Cases

Drug Trafficking Case Remitted to HC for Psychiatric Evidence

This articles shares the criminal case of a drug trafficker whose case is now back before the High Court for…

5 years ago

Principles on Financial Relief after Foreign Divorce

This article sets out the Court of Appeal's principles governing applications for financial relief after foreign divorce under the Women’s…

5 years ago

Bribery: Fine Imposed Instead of Imprisonment

This article shares the case of an offender who pleaded guilty to the bribery charges in Singapore under the Prevention…

5 years ago

Outrage of Modesty: Accused Acquitted

This article shares the case of the accused person allegedly charged with the offence of outrage of modesty in Singapore,;…

5 years ago

Principle of Proportionality: Criminal Offender’s Fetishism

This article shares the fundamental principle of sentencing (proportionality) of a theft offender in Singapore, where the Prosecution's appeal was…

5 years ago

Public Prosecutor v Low Ji Qing [2019] SGHC 174

"There is no society where the rule does not exist that the punishment must be proportional to the offence." -Emile…

5 years ago

Fresh Evidence on PTSD and PTSS in a Capital Criminal Offence

This article shares the latest development in this capital offence case where we have successfully persuaded the Court that Ilechukwu…

5 years ago

Statutory Criminal Offence – Section 7 of the Misuse of Drugs Act

This article shares the case of a statutory offence under the Misuses of Drugs, what is an abnormality of mind…

5 years ago

Alleged Drug Trafficker Acquitted of Capital Offence Charge

This article shares the case of our client who faced the death penalty for drug trafficking. He was convicted and…

6 years ago

The Accused Was a Mere Courier

This article shares the ambit of the acts of a mere courier as defined in the Misuse of Drugs Act,…

6 years ago

Contract: Contractor Released from Liability

This article explains the two points of contract law: when can silence amount to a misrepresentation, and what amounts to…

7 years ago

Negligent Reference Check Cost SGD 3.2 million in Damages

This article shares the case of a negligent employment reference check, where we successfully represented our client in the Singapore…

7 years ago