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Jan 20, 2010
Judge seizes tape recorder
<!-- by line --> By Elena Chong
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A LAWYER caught recording the proceedings in court was asked by a judge on Wednesday to hand over the digital voice recorder. District Judge Francis Tseng was hearing a professional negligence suit taken out by a divorcee against some lawyers for mishandling the sale of his marital property when he was told about the breach in court rules. Private audio recordings of court proceedings are prohibited, and neither lawyers nor reporters are exempt. Proceedings of civil cases in the High Court are recorded by an external service provider and transcripts are available - only to parties involved in the dispute - upon request. The culprit was a young woman lawyer, understood to be helping out in her first trial and apparently unaware of the rule against recordings. She was on the defence team representing four of the five lawyers being sued by Mr Simon Suppiah Sunmugam, a 62-year-old private eye.
Read the full report in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
Home > Breaking News > Singapore > Story
Jan 20, 2010
Judge seizes tape recorder
<!-- by line --> By Elena Chong
<!-- end by line -->
A LAWYER caught recording the proceedings in court was asked by a judge on Wednesday to hand over the digital voice recorder. District Judge Francis Tseng was hearing a professional negligence suit taken out by a divorcee against some lawyers for mishandling the sale of his marital property when he was told about the breach in court rules. Private audio recordings of court proceedings are prohibited, and neither lawyers nor reporters are exempt. Proceedings of civil cases in the High Court are recorded by an external service provider and transcripts are available - only to parties involved in the dispute - upon request. The culprit was a young woman lawyer, understood to be helping out in her first trial and apparently unaware of the rule against recordings. She was on the defence team representing four of the five lawyers being sued by Mr Simon Suppiah Sunmugam, a 62-year-old private eye.
Read the full report in Thursday's edition of The Straits Times.
