Certificate of Standing
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Who may require a Certificate of Standing?
Advocate and Solicitors of the Supreme Court of Singapore who are seeking admission to work in another jurisdiction or applying for APEC business travel card may require a Certificate of Standing from the Law Society of Singapore (“LSS”).
How to apply
Submit a completed Certificate of Standing application form (latest version 2 January 2024) and proof of payment to compliance@lawsoc.org.sg. Requests for inclusion of additional information on top of the standard Certificate of Standing (customised certificate) are considered on a case-by-case basis and must be made in writing and/or by e-mail to LSS together with the duly completed application form. Additional administrative fees are payable for such requests. Exclusion of words/sentences/paragraphs that are in our standard certificate is not allowed.
Fees
The application fee for a standard Certificate of Standing is S$200.00 for Members/Non-Practitioner Members (NPM) and S$500.00 for non-Members, inclusive of prevailing GST rate of 9%. A customised Certificate of Standing will incur an additional S$109.00 (inclusive of prevailing GST rate of 9%) on top of your applicable fees.
With effect from April 2020, the Law Society no longer accepts payment via Credit Card. Applicants are encouraged to make payment via PayNow, internet banking or telegraphic transfer. Details of the Law Society’s PayNow UEN/ Internet Banking/ Telegraphic Transfer Account may be found in Section C, page 2 of the Certificate of Standing application form.
Please review the Terms and Conditions set out in Section E, page 3 of the application form before proceeding.
Processing
The time taken to process a standard Certificate of Standing is 7 working days from receipt of payment and complete application form. If you require your application to be processed and the Certificate to be issued within 3 working days, an additional expedited processing fee of S$100.00 will be applied.
For queries relating to Certificate of Standing, please write to compliance@lawsoc.org.sg.
Membership Verification
Recruitment agencies, human resource departments and law practices who wish to make enquiries about a solicitor, may do so by submitting a duly completed Membership Verification Form (latest version 2 January 2024) to compliance@lawsoc.org.sg.
Fees
The administrative fee payable for the request is S$100.00.
With effect from April 2020, the Law Society no longer accepts payment via Credit Card. Requesting organisations are encouraged to make payment via PayNow, internet banking or telegraphic transfer. Details of the Law Society’s PayNow UEN/ Internet Banking/ Telegraphic Transfer Account may be found in Section C, page 2 of the Membership Verification Form.
Please review the Terms and Conditions set out in page 2 of the Membership Verification form before proceeding.
Processing
The time taken to process a Membership Verification is 7 working days from receipt of payment and complete application form.
For queries relating to membership verification, please write to compliance@lawsoc.org.sg
