Thats pure BS. Furthermore, the prick had 2 opportunities to correct the bill, when it went to the registrar to be taxed and then the appeal. His assistant however is in trouble.
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ST avoids mentioning Alvin Yeo is a PAP MP in report
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And this Alvin Yeo is managing partner in WongPartnership LLP. And he has no control or say in whatever is being charged?
Blatant overcharging! Charge him!
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No control my arse!! Try charging $1/- and see whether he jump or not!!
Singapore really enters a surreal world when prominent people are in a fix. Suddenly goalposts are moved all over the place. They must think people are blind and don't notice what's going on.
family in the biz of screwing lots of money from those in trouble
http://www.thelawyer.com/singapores-allen-and-gledhill-names-new-managing-partner/1013398.article
Cannot be lah... Unless different father...
This fucker Alvin over charge Dr. Susan, also I don't care. As far as I am concerned, Susan should have a taste of her own medicine, the bitch. But what is unforgiveable is that the asshole Alvin is also overcharging the singapore taxpayers. Collect $16,000 a month just to speak once a year in Parliament? Wah lau. Assuming his speech is 30 mins long, that is like $384,000 per hour. We should be bringing this fake to court too.
It comes close to broad daylight robbery.
Alvin Yeo case speaks to the integrity of this government and the PAP. It's is pointless issuing guidelines for MPs and talking non-stop about good government when this sort of nonsense occurs.
I am not talking about the outright cheating and lack of integrity on the part of the MP. I am talking about this MP getting away on a silly argument that he did not do the bill.
This MP when asked to present the bill to the registrar for taxation must immediately know that the bill is being contested. He thus had the opportunity to look at it and correct it. He proceeded with it. After that he appealed and again the bill went for a second round of scrutiny. Again no objection.
We need to know the morons in Law. Society that came up with that particulate jackrabbit from the hat.
I am not talking about the outright cheating and lack of integrity on the part of the MP. I am talking about this MP getting away on a silly argument that he did not do the bill.
This MP when asked to present the bill to the registrar for taxation must immediately know that the bill is being contested. He thus had the opportunity to look at it and correct it. He proceeded with it. After that he appealed and again the bill went for a second round of scrutiny. Again no objection.
We need to know the morons in Law. Society that came up with that particulate jackrabbit from the hat.
The top man must always be held accountable for the wrong doing, shortcomings or negligence of his subordinates. A honourable man will resign to take responsibility. This is what the Japanese do, to the extent that some Japs even committed hara-kiri to show extreme remorse. How many sinkies committed hara-kiri to take responsibility? None.
After the escape of that terrorist, the Minister for HA only explained why it happened but did not take responsibility. Shame on him for being gutless.
Helo any sane person know all these wayang of Alvin is pure BS. But what so you expect of the law society which are a whole lot of BS?
Anyway I don't see any issue with this particular issue ( only this one) as it is one evil (Alvin) taking out another evil ( Lim) in the society. Good riddance. LoL
Well, that woman started the robbery first.
Agree on the 2 evil. Need both to be put away. And feather the guys in the law society that came out with incredible get out of jail card.
Source: TR EMERITUS
Would SMC have paid $1M fees to MP Yeo’s law firm?
July 5th, 2014 | Author: Editorial
Lawyer and PAP MP Alvin Yeo
On Wednesday (2 Jul), the news of lawyer Alvin Yeo being accused of overcharging went public (‘MP & lawyer Alvin Yeo accused of overcharging‘).
He was one of the lawyers representing the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) in the case against Dr Susan Lim. He is also a PAP MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC.
When Dr Lim lost her case, she was ordered to pay the SMC’s costs, including the legal fees of Alvin Yeo’s law firm, WongPartnership LLP.
As Dr Lim had to pay everything from her own pocket, she decided to scrutinize all the bills from WongPartnership closely.
After scrutinizing the bills, Dr Lim and her husband alleged that WongPartnership was overcharging. In fact, in one of the bills, it was alleged that the fees of Alvin Yeo and Melanie Ho amounted to $100,000 per hour of court hearing.
Unhappy with the fees which Mr Yeo’s law firm charged SMC, Dr Lim filed notices of dispute for all the bills before a taxation hearing, since Dr Lim had to pay all of SMC’s legal fees as ordered by the court. The fees amounted to some $1 million.
