1. Wong Siew Hong Latest News
Wong Siew Hong Latest News - What the news is about ?
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
Wong Siew Hong Latest News - 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
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
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2. 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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3. 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.
Mr Wong Siew Hong
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.
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?!?!)
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4. Source:
http://anonymousxwrites.blogspot.com/2012/07/singapore-practice-featuring-m-ravi.html
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