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Tan Choon Chye v Singapore Society of Accountants

Singapore Law Reports Cited in Precedent Map Related
Vincent
JurisdictionUK Non-devolved
Judgment Date03 March 1982
Date03 March 1982
Docket NumberPrivy Council Appeal No 18 of
CourtPrivy Council

[1982] SGPC 6

Privy Council

Lord Diplock

,

Lord Elwyn-Jones

,

Lord Russell of Killowen

,

Lord Keith of Kinkel

and

Lord Brandon of Oakbrook

Privy Council Appeal No 18 of 1980

Tan Choon Chye
Plaintiff
and
Singapore Society of Accountants
Defendant

Michael Sherrard QC & Alan Wong (Lee & Lee) for the plaintiff

Paul Batterbury & K E Hilborne (Hilborne & Co) for the defendant.

Professions–Accountants–Disciplinary proceedings–Disciplinary Committee's order for accountant to be removed from register–Whether removal justified

The appellant accountant had been found guilty by the Disciplinary Committee of grave impropriety in a professional respect, and his name was ordered to be removed from the Register of Accountants. The High Court and Court of Appeal dismissed the appellant's appeal and the appellant appealed to the Privy Council.

Held, dismissing the appeal:

There was no substance whatever in any of the points raised by the appellant. The appeal would thus be dismissed for the reasons given in each of the judgments below.

Lord Diplock

(delivering the oral judgment of the Board):

1 ="p1_1" type="paranum" />In this appeal four points have been taken before this Board. They were taken in the courts below - before the Chief Justice and the Court of Appeal. Everything that possibly could be said in their favour has been said by counsel for the appellant. In their Lordships' view there is no substance whatever in any of...

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