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Presumption of Knowledge – section 18(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act
27 May 2022Raj Kumar s/o Aiyachami v PP & Anor [2022] SGCA 45 1. Introduction We are pleased to announce that...
K Kannan’s lifetime ban lifted after 26 years
18 March 20221. Introduction We are pleased to announce that the FAS Council has decided to lift K Kannan’s lifetime ban....
Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt
4 March 2022Man Acquitted of Murder of 4-year-old 1. Introduction Muhammad Salihin Bin Ismail (“Salihin”) faced a capital charge of murder...
Ex-national footballer K Kannan appeals against lifetime ban
18 August 2021Fifth attempt for the life ban to be lifted 1. Background On 13 August 2021, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP representing...
Acquittal of Outrage of Modesty/ Molest Offences
16 August 2021Public shaming of an accused person of sex crimes that was not committed 1. Background Dr Yeo Sow Nam...
Neighbourly disputes in Singapore
3 May 2021Incessant playing of the piano during the Circuit Breaker causes nuisance between neighbours 1. Introduction Disputes between neighbours in...
Transparency of the Criminal Justice System in Singapore
26 April 2021In the wake of an ongoing debate following from the article titled “The Big Read: Accused persons get no...
Defamation laws in Singapore – Explained
26 March 2021Suang Wijaya shares his legal perspectives with TodayOnline on the meaning of defamation laws in Singapore in the wake...
Presumption of Knowledge – section 18(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act
27 May 2022Raj Kumar s/o Aiyachami v PP & Anor [2022] SGCA 45 1. Introduction We are pleased to announce that...
K Kannan’s lifetime ban lifted after 26 years
18 March 20221. Introduction We are pleased to announce that the FAS Council has decided to lift K Kannan’s lifetime ban....
Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt
4 March 2022Man Acquitted of Murder of 4-year-old 1. Introduction Muhammad Salihin Bin Ismail (“Salihin”) faced a capital charge of murder...
Ex-national footballer K Kannan appeals against lifetime ban
18 August 2021Fifth attempt for the life ban to be lifted 1. Background On 13 August 2021, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP representing...
Acquittal of Outrage of Modesty/ Molest Offences
16 August 2021Public shaming of an accused person of sex crimes that was not committed 1. Background Dr Yeo Sow Nam...
Neighbourly disputes in Singapore
3 May 2021Incessant playing of the piano during the Circuit Breaker causes nuisance between neighbours 1. Introduction Disputes between neighbours in...
Transparency of the Criminal Justice System in Singapore
26 April 2021In the wake of an ongoing debate following from the article titled “The Big Read: Accused persons get no...
Defamation laws in Singapore – Explained
26 March 2021Suang Wijaya shares his legal perspectives with TodayOnline on the meaning of defamation laws in Singapore in the wake...
Unmasking the Champion in Pro Bono Legal Work
25 February 202110 questions answered in the interview 1. Pro Bono Ambassador Award 2020 In conjunction with the Eugene Thuraisingam LLP’s...
Drug Trafficking Landmark Court Case in Singapore
21 December 2020Prominent and High-Profile Court Case in 2020 1. Acquittal of a Capital Charge Offence After a Nine-Year Legal Battle...
Prosecutorial Disclosure in Singapore – Explained
20 December 2020Disclosure of Evidence in Criminal Proceedings 1. Introduction In the wake of the recent parliamentary speech made by Leader...
White-Collar Crime in Singapore – Exclusive IR Global Advisor
20 November 2020Eugene Thuraisingam LLP is the Exclusive Advisor for White-Collar Crime in Singapore 1. Exclusive Advisor for White-Collar Crime in...
Sexual Misconduct Cases Reported to the Police by NUS
24 October 2020Section 424 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1. Legal Obligation to file a Police report in the wake of...
How Criminal Charges Are Downgraded – Explained
22 October 2020Who decides what charge to tender, what goes into a reduction of a charge, and how and when charges...
International Arbitration Lawyers as featured on ST Legal Series
19 October 2020International Arbitration and Singapore’s leading role as a hub to settle disputes 1. Industry players in Singapore In the...
Acquittal of Capital Charge After 9-Year Legal Saga
18 September 2020Ilechukwu Acquitted of His Capital Charge – Drug Trafficking 1. Background of Ilechukwu’s Capital Charge Eugene Thuraisingam LLP had...
