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Wong Siew Hong Latest News - What the news is about ?
Mr Wong Siew Hong
The Law Society yesterday issued a statement detailing the circumstances surrounding an incident on Monday where its representative turned up uninvited in court to submit a medical letter stating that lawyer M Ravi was “unfit to practise”. Signed by Law Society President Wong Meng Meng, the statement clarified that the representative had acted on his own volition and the Law Society council members were only made aware of the matter after they received enquiries from the press. “The council was not in possession of the full facts. As a result, the statement issued on the evening of July 16 contained the error that the Law Society had initiated the intervention in the court proceedings,” said Mr Wong. Source: http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120718-0000056/Law-Society-sheds-light-on-contro versy
Other side of the news
What happened was that two public spirited professionals, a consultant psychiatrist and a practicing lawyer representing the Law Society, who found something so serious that they must quickly act on it to prevent whatever they thought would happen that could be very bad. This
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kind of conviction and dedication to walk that extra mile, doing something beyond the call of duty, is truly commendable and the two deserved to be given a medal for civic consciousness, acting for the good of country and people. They acted on their own accord and professionalism, without consulting anyone as it was a weekend. It was like a tsunami approaching and any delay could be a life threatening situation. On Sat, lawyer M Ravi was examined by psychiatrist Calvin Fones. On Sunday, the police received a report around 8am that someone was causing a disturbance at the Sri Mariamman Temple and the person was Ravi. It was also reported that Calvin Fones alerted Wong Siew Hong who was overseas. When and why he alerted Wong was not stated. Was it because of his examination of Ravi on Sat or was it because of the disturbance at the temple that he came to know about was not clear. On Mon at 9am, Wong was back in Singapore and called Fones to prepare a letter. He also said he had alerted the Law Society Secretariat and was going to the High Court. There he informed State Counsel David Chong and Ravi that ‘he wishes to get the court to stand down and to inform the judge about the letter in chambers.’ Wong got the letter at 10.45am and entered the court room while hearing was in progress. Judge Pillai did not allow him interrupt the proceedings. After the hearing the two were called into the judge’s chamber and Wong presented the letter. He admitted that there was no precedence of such nature and the judge ruled that as long as Ravi still had a practicing certificate he could continue to represent his client. Later, not sure what time, Wong went to another court to present his letter again. Justice Quentin Loh too ruled that Ravi could continue to represent his clients.
Source: http://mysingaporenews.blogspot.com/2012/07/exemplary-conduct-of-civic-minded.html
Wong Siew Hong Latest News - Real life drama
What a drama! (Makes me miss the TV show, The Practice. Heh.)
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Yeah, I wish! Hur hur. Here in the real life, we have an intriguing drama starring: 1. A lawyer, M Ravi who faced a puny attempt by a representative from the Law Society of Singapore (LSS) to disallow him for his legal duty in Court. 2. A representative from LSS–later on identified as Wong Siew Hong–who is believed to go to Court “on his own volition” with a letter from M Ravi’s physician. LSS President in his statement asserted that Wong Siew Hong “had acted very much on his own and he did so with the best of intentions”. 3. The physican by name of Dr Calvin Fones who issued a letter with an incredibly stupid mistake of putting the simple date wrong! He “reviewed M Ravi on Saturday 14 May in (his) clinic following concerns expressed by his friends about his recent moods and behaviours.” However, M Ravi corrected that the date was the last Saturday 14 July. For sure, 14 May is not on Saturday! I have very much a personal contempt against a professional who cannot even get this simple fact right. Shame on you, Dr Calvin Fones. 4. A strong and fair Justice Philip Pillai who is completely right when he firmly declared that if M Ravi has a valid practising certificate, he was free to act in Court. 5. The President of LSS, Wong Meng Meng, who declared that “any suggestion of a conspiracy involving the LSS is untrue and irresponsible.” Indeed. That’s why I’d never suggest that there’s conspiracy involving LSS. I shall only dare to ask what happens to the code of conduct of the members of LSS. Are they allowed to do what Wong Siew Hong did? To act on his own without consulting LSS in the matter which obviously involves the Society? (Afterall, LSS has been very much involved with M Ravi & Dr Calvin Fones since about 4 years ago!) Besides declaring the letter from his physician as ridiculous, M Ravi–as expected–intends to complain about Dr Calvin Fones to the Singapore Medical Association.
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So far Dr Calvin Fones has not responded to the media. Well, he should do so soon: to give his side of story & help clarify the confusion. (First and foremost, how on earth a professional like him can be mistaken in putting up the date of consultation?!?!)
Source: http://anonymousxwrites.blogspot.com/2012/07/singapore-practice-featuring-m-ravi.html Read more here http://superbsite.info/wong-siew-hong-latest-news/
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