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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Talk cock. No one put a gun to your head and forced you to practise law.
Read the rules you daft cheapskate.
Members may apply for waiver of annual subscriptions under Rule 4(1) of the Singapore Academy of Law Rules if (for any period of not less than 12 months), they will:
(a) be continuously absent from Singapore;
(b) not be ordinarily resident or domiciled in Singapore;
(c) not be in the profession of law; or
(d) not be gainfully employed
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You are the daft one. We know all these. You think people haven't tried to apply for waiver over the years? Read what the definition of "profession of law" is in the SAL Rules. It includes inhouse counsel.
We are taking issue with the principle of forcing inhouse counsel to remain as SAL members and/or charging them SAL fees, when most inhousers have absolutely nothing to do with SAL or its services. Not even the most tenuous use of their services.
If my external counsel gave me this kind of kum gong advice, I would fire the firm straight away.