He was found guilty in 2022 of a misconduct charge by an independent disciplinary tribunal. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE – Lawyer and People’s Action Party MP Christopher de Souza will face the Court of Three Judges on July 31 in a hearing to decide the final outcome of professional disciplinary proceedings brought against him.
The tribunal said he helped his client in suppressing evidence by preparing and filing an affidavit that did not reveal the client had breached its undertaking. Amber, which was initially represented by law firm Dodwell & Co, had sued a former employee and her company for allegedly stealing its trade secrets.
Mr de Souza, a partner at Lee & Lee, knew by Dec 5, 2018, that the documents had been used by Amber. He and his firm took over the civil suit on Dec 14 that year.On Jan 28, 2019, he helped a company representative file a supporting affidavit, which did not disclose that some documents had been used.Amber’s application for permission to use the documents was eventually heard by the Court of Appeal, comprising Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon and Justices Judith Prakash and Steven Chong.
The Law Society council, however, disagreed and applied to the Chief Justice for a disciplinary tribunal to be appointed to formally investigate the matter.
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