Criminal lawyers in Singapore as featured on the ST legal series
1 September 2020Criminal law in Singapore 1. Prominent Criminal Lawyers in Singapore The Straits Times has published a series of legal highlights....
Ministry of Home Affairs to review legal policy framework for certain criminal offences
23 July 2020Sentences meted out to NUS dentistry student seen by community as “too light” 1. Introduction Yin Zi Qin (“Yin”),...
Criminal Defence Lawyers Secured Acquittal for a Murder Charge
20 June 2020Accused tried for a murder charge in Singapore 1. Criminal Defence Lawyers for the Accused Eugene Thuraisingam and Chooi...
COVID-19: To Charge or Not to Charge?
8 June 2020Charged and Sentenced under COVID-19 regulations 1. Breaching of COVID-19 Regulations Over the past few months, people have been...
COVID-19: Law Firms in Singapore to Adapt to Changes in Demand
9 May 2020COVID-19 impact on law firms in Singapore 1. Introduction Some of the issues faced by law firms in Singapore...
COVID-19: Experts Urge Carpooling to Be Shut Down
28 April 2020Carpooling services to be shut down in Singapore 1. Introduction According to Land Transport Authority (“LTA”) press release dated 25 April...
Concerns Over Contact Tracing and Safe Distancing During Rides
24 April 2020Safe distancing laws for Private Hire Care drivers in Singapore 1. Introduction On Tuesday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong...
COVID-19-related Laws and Regulations In Singapore
14 April 2020COVID-19 legal updates in Singapore 1. Set of laws and regulations introduced Amidst the surge in the number COVID-19...
COVID-19: Experts View on Singapore’s Safe Distancing Laws
29 March 2020Safe distancing laws in Singapore 1. Introduction As the developments of the coronavirus outbreak continue to evolve, many countries...
Can legal proceedings continue without the attendance of the litigant?
24 January 2020Litigant’s Participation in the Legal Proceedings 1. Mr Li’s 2017 Facebook post In 2017, Mr Li Shengwu published a...
First Exclusion Order Issued by the Community Dispute Resolution Tribunal
20 January 2020Disputes between neighbours at Pending Road 1. Neighbours disputes started in November 2017 The dispute between Mr Daniel See...
Absconding Whilst on Bail Is a Criminal Offence in Singapore
16 December 2019It is a Criminal Offence to Abscond Bail 1. Introduction It is a criminal offence for accused person to...
Section 377A of the Penal Code – Hearings concluded
22 November 2019Section 377A hearings updates 1. Introduction The cases brought by 3 plaintiffs against the constitutionality of section 377A of...
Arguments for the repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code
19 November 2019Singapore Section 377A repeal arguments made by Eugene Thuraisingam LLP’s legal team 1. Legal team Our Eugene Thuraisingam, Suang...
Application to review the constitutionality of section 377A of the Penal Code
14 November 2019Section 377A – Application to review the constitutionality 1. Introduction Earlier this year, Eugene Thuraisingam was quoted in The...
Public Assembly in Singapore under Public Order Act
9 November 2019How is public assembly defined in Singapore? 1. Introduction On 7 November 2019, the Singapore Police Force released a...
Parliamentary motion on Workers’ Party MPs issue
7 November 2019Motion to call for Workers' Party MPs to recuse themselves from financial matters 1. Introduction On 5 November 2019....
Protection from Harassment Act (POHA) – Parking spat
4 November 2019Causing harassment, alarm or distress 1. Introduction An altercation between a resident and the security guards of Eight Riversuites...
LGBTQ Community is Protected under Amendments to MRHA
16 October 2019Protection under Amended Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1. Amendments to the MRHA The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act...
The fine line between doxxing and calling out perpetrators of crime
13 October 2019Doxxing Is a Criminal Offence 1. Doxxing behaviour The internet makes it easier for victims of crime to call...
- amendmentassaultcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdoxxingJing YenlawPOHAprotection from harassment actsexual offences
Outrage of modesty – NUS Student Spared from Jail
30 September 2019Outrage of Modesty in Singapore 1. Introduction Last week, Terence Siow, a student from the National University of Singapore...
- appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationJing YenlawNUSoutrage of modestyrehabilitation
Alleged Overcharging of Professional Legal Fees
9 September 2019Complaint Against a Lawyer in Singapore on Legal Costs 1. Introduction The issue on legal fees recently became a...
Bid for OG founder’s grandson to pay Complainant’s costs dismissed
15 August 2019Private Prosecution under the Protection from Harassment Act 1. Introduction We defended the Respondent against a private prosecution brought ...
Singapore Criminal Lawyers’ views on the necessity of amendments to MDA
9 July 2019Senior Criminal Defence Lawyers in Singapore were approached for comments 1. The concept of “wilful blindness” In the wake...
- acquittalamendmentcapital punishmentcourt of appealcriminal lawcriminal lawyerdrugeugene thuraisingamlawmisuse of drugs actwilfulblindness
How do the courts deal with accused persons with mental illnesses in Singapore?
15 June 2019Accused persons with mental illnesses in Singapore 1. Introduction According to Singapore Prison Service, 1 in 10 prisoners have...
Stiffer penalties for students who commit sexual offences
12 June 2019NUS Does Not Tolerate Students Committing Sexual Offences 1. Introduction The stiffer penalties are meted by National University of...
Seminal decision on presumption of possession by the Court of Appeal
4 June 2019Misuse of Drugs Act – Presumption of Possession 1. Introduction In brief, Mr Adili Chibuike Ejike (“Adili”) travelled to...
- acquittalcourt of appealcriminal lawcriminal litigationdrugdrug possessioneugene thuraisingamlawmisuse of drugs act
Law firm and missing money from an escrow account in Singapore
31 May 2019Escrow Account in Singapore 1. Introduction In the wake of millions of dollars going missing from an escrow account...
Deliveroo in Singapore may introduce dynamic pricing
22 May 2019Dynamic Pricing 1. Introduction Deliveroo in Singapore Terms of Service states that it 10. Prices, Payment and Offers Prices...
Criminal lawyer in Singapore said age is a key factor
23 April 2019Criminal Lawyers Commenting on Peeping Tom Case in Singapore 1. Introduction In the wake of the recent National University...
CJ dismisses appeal for higher sentence for man with fetish
18 April 2019Appeal by the Prosecution dismissed 1. Introduction An offender faced three charges of simple theft under section 379 of...
Criminal Lawyer in Singapore – A sacred duty
29 March 2019Criminal Defence lawyer’s duty in Singapore 1. Introduction In a commentary to Channel News Asia, Associate Darren Koh Ngiap...
- access to justicecourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdefencedrugdrug offencedrug traffickinghigh courtjusticelaw
Judgment on Jolovan Wham’s contempt of court case reserved
21 March 2019Contempt of Court case 1. Introduction On 9 October 2018, Mr Jolovan Wham was convicted for the offence of...
Questions arise from the HIV confidential data leak
31 January 2019Unauthorised Access to Confidential Information 1. Introduction A US citizen, Mikhy Farrera Brochez, was suspected to have leaked the...
Singapore Criminal Lawyer Takes on 5 high-profile cases
1 January 2019Our Singapore Criminal Lawyer, Eugene, taking on cases including a double murder 1. Introduction Our Singapore Criminal Lawyer, Eugene...
- access to justiceappealcapital offencecapital punishmentcommercial litigationcourt of appealcriminal litigationeugene thuraisingamjusticelawmurderpro bono
Death Penalty in Singapore — a Matter of Life and Death
7 December 2018Capital Punishment in Singapore 1. Introduction There are 32 offences that are punishable by death in Singapore. These include...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdeath penalty Singaporedeterrentdrugdrug offencedrug traffickingeugene thuraisingamlaw
Defaulting National Service Obligations
31 August 2018Conviction of a Thailand-born man for defaulting on his national service obligations in Singapore 1. Introduction According to Enlistment...
Speaking up about her stolen photographs
16 April 2018Sharing of photos online without knowledge or consent 1. Introduction The New Paper sought the views of our Suang...
Singapore Criminal Lawyers Secured an Acquittal for an Assault Charge
14 April 2018Right of Self-Defence 1. Introduction Our Singapore Criminal Lawyers, Teo Sher Min and Chooi Jing Yen, acted for a...
