law society applies for order
TRANSCRIPT
-
7/30/2019 Law Society applies for order
1/1
11/14/12 Law Society applies for order to determine M Ravis mental health - Yahoo! News Singapore
1/1yahoo.com/law-society-applies-for-order-to-determine-m-ravis-mental-health--.html;_ylt=AlXYgN
Law Society applies for order to determine M Ravis mental
health
ByMelissa Law| Yahoo! Newsroom Sat, Aug 25, 2012
The Law Society of Singapore (LSS) has applied for a court order to have lawyer M Ravi checked by a registered medical
practitioner to determine if he is fit to practise law in the city-state.
Based on the originating summons filed and served on Ravi on 14 August, the Society wants him to be given 14 days to
comply, or else have his practising certificate suspended.
The Society also requests for Ravis certificate to be suspended if the medical report declares him unfit to practise law.
According to Ravis affidavit dated 24 August, the lawyer is, however, requesting for The High Court to dismiss the
application of the LSS with costs and/or strike out the application on the grounds that the orders are unnecessary,
redundant and otiose.
The 43-year-old lawyer explained in the document that he has always complied with the Societys requests with regard to
his mental health and he will continue to do so.
In addition, the human rights lawyers affidavit stated that he has already seen another psychiatrist, known only as Dr
Winslow, and has even submitted a medical report to the Society on 10 August.
Ravis affidavit described the Societys actions as spiteful, vindictive and pursued with rancour, with the motive to
intimidate (him) into submission as well as to scandalise and embarrass him.
In light of this, Ravis lawyer, Louis Joseph, said that the former will be seeking even higher damages in his defamation
action, raising his previous demand to $32 million.
In July, Ravi served letters of complaint against Law Societys Wong Meng Meng and Wong Siew Hong over their actions
which questioned whether Ravis was fit to practise law.
Earlier that month, Wong Siew Hong had interrupted court proceedings with a letter allegedly from Ravis then-psychiatrist,
Dr Calvin Fones, in an attempt to stop him from carrying out his legal duties in court.
Copyright 2012 Yahoo! Asia Pacific Pte Ltd (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. | Yahoo! News Network | /
YAHOO! NEWS