Lawyer Kwa Kim Li was found guilty of making the false and misleading representation that Mr Lee Kuan Yew had never instructed her to change his will
A disciplinary tribunal has fined senior lawyer Kwa Kim Li $8,000 and ordered her to pay Lee Hsien Yang close to about $21,000 in costs and disbursements after finding her guilty of misconduct unbefitting an advocate and solicitor.
She was also found guilty of misleading LHY and Dr Lee Wei Ling by omitting to disclose her communications with LKY between November 2013 and 13 Dec 2013 in response to their enquiries. The tribunal also ordered Kwa to pay LHY costs in the sum of $12,000 and disbursements in the sum of $9,182.29.The tribunal assessed two charges the Law Society and LHY brought, respectively.
The tribunal accepted that there is no evidence suggesting that Kwa was acting with any improper motives. It noted that she had a close personal relationship with her client and his children, who are her first cousins, with whom she grew up. The two emails that are the subject matter of LHY’s charge were sent by Kwa on 4 June 2015 and 22 June 2015.
He also wished to give all three children equal shares, and Kwa stated that she would prepare a codicil to affect his wish for his signature that week or when he was ready. She added that she had “some thoughts” on the Oxley Road property and would call LKY later that day. “The issues are quite simple. The first question is whether the November / December 2013 communications should have been disclosed in response to a query on the background to the signing of Will No. 7.
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