Here are the articles under Category: News mentions.
Today: Government to review whether amendments to Misuse of Drugs Act are necessary
9 July 2019In the wake of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Adili Chibuike Ejike v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA...
CNA: Justice, mercy and a long road to recovery: An in-depth look at criminals with mental illness in Singapore
15 June 2019How do the courts deal with accused persons with mental illnesses? Click on the link below to find out...
ST: Stiffer penalties for students who commit sexual offences
12 June 2019Commenting on the recommendations from a review committee which were accepted by the National University of Singapore on Monday,...
Seminal decision on presumption of possession by the Court of Appeal
4 June 2019Eugene Thuraisingam shares his thoughts on the Court of Appeal’s recent decision acquitting the accused in Adili Chibuike Ejike...
Law firms and missing money – is there cause for concern?
31 May 2019In the wake of millions of dollars going missing under the watch of a law firm, the spotlight is...
TNP: Deliveroo may introduce dynamic pricing for menu orders
22 May 2019Deliveroo's Terms of Service states that it "may operate dynamic pricing some of the time, which means that prices...
NUS Peeping Tom case: Age a key factor in deciding such cases, say lawyers
23 April 2019As the debate rages on online about whether the perpetrator in the NUS Peeping Tom case has been sufficiently...
Chief Justice dismisses appeal for higher sentence for man with fetish for stealing women’s wallets
18 April 2019An offender who previously stole leather wallets from unsuspecting women to fulfil his fetish, steals again. But this time,...
Today: Government to review whether amendments to Misuse of Drugs Act are necessary
9 July 2019In the wake of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Adili Chibuike Ejike v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA...
CNA: Justice, mercy and a long road to recovery: An in-depth look at criminals with mental illness in Singapore
15 June 2019How do the courts deal with accused persons with mental illnesses? Click on the link below to find out...
ST: Stiffer penalties for students who commit sexual offences
12 June 2019Commenting on the recommendations from a review committee which were accepted by the National University of Singapore on Monday,...
Seminal decision on presumption of possession by the Court of Appeal
4 June 2019Eugene Thuraisingam shares his thoughts on the Court of Appeal’s recent decision acquitting the accused in Adili Chibuike Ejike...
Law firms and missing money – is there cause for concern?
31 May 2019In the wake of millions of dollars going missing under the watch of a law firm, the spotlight is...
TNP: Deliveroo may introduce dynamic pricing for menu orders
22 May 2019Deliveroo's Terms of Service states that it "may operate dynamic pricing some of the time, which means that prices...
NUS Peeping Tom case: Age a key factor in deciding such cases, say lawyers
23 April 2019As the debate rages on online about whether the perpetrator in the NUS Peeping Tom case has been sufficiently...
Chief Justice dismisses appeal for higher sentence for man with fetish for stealing women’s wallets
18 April 2019An offender who previously stole leather wallets from unsuspecting women to fulfil his fetish, steals again. But this time,...
CNA Commentary: Even criminals deserve justice – and other reasons why lawyers defend them
29 March 2019We acted for the daughter of the founders of a luxury watch retail chain who was sentenced to 22 months'...
High Court reserves judgment on Facebook posts found to be in contempt of court
21 March 2019In the High Court on Wednesday, 20 March 2019, we made arguments on the appropriate sentences that should be...
Questions arise from the HIV data leak
31 January 2019Image credit: World Health Organisation (WHO) Eugene Thuraisingam was interviewed about prosecutorial discretion in the wake of news that the...
Eugene Thuraisingam taking on five high-profile cases this year
1 January 2019"Our mainstay is good commercial litigation but we also have a soft spot for the underdog. We believe in...
Capital punishment — a little more conversation on a matter of life and death
7 December 2018Some interesting statistics about the death penalty:- Approximately 106 countries worldwide have abolished the death penalty for all crimes....
Worries faced by foreign parents of Singaporean boys over National Service-related issues
31 August 2018In the wake of the recent conviction of 24-year-old Thai national Ekawit Tangtrakarn for defaulting on his National Service obligations...
Speaking up about her stolen photos
16 April 2018The New Paper sought the views of our Suang Wijaya on the use or re-publication of photographs online. The...
Judge acquits man of assaulting condo neighbour
14 April 2018We acted for a man who was charged with assaulting his neighbour by thrusting a stick at him when...
Drug convict hanged after final bid to reopen case fails
19 March 2018Our Eugene Thuraisingam and Suang Wijaya acted as “McKenzie friends” to convicted Singaporean drug trafficker Hishamruddin Mohd in his...
An LGBT couple whose marriage was wiped off the books in Singapore is going to court
29 January 2018Our Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss and Suang Wijaya act for a couple whose marriage was deleted off the marriages registry after...
Fourth foreigner jailed over use of forged passes for Ed Sheeran concert in Singapore
13 December 2017Our Suang Wijaya represented an Australian man who was charged for the use of forged Ed Sheeran concert passes...
Man awarded $4mil after bad reference cost him new job
15 August 2017We acted for a former agent of AXA Life Insurance Singapore who was awarded $4million in damages after the...
Court orders review of drug conviction
2 August 2017The conviction of an alleged Nigerian drug trafficker was ordered to be reviewed, after we successfully argued before the...
Given clear evidence, drug buyer should not be punished like drug trafficker: High Court Judge
14 July 2017In a landmark ruling, we persuaded the High Court to overturn the conviction of a man who had asked...
Court okays seizure of $124m of bankrupt Japanese director’s assets
5 June 2017We acted for a Japanese trustee in bankruptcy who was pursuing SGD 124 million worth of monies hidden in...
Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam defends people who might face the death penalty
7 November 2016Our Eugene Thuraisingam was featured in The Straits Times for his work in defending accused people who might face...
