Criminal lawyers in Singapore as featured on the ST legal series
Criminal law in Singapore
1. Prominent Criminal Lawyers in Singapore
The Straits Times has published a series of legal highlights. The most recent series showcased prominent criminal lawyers in Singapore. There were also articles on accused persons on remand, white-collar crime and three high-profile cases where the top court acquitted persons who were alleged to be involved in drug crimes.
2. ETLLP featured in the Criminal Law Series
Eugene Thuraisingam LLP has been featured for its criminal law practice in the series.
ETLLP is a premier dispute resolution firm with a strong track record in criminal law practice. The firm has been recognised for ‘White-Collar Crime’ and ‘Commercial and Transactions’ by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2020 and for ‘Dispute Resolution’ by Asialaw Profiles 2020. Asian Legal Business has also named it one of the “Firms to Watch 2019”. More recently, the firm has been listed as a leading criminal law firm, and its partners, Eugene Thuraisingam, and Suang Wijaya, have also been identified as leading criminal lawyers in Singapore by Doyle’s Guide 2020. We have expertise in criminal defence at all levels of the Singapore Courts and have successfully obtained acquittals, reduction or withdrawal of charges through robust representations, and defended clients accused of a wide range of offences including White-Collar Crimes, Criminal Breach of Trust, Securities & Futures Act Offences, Fraud & Cheating, Murder, Sexual Offences, Drink Driving, and Other Regulatory Offences.
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