Indian-origin lawyer in Singapore pleads guilty to misappropriating SGD 4,59,000 of clients’ money

Singapore, Jul 20 (PTI) A 70-year-old Indian-origin lawyer has pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal breach of trust involving nearly SGD 4,59,000 and an offence under the Legal Profession Act, according to a media report on Thursday.

Deputy Public Prosecutor Norman Yew on Wednesday said Gurdaib Singh Pala Singh misappropriated the money between November 18 and December 23, 2014, and used it to pay for items such as office expenses for Gurdaib Cheong and Partners (GCP).

A third criminal breach of trust charge involving another SGD 21,000 will be considered during sentencing against Singh, who was called to the bar in 1981, according to a report by The Straits Times newspaper.