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{{Short description|2020 Singapore disciplinary proceedings against lawyer Lee Suet Fern}}
[https://www.elitigation.sg/gdviewer/SUPCT/gd/2020_SGHC_255 '''''Law Society of Singapore v Lee Suet Fern (Lim Suet Fern)'''''<nowiki> [2020] SGHC 255</nowiki>] was a disciplinary proceeding brought by the Law Society of Singapore against senior lawyer Lee Suet Fern, wife of [[Lee Hsien Yang]], over her role in preparing and executing the last will of her father-in-law, founding Prime Minister [[Lee Kuan Yew]]. The Law Society sought to have Lee struck off the roll of advocates and solicitors; the Court of Three Judges instead found her guilty of a lesser misconduct charge and suspended her from practice for 15 months.
{{Infobox-lawsuit
| court = Court of Three Judges (Originating Summons No 2 of 2020)
| applicant = Law Society of Singapore
| respondent = Lee Suet Fern (alias Lim Suet Fern), advocate and solicitor of 37 years' standing, then a director of Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC
| underlying_act = Participation in the preparation and execution of Lee Kuan Yew's last will, 16–17 December 2013
| charge = Breach of Rules 25(a)/25(b) and Rule 46 of the Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules, charged in the alternative down to misconduct unbefitting an advocate and solicitor under s 83(2)(h) of the Legal Profession Act
| key_dates = AGC complaint to Law Society: 4 December 2018; Law Society Statement of Case: 1 February 2019; Disciplinary Tribunal appointed: 13 February 2019; DT hearing: 1–5 July 2020; DT findings (guilty): [2020] SGDT 1; Court of Three Judges hearing: 13 August 2020; judgment: 20 November 2020
| citation = [2020] SGHC 255
| outcome = Acquitted on Charges 1, 1A, 2 and 2A (no solicitor-client relationship established); found guilty on the further alternative charges of misconduct unbefitting an advocate and solicitor (s 83(2)(h)); suspended from practice for 15 months; decision not appealable
| related_cases = Disciplinary Tribunal proceedings against Kwa Kim Li over the same will (DT 19 of 2022)
}}