Singapore Criminal Lawyers acted as McKenzie friends
19 March 2018Both of our Singapore criminal lawyers, Eugene Thuraisingam and Suang Wijaya acted as “McKenzie friends” to convicted Singaporean drug...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdeath penalty Singaporedrugdrug offencedrug traffickingeugene thuraisingamlawmisuse of drugs act
Singapore voids LGBT’s couple marriage
29 January 2018Is Marriage Void After Sex Change? 1. Introduction Our Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss and Suang Wijaya act for a couple whose...
Forged Document – section 471 of the Penal Code
13 December 2017Penalty for Committing Forgery in Singapore 1. Introduction Our Singapore criminal lawyer Suang Wijaya represented an Australian man who...
Employer’s duty of care in Singapore
15 August 2017The Duty of Care in an Employer-Employee Relationship 1. Introduction We acted for Ramesh s/o Krishnan (“Ramesh”), a former...
Review of Concluded Criminal Appeal
2 August 2017Alleged Drug Trafficker’s Conviction Reviewed 1. Introduction Our Singapore criminal lawyers have acted for the accused since 2013 as...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdrugdrug offencedrug traffickinglawmisuse of drugs actnigerianreversed convictionsingapore courts
Distinction between drug trafficker and drug consumer
14 July 2017Can one conspire to traffic drugs to oneself? 1. Introduction The High Court held that someone who buys drugs...
- crimecriminal lawyercriminal litigationdrugdrug offencedrug possessiondrug traffickinghigh courtlandmarklawmarijuanamisuse of drugs actreversed conviction
Cross-border bankruptcy involving a seizure of $124m
5 June 2017Cross-border Bankruptcy involving a Japanese director's assets 1. Introduction We acted for a Japanese trustee in bankruptcy who was...
Singapore Criminal Lawyer Defends Death Row Inmates
7 November 2016Singapore Criminal Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam defends people who might face the death penalty in Singapore 1. Introduction Our Singapore...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdeath penalty Singaporedefencedrugeugene thuraisingamlascolawmisuse of drugs actpro bono
Presumption of Knowledge – section 18(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act
27 May 2022Raj Kumar s/o Aiyachami v PP & Anor [2022] SGCA 45 1. Introduction We are pleased to announce that...
K Kannan’s lifetime ban lifted after 26 years
18 March 20221. Introduction We are pleased to announce that the FAS Council has decided to lift K Kannan’s lifetime ban....
Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt
4 March 2022Man Acquitted of Murder of 4-year-old 1. Introduction Muhammad Salihin Bin Ismail (“Salihin”) faced a capital charge of murder...
Ex-national footballer K Kannan appeals against lifetime ban
18 August 2021Fifth attempt for the life ban to be lifted 1. Background On 13 August 2021, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP representing...
Acquittal of Outrage of Modesty/ Molest Offences
16 August 2021Public shaming of an accused person of sex crimes that was not committed 1. Background Dr Yeo Sow Nam...
Neighbourly disputes in Singapore
3 May 2021Incessant playing of the piano during the Circuit Breaker causes nuisance between neighbours 1. Introduction Disputes between neighbours in...
Transparency of the Criminal Justice System in Singapore
26 April 2021In the wake of an ongoing debate following from the article titled “The Big Read: Accused persons get no...
Defamation laws in Singapore – Explained
26 March 2021Suang Wijaya shares his legal perspectives with TodayOnline on the meaning of defamation laws in Singapore in the wake...
Presumption of Knowledge – section 18(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act
27 May 2022Raj Kumar s/o Aiyachami v PP & Anor [2022] SGCA 45 1. Introduction We are pleased to announce that...
K Kannan’s lifetime ban lifted after 26 years
18 March 20221. Introduction We are pleased to announce that the FAS Council has decided to lift K Kannan’s lifetime ban....
Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt
4 March 2022Man Acquitted of Murder of 4-year-old 1. Introduction Muhammad Salihin Bin Ismail (“Salihin”) faced a capital charge of murder...
Ex-national footballer K Kannan appeals against lifetime ban
18 August 2021Fifth attempt for the life ban to be lifted 1. Background On 13 August 2021, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP representing...
