Singapore: Lawyer charged after he allegedly hit railings while drink driving and lied to police about incident

SINGAPORE – A lawyer, who has a history of speeding and drink driving, was charged on June 19 after he allegedly drank and drove again in 2024.

Steven John Lam Kuet Keng, 55, is also accused of lying to two police officers following an accident on April 7 that year after his car purportedly mounted a kerb and hit some railings.

He had allegedly claimed that an unknown person had driven the car when the accident occurred.

According to the Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority, Lam is a director, shareholder and secretary at Templars Law.

On June 19, he was handed one count each of drink driving and driving a car without due care and attention, resulting in the accident.

He was also charged with two counts of giving false information to a public servant.

Court documents stated that he was convicted of speeding in 1999 and drink driving in 2006. The documents do not disclose his punishments for doing so.

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