NRI Kasturibai Manickam Singapore lawyer
suspended for falsely attesting documents
Los Angeles, Jan 18, 2024
NRIpress.club/Ramesh/ A.Gary Singh
Ms Kasturibai Manickam, who has more than 25 years’ experience as a lawyer, had acted for a pair of siblings who were the registered owners of a condominium unit.
A lawyer who falsely attested that she had witnessed the signing of several documents, even though they had not actually been signed in her presence, was handed a one-year suspension on Jan 16.
The Law Society of Singapore had argued for 30 months’ suspension for Ms Kasturibai Manickam.
But the Court of Three Judges, led by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon, said this was an instance of a “grave error of judgment” rather than a character defect.
There was no dispute that the documents were signed by the intended signatories, said the Chief Justice.
He said Ms Kasturibai’s error was to decide to attest that she witnessed the signing of the documents because she knew the parties and thought no harm would ensue.
Ms Kasturibai, who has more than 25 years’ experience as a lawyer, had acted for a pair of siblings who were the registered owners of a condominium unit.
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