Decision record
Ramanathan Raman
JurisdictionSingapore
BodyDisciplinary Tribunal (Law Society of Singapore) (SG-DT)
Professionlawyer — R Raman & Co.
Date24/09/1999
OutcomeStruck off the roll with immediate effect
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionStrike Off
Dishonesty foundNo
In OS 299/1999, the Law Society brought disciplinary proceedings against Raman Ramanathan before the Court of Appeal at a show-cause hearing. The respondent was absent. The court considered whether he had a defect of character rendering him unfit for the profession, referencing authorities including Rick Tham Yu Xian and Dhanwant Singh, and addressed the appropriate penalty. The available text is heavily redacted; no express finding of dishonesty is visible, and the specific sanction figures are not stated.
Duties found breached: