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Zaminder Singh Gill, a former lawyer from Hilborne Law, pleaded guilty to five counts of criminal breach of trust as an attorney, with another 10 charges taken into consideration.
Gill, 57, had pocketed more than $31,000 from his clients and also failed to register the clients with the firm.
The court heard that Gill was called to the Singapore bar in 2005 and was a legal associate at Hilborne between 2016 and 2019.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Stephanie Chew said Gill’s offences came to light only following complaints by his clients.
In 2018, one of the victims had engaged Gill as she was under investigation for some offences.
In May and June last year, she entrusted $4,000 in legal fees to him, which he misappropriated instead of depositing it into Hilborne’s client account.
In July last year, she tried to contact Gill for an update on her case but was unable to reach him. She was then told by his company that he was overseas.
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