Acquittal of Outrage of Modesty/ Molest Offences
16 August 2021Public shaming of an accused person of sex crimes that was not committed 1. Background Dr Yeo Sow Nam...
Neighbourly disputes in Singapore
3 May 2021Incessant playing of the piano during the Circuit Breaker causes nuisance between neighbours 1. Introduction Disputes between neighbours in...
Transparency of the Criminal Justice System in Singapore
26 April 2021In the wake of an ongoing debate following from the article titled “The Big Read: Accused persons get no...
Defamation laws in Singapore – Explained
26 March 2021Suang Wijaya shares his legal perspectives with TodayOnline on the meaning of defamation laws in Singapore in the wake...
Unmasking the Champion in Pro Bono Legal Work
25 February 202110 questions answered in the interview 1. Pro Bono Ambassador Award 2020 In conjunction with the Eugene Thuraisingam LLP’s...
Drug Trafficking Landmark Court Case in Singapore
21 December 2020Prominent and High-Profile Court Case in 2020 1. Acquittal of a Capital Charge Offence After a Nine-Year Legal Battle...
Prosecutorial Disclosure in Singapore – Explained
20 December 2020Disclosure of Evidence in Criminal Proceedings 1. Introduction In the wake of the recent parliamentary speech made by Leader...
White-Collar Crime in Singapore – Exclusive IR Global Advisor
20 November 2020Eugene Thuraisingam LLP is the Exclusive Advisor for White-Collar Crime in Singapore 1. Exclusive Advisor for White-Collar Crime in...
Sexual Misconduct Cases Reported to the Police by NUS
24 October 2020Section 424 of the Criminal Procedure Code 1. Legal Obligation to file a Police report in the wake of...
How Criminal Charges Are Downgraded – Explained
22 October 2020Who decides what charge to tender, what goes into a reduction of a charge, and how and when charges...
International Arbitration Lawyers as featured on ST Legal Series
19 October 2020International Arbitration and Singapore’s leading role as a hub to settle disputes 1. Industry players in Singapore In the...
Acquittal of Capital Charge After 9-Year Legal Saga
18 September 2020Ilechukwu Acquitted of His Capital Charge – Drug Trafficking 1. Background of Ilechukwu’s Capital Charge Eugene Thuraisingam LLP had...
Criminal lawyers in Singapore as featured on the ST legal series
1 September 2020Criminal law in Singapore 1. Prominent Criminal Lawyers in Singapore The Straits Times has published a series of legal highlights....
Ministry of Home Affairs to review legal policy framework for certain criminal offences
23 July 2020Sentences meted out to NUS dentistry student seen by community as “too light” 1. Introduction Yin Zi Qin (“Yin”),...
Criminal Defence Lawyers Secured Acquittal for a Murder Charge
20 June 2020Accused tried for a murder charge in Singapore 1. Criminal Defence Lawyers for the Accused Eugene Thuraisingam and Chooi...
COVID-19: To Charge or Not to Charge?
8 June 2020Charged and Sentenced under COVID-19 regulations 1. Breaching of COVID-19 Regulations Over the past few months, people have been...
COVID-19: Law Firms in Singapore to Adapt to Changes in Demand
9 May 2020COVID-19 impact on law firms in Singapore 1. Introduction Some of the issues faced by law firms in Singapore...
COVID-19: Experts Urge Carpooling to Be Shut Down
28 April 2020Carpooling services to be shut down in Singapore 1. Introduction According to Land Transport Authority (“LTA”) press release dated 25 April...
Concerns Over Contact Tracing and Safe Distancing During Rides
24 April 2020Safe distancing laws for Private Hire Care drivers in Singapore 1. Introduction On Tuesday, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong...
COVID-19-related Laws and Regulations In Singapore
14 April 2020COVID-19 legal updates in Singapore 1. Set of laws and regulations introduced Amidst the surge in the number COVID-19...
COVID-19: Experts View on Singapore’s Safe Distancing Laws
29 March 2020Safe distancing laws in Singapore 1. Introduction As the developments of the coronavirus outbreak continue to evolve, many countries...
Can legal proceedings continue without the attendance of the litigant?
24 January 2020Litigant’s Participation in the Legal Proceedings 1. Mr Li’s 2017 Facebook post In 2017, Mr Li Shengwu published a...
