Bernard Sahagar
Partner
Singapore, 1992
Civil, Commercial & Construction Litigation
Criminal Litigation
General Solicitors’ Work
Member, Law Society of Singapore
Member, Singapore Academy of Law
Council Member, Catholic Lawyers Guild
— awarded to assigned solicitors for exceptional service to the Legal Aid Bureau and its applicants.
The Public Service Medal (Pingat Bakti Masyarakat), 2023
— awarded for commendable public service or achievement in the arts and letters, sports, sciences, business, professions, or the labour movement.
Profile
Bernard graduated from the University of London with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and in 1991 was admitted as a Barrister-at-Law in the United Kingdom. He is a member of the Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, one of the four Inns of Court in England.
In 1992, Bernard began practice in Singapore with Messrs Lim & Lim as a civil litigation lawyer, where his work focused on litigation relating to guarantees, factoring agreements and other contractual documents. In 1994, he continued his practice at Messrs Jumabhoy Leong & Gay in civil litigation, including contractual claims, insurance law, securities and family law. In January 1998, Bernard set up his own practice together with Mr Kevin De Souza in a partnership known as Messrs De Souza & Sahagar, which merged with Lee Bon Leong & Co in 2001.
Bernard continues to specialise in criminal, general civil, commercial and company law litigation, including arbitration. He is committed to equal access to justice and is continuing his more than 15 years of service as an assigned solicitor with the Legal Aid Bureau and as a Council Member of the Catholic Lawyers Guild.