A taxation hearing essentially takes place when the legal bills submitted by the winning party of a lawsuit are disputed. A taxing registrar will be appointed to decide on the matter.
In Dr Lim’s case, the assistant registrar at the taxation hearing actually slashed WongPartnership’s total bill charges from $1 million to $340,000. What followed was Alvin Yeo and his co-lawyer Melanie Ho then applied to the High Court to review the assistant registrar’s decision. The High Court judge, Justice Woo Bih Li, eventually raised the charges allowed from $340,000 to $370,000, which is still far below the original $1 million.
With the High Court’s judgment, Dr Lim’s husband later complained to the Law Society against Alvin Yeo and Melanie Ho for overcharging. In the past, lawyers have faced disciplinary action for overcharging their clients [Link].
An interesting question arises out of this saga. Supposing the court had ruled instead that each side should pay its own legal costs, would SMC also scrutinize WongPartnership’s bills as closely as Dr Lim did? Would SMC then file notices of dispute for all WongPartnership’s bills before a taxation hearing too?
Or would the officials in SMC, which is a statutory board under the Ministry of Health, simply pay the almost $1 million legal fees to Alvin Yeo’s law firm with no questions asked?
What do you think?
Would SMC have paid $1M fees to MP Yeo’s law firm?
July 5th, 2014 | Author: Editorial
Lawyer and PAP MP Alvin Yeo
On Wednesday (2 Jul), the news of lawyer Alvin Yeo being accused of overcharging went public (‘MP & lawyer Alvin Yeo accused of overcharging‘).
He was one of the lawyers representing the Singapore Medical Council (SMC) in the case against Dr Susan Lim. He is also a PAP MP for Chua Chu Kang GRC.
When Dr Lim lost her case, she was ordered to pay the SMC’s costs, including the legal fees of Alvin Yeo’s law firm, WongPartnership LLP.
As Dr Lim had to pay everything from her own pocket, she decided to scrutinize all the bills from WongPartnership closely.
After scrutinizing the bills, Dr Lim and her husband alleged that WongPartnership was overcharging. In fact, in one of the bills, it was alleged that the fees of Alvin Yeo and Melanie Ho amounted to $100,000 per hour of court hearing.
Unhappy with the fees which Mr Yeo’s law firm charged SMC, Dr Lim filed notices of dispute for all the bills before a taxation hearing, since Dr Lim had to pay all of SMC’s legal fees as ordered by the court. The fees amounted to some $1 million.
A taxation hearing essentially takes place when the legal bills submitted by the winning party of a lawsuit are disputed. A taxing registrar will be appointed to decide on the matter.
In Dr Lim’s case, the assistant registrar at the taxation hearing actually slashed WongPartnership’s total bill charges from $1 million to $340,000. What followed was Alvin Yeo and his co-lawyer Melanie Ho then applied to the High Court to review the assistant registrar’s decision. The High Court judge, Justice Woo Bih Li, eventually raised the charges allowed from $340,000 to $370,000, which is still far below the original $1 million.
With the High Court’s judgment, Dr Lim’s husband later complained to the Law Society against Alvin Yeo and Melanie Ho for overcharging. In the past, lawyers have faced disciplinary action for overcharging their clients [Link].
An interesting question arises out of this saga. Supposing the court had ruled instead that each side should pay its own legal costs, would SMC also scrutinize WongPartnership’s bills as closely as Dr Lim did? Would SMC then file notices of dispute for all WongPartnership’s bills before a taxation hearing too?
Or would the officials in SMC, which is a statutory board under the Ministry of Health, simply pay the almost $1 million legal fees to Alvin Yeo’s law firm with no questions asked?
What do you think?
This dude must be thinking being SC plus MP gives him star power a la Clinton or what. The collusion of the Law Society is sad sad sad. The leader of the law society was so concerned about Ravi's sanity he gate crashed a hearing to inform the judge personally . No time to waste there. We have our own good old boys network. Seems the pillars of our society are showing cracks.
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Remove the current set of ppl inside the law society?
These are just another bunch of 'bad apples' replacing a pervious bunch of bad oranges!
Look at the history of these ppl. There used to be a good bunch of ppl inside till a cycle of bad apples, oranges and what have you started taking turns to helm the society.
He is more familiar with dogs mah.
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