First Exclusion Order Issued by the Community Dispute Resolution Tribunal
20 January 2020Disputes between neighbours at Pending Road 1. Neighbours disputes started in November 2017 The dispute between Mr Daniel See...
Absconding Whilst on Bail Is a Criminal Offence in Singapore
16 December 2019It is a Criminal Offence to Abscond Bail 1. Introduction It is a criminal offence for accused person to...
Section 377A of the Penal Code – Hearings concluded
22 November 2019Section 377A hearings updates 1. Introduction The cases brought by 3 plaintiffs against the constitutionality of section 377A of...
Arguments for the repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code
19 November 2019Singapore Section 377A repeal arguments made by Eugene Thuraisingam LLP’s legal team 1. Legal team Our Eugene Thuraisingam, Suang...
Application to review the constitutionality of section 377A of the Penal Code
14 November 2019Section 377A – Application to review the constitutionality 1. Introduction Earlier this year, Eugene Thuraisingam was quoted in The...
Public Assembly in Singapore under Public Order Act
9 November 2019How is public assembly defined in Singapore? 1. Introduction On 7 November 2019, the Singapore Police Force released a...
Parliamentary motion on Workers’ Party MPs issue
7 November 2019Motion to call for Workers' Party MPs to recuse themselves from financial matters 1. Introduction On 5 November 2019....
Protection from Harassment Act (POHA) – Parking spat
4 November 2019Causing harassment, alarm or distress 1. Introduction An altercation between a resident and the security guards of Eight Riversuites...
LGBTQ Community is Protected under Amendments to MRHA
16 October 2019Protection under Amended Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act 1. Amendments to the MRHA The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act...
The fine line between doxxing and calling out perpetrators of crime
13 October 2019Doxxing Is a Criminal Offence 1. Doxxing behaviour The internet makes it easier for victims of crime to call...
- amendmentassaultcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdoxxingJing YenlawPOHAprotection from harassment actsexual offences
Outrage of modesty – NUS Student Spared from Jail
30 September 2019Outrage of Modesty in Singapore 1. Introduction Last week, Terence Siow, a student from the National University of Singapore...
- appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationJing YenlawNUSoutrage of modestyrehabilitation
Alleged Overcharging of Professional Legal Fees
9 September 2019Complaint Against a Lawyer in Singapore on Legal Costs 1. Introduction The issue on legal fees recently became a...
Bid for OG founder’s grandson to pay Complainant’s costs dismissed
15 August 2019Private Prosecution under the Protection from Harassment Act 1. Introduction We defended the Respondent against a private prosecution brought ...
Singapore Criminal Lawyers’ views on the necessity of amendments to MDA
9 July 2019Senior Criminal Defence Lawyers in Singapore were approached for comments 1. The concept of “wilful blindness” In the wake...
- acquittalamendmentcapital punishmentcourt of appealcriminal lawcriminal lawyerdrugeugene thuraisingamlawmisuse of drugs actwilfulblindness
How do the courts deal with accused persons with mental illnesses in Singapore?
15 June 2019Accused persons with mental illnesses in Singapore 1. Introduction According to Singapore Prison Service, 1 in 10 prisoners have...
Stiffer penalties for students who commit sexual offences
12 June 2019NUS Does Not Tolerate Students Committing Sexual Offences 1. Introduction The stiffer penalties are meted by National University of...
Seminal decision on presumption of possession by the Court of Appeal
4 June 2019Misuse of Drugs Act – Presumption of Possession 1. Introduction In brief, Mr Adili Chibuike Ejike (“Adili”) travelled to...
- acquittalcourt of appealcriminal lawcriminal litigationdrugdrug possessioneugene thuraisingamlawmisuse of drugs act
Law firm and missing money from an escrow account in Singapore
31 May 2019Escrow Account in Singapore 1. Introduction In the wake of millions of dollars going missing from an escrow account...
Deliveroo in Singapore may introduce dynamic pricing
22 May 2019Dynamic Pricing 1. Introduction Deliveroo in Singapore Terms of Service states that it 10. Prices, Payment and Offers Prices...
Criminal lawyer in Singapore said age is a key factor
23 April 2019Criminal Lawyers Commenting on Peeping Tom Case in Singapore 1. Introduction In the wake of the recent National University...
