Law Society member: M Ravi is currently ‘unfit’ to practice law. Posted by temasektimes on July 18, 2012 Prominent Human Rights lawyer M Ravi is deemed ‘currently unfit’ to practice law due to his mental condition, said a member from the Law Society Wong Siew Hong in High Court on Monday.
The concern was raised to the judge during a sitting on the Hougang by-election case where Mr Ravi was acting counsel when Mr Wong presented a letter from Dr Calvin Fones, Mr Ravi’s psychiatrist to the judge Justice Philip Pillai. The letter stated that that Mr Ravi was “having a manic relapse of his bipolar disorder” and is “currently unfit to practise law”. Mr Wong, who heads a sub-committee on member care in the Law Society says he was contacted on Sunday by Dr Fones, who said Mr Ravi was having a relapse.
Speaking to queries from the media, Mr Ravi was furious with Dr Fones for divulging his medical condition to a third party without his consent. He called the letter ‘ridiculous’ and threatened to lodge a complaint about Dr Fones to the Singapore Medical Association. Doctor’s letter “ridiculous”, says M Ravi. By Andrew Loh / Richard Wan On Monday morning at the High Court, a representative from the Law Society of Singapore attempted to have lawyer Mr M Ravi disallowed from carrying out his legal duties in Court, Mr Ravi told publichouse.sg and TR Emeritus in an exclusive interview in the same afternoon.
M Ravi delivers hope to Yong Vui Kong and Cheong Chun Yin. ~by Cheong Yaoming ~ Earlier this morning the lawyer representing the two Malaysians Yong Vui Kong and Cheong Chun Yin, M Ravi, paid a visit to his clients at Changi Prison.
Unlike most visits, where M Ravi would be the bearer of bad news, this time was different. Cheong Chun Yin Just days after the Singapore government announced the abolishment of the mandatory death penalty for specific instances of drug trafficking, M Ravi was able to deliver a message of hope for his clients. Chun Yin’s father, Mr Cheong Kah Pin, who has faithfully travelled down from Malaysia to visit his son every Monday, made a special trip down this Thursday to meet with M Ravi. Cheong Kah Pin, Chun Yin's father Mr Cheong, an odd job labourer, cut a weary figure. However, he said “After M Ravi told me about the Singapore government’s announcement, I was very relieved!
M Ravi informed TOC that when he delivered the good news to Chun Yin, he echoed his father’s sentiment and gratitude. Yong Vui Kong. M Ravi seeks public apology and compensation from Law Society. Posted by temasektimes on July 24, 2012 Prominent Human Rights lawyer M Ravi is seeking compensation and a public apology from the Law Society and lawyer Wong Siew Hong for alleged defamation after the latter appeared in High Court last week to hand over a letter to the judge from Mr Ravi’s psychiatrist which said he was medically unfit to practise law.
The stunning move was dismissed by the judge Justice Pillai. Law Society made 3 attempts to stop lawyer M Ravi. By Andrew Loh | Richard Wan Before the controversy surrounding the Law Society’s attempts to stop lawyer M Ravi from carrying out his professional duties in the courts has died down, it has emerged that the society had tried 3 times in the space of 2 days to stop Mr Ravi from making representations for his clients in Court. As previously reported on publichouse.sg and TR Emeritus, Law Society representative, Mr Wong Siew Hong, made the first attempt during Monday’s proceedings at the High Court. Mr Ravi was in Justice Philip Pillai’s courtroom putting forth his arguments in the case brought by Mdm Vellama Marie Muthu to have the Court declare the Prime Minister does not have unfettered discretion in calling by-elections.
Mr Wong, who is the chairman of the sub-committee on member care of the Law Society, had approached both senior counsel Mr David Chong, representing the Attorney General, and Mr Ravi, outside the courtroom on Monday, before proceedings began. M Ravi plans to issue Letter of Demand to Law Society. Lawyer M Ravi gets second medical opinion.