 SLR 990 [2015] 4 SLR 81 [2018] 4 SLR 859 [2019] 4 SLR 1427 [2020] 5 SLR 1151 [2021] 1 SLR 874 [2021] 1 SLR 977 [2021] 2 SLR 1013 [2021] 2 SLR 180 [2021] 3 SLR 487 [2021] 4 SLR 382 [2024] 4 SLR 427 [2024] 5 SLR 1318 [2025] 3 SLR 933 [2025] 5 SLR 111

UK (5)

[1907] 2 Ch 236 [1956] 1 WLR 965 [1958] AC 83 [1982] AC 529 [2024] EWCA Civ 1579