CJ dismisses appeal for higher sentence for man with fetish
18 April 2019Appeal by the Prosecution dismissed 1. Introduction An offender faced three charges of simple theft under section 379 of...
Criminal Lawyer in Singapore – A sacred duty
29 March 2019Criminal Defence lawyer’s duty in Singapore 1. Introduction In a commentary to Channel News Asia, Associate Darren Koh Ngiap...
- access to justicecourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdefencedrugdrug offencedrug traffickinghigh courtjusticelaw
Judgment on Jolovan Wham’s contempt of court case reserved
21 March 2019Contempt of Court case 1. Introduction On 9 October 2018, Mr Jolovan Wham was convicted for the offence of...
Questions arise from the HIV confidential data leak
31 January 2019Unauthorised Access to Confidential Information 1. Introduction A US citizen, Mikhy Farrera Brochez, was suspected to have leaked the...
Singapore Criminal Lawyer Takes on 5 high-profile cases
1 January 2019Our Singapore Criminal Lawyer, Eugene, taking on cases including a double murder 1. Introduction Our Singapore Criminal Lawyer, Eugene...
- access to justiceappealcapital offencecapital punishmentcommercial litigationcourt of appealcriminal litigationeugene thuraisingamjusticelawmurderpro bono
Death Penalty in Singapore — a Matter of Life and Death
7 December 2018Capital Punishment in Singapore 1. Introduction There are 32 offences that are punishable by death in Singapore. These include...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdeath penalty Singaporedeterrentdrugdrug offencedrug traffickingeugene thuraisingamlaw
Defaulting National Service Obligations
31 August 2018Conviction of a Thailand-born man for defaulting on his national service obligations in Singapore 1. Introduction According to Enlistment...
Speaking up about her stolen photographs
16 April 2018Sharing of photos online without knowledge or consent 1. Introduction The New Paper sought the views of our Suang...
Singapore Criminal Lawyers Secured an Acquittal for an Assault Charge
14 April 2018Right of Self-Defence 1. Introduction Our Singapore Criminal Lawyers, Teo Sher Min and Chooi Jing Yen, acted for a...
Singapore Criminal Lawyers acted as McKenzie friends
19 March 2018Both of our Singapore criminal lawyers, Eugene Thuraisingam and Suang Wijaya acted as “McKenzie friends” to convicted Singaporean drug...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdeath penalty Singaporedrugdrug offencedrug traffickingeugene thuraisingamlawmisuse of drugs act
Singapore voids LGBT’s couple marriage
29 January 2018Is Marriage Void After Sex Change? 1. Introduction Our Jeannette Chong-Aruldoss and Suang Wijaya act for a couple whose...
Forged Document – section 471 of the Penal Code
13 December 2017Penalty for Committing Forgery in Singapore 1. Introduction Our Singapore criminal lawyer Suang Wijaya represented an Australian man who...
Employer’s duty of care in Singapore
15 August 2017The Duty of Care in an Employer-Employee Relationship 1. Introduction We acted for Ramesh s/o Krishnan (“Ramesh”), a former...
Review of Concluded Criminal Appeal
2 August 2017Alleged Drug Trafficker’s Conviction Reviewed 1. Introduction Our Singapore criminal lawyers have acted for the accused since 2013 as...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdrugdrug offencedrug traffickinglawmisuse of drugs actnigerianreversed convictionsingapore courts
Distinction between drug trafficker and drug consumer
14 July 2017Can one conspire to traffic drugs to oneself? 1. Introduction The High Court held that someone who buys drugs...
- crimecriminal lawyercriminal litigationdrugdrug offencedrug possessiondrug traffickinghigh courtlandmarklawmarijuanamisuse of drugs actreversed conviction
Cross-border bankruptcy involving a seizure of $124m
5 June 2017Cross-border Bankruptcy involving a Japanese director's assets 1. Introduction We acted for a Japanese trustee in bankruptcy who was...
Singapore Criminal Lawyer Defends Death Row Inmates
7 November 2016Singapore Criminal Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam defends people who might face the death penalty in Singapore 1. Introduction Our Singapore...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdeath penalty Singaporedefencedrugeugene thuraisingamlascolawmisuse of drugs actpro bono