Today: Government to review whether amendments to Misuse of Drugs Act are necessary
9 July 2019In the wake of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Adili Chibuike Ejike v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA...
CNA: Justice, mercy and a long road to recovery: An in-depth look at criminals with mental illness in Singapore
15 June 2019How do the courts deal with accused persons with mental illnesses? Click on the link below to find out...
ST: Stiffer penalties for students who commit sexual offences
12 June 2019Commenting on the recommendations from a review committee which were accepted by the National University of Singapore on Monday,...
Seminal decision on presumption of possession by the Court of Appeal
4 June 2019Eugene Thuraisingam shares his thoughts on the Court of Appeal’s recent decision acquitting the accused in Adili Chibuike Ejike...
Law firms and missing money – is there cause for concern?
31 May 2019In the wake of millions of dollars going missing under the watch of a law firm, the spotlight is...
TNP: Deliveroo may introduce dynamic pricing for menu orders
22 May 2019Deliveroo's Terms of Service states that it "may operate dynamic pricing some of the time, which means that prices...
NUS Peeping Tom case: Age a key factor in deciding such cases, say lawyers
23 April 2019As the debate rages on online about whether the perpetrator in the NUS Peeping Tom case has been sufficiently...
Chief Justice dismisses appeal for higher sentence for man with fetish for stealing women’s wallets
18 April 2019An offender who previously stole leather wallets from unsuspecting women to fulfil his fetish, steals again. But this time,...
Today: Government to review whether amendments to Misuse of Drugs Act are necessary
9 July 2019In the wake of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Adili Chibuike Ejike v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA...
CNA: Justice, mercy and a long road to recovery: An in-depth look at criminals with mental illness in Singapore
15 June 2019How do the courts deal with accused persons with mental illnesses? Click on the link below to find out...
ST: Stiffer penalties for students who commit sexual offences
12 June 2019Commenting on the recommendations from a review committee which were accepted by the National University of Singapore on Monday,...
Seminal decision on presumption of possession by the Court of Appeal
4 June 2019Eugene Thuraisingam shares his thoughts on the Court of Appeal’s recent decision acquitting the accused in Adili Chibuike Ejike...
Law firms and missing money – is there cause for concern?
31 May 2019In the wake of millions of dollars going missing under the watch of a law firm, the spotlight is...
TNP: Deliveroo may introduce dynamic pricing for menu orders
22 May 2019Deliveroo's Terms of Service states that it "may operate dynamic pricing some of the time, which means that prices...
NUS Peeping Tom case: Age a key factor in deciding such cases, say lawyers
23 April 2019As the debate rages on online about whether the perpetrator in the NUS Peeping Tom case has been sufficiently...
Chief Justice dismisses appeal for higher sentence for man with fetish for stealing women’s wallets
18 April 2019An offender who previously stole leather wallets from unsuspecting women to fulfil his fetish, steals again. But this time,...
CNA Commentary: Even criminals deserve justice – and other reasons why lawyers defend them
29 March 2019We acted for the daughter of the founders of a luxury watch retail chain who was sentenced to 22 months'...
High Court reserves judgment on Facebook posts found to be in contempt of court
21 March 2019In the High Court on Wednesday, 20 March 2019, we made arguments on the appropriate sentences that should be...
Questions arise from the HIV data leak
31 January 2019Image credit: World Health Organisation (WHO) Eugene Thuraisingam was interviewed about prosecutorial discretion in the wake of news that the...
Eugene Thuraisingam taking on five high-profile cases this year
1 January 2019"Our mainstay is good commercial litigation but we also have a soft spot for the underdog. We believe in...
Capital punishment — a little more conversation on a matter of life and death
7 December 2018Some interesting statistics about the death penalty:- Approximately 106 countries worldwide have abolished the death penalty for all crimes....
Worries faced by foreign parents of Singaporean boys over National Service-related issues
31 August 2018In the wake of the recent conviction of 24-year-old Thai national Ekawit Tangtrakarn for defaulting on his National Service obligations...
Speaking up about her stolen photos
16 April 2018The New Paper sought the views of our Suang Wijaya on the use or re-publication of photographs online. The...
Judge acquits man of assaulting condo neighbour
14 April 2018We acted for a man who was charged with assaulting his neighbour by thrusting a stick at him when...
Drug convict hanged after final bid to reopen case fails
19 March 2018Our Eugene Thuraisingam and Suang Wijaya acted as “McKenzie friends” to convicted Singaporean drug trafficker Hishamruddin Mohd in his...
An LGBT couple whose marriage was wiped off the books in Singapore is going to court
29 January 2018Our Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss and Suang Wijaya act for a couple whose marriage was deleted off the marriages registry after...
Fourth foreigner jailed over use of forged passes for Ed Sheeran concert in Singapore
13 December 2017Our Suang Wijaya represented an Australian man who was charged for the use of forged Ed Sheeran concert passes...
Man awarded $4mil after bad reference cost him new job
15 August 2017We acted for a former agent of AXA Life Insurance Singapore who was awarded $4million in damages after the...
Court orders review of drug conviction
2 August 2017The conviction of an alleged Nigerian drug trafficker was ordered to be reviewed, after we successfully argued before the...
Given clear evidence, drug buyer should not be punished like drug trafficker: High Court Judge
14 July 2017In a landmark ruling, we persuaded the High Court to overturn the conviction of a man who had asked...
Court okays seizure of $124m of bankrupt Japanese director’s assets
5 June 2017We acted for a Japanese trustee in bankruptcy who was pursuing SGD 124 million worth of monies hidden in...
Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam defends people who might face the death penalty
7 November 2016Our Eugene Thuraisingam was featured in The Straits Times for his work in defending accused people who might face...
