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Can legal proceedings continue without the attendance of the litigant?
24 January 2020In 2017, Mr Li Shengwu published a private post on Facebook with a link to a 2010 New York...
First Exclusion Order Issued by the Community Dispute Resolution Tribunal
20 January 2020The dispute between Mr Daniel See and his neighbours, Mdm Iwa and Mr Low Bok Siong, began in November...
Absconding Whilst on Bail Is a Criminal Offence in Singapore
16 December 2019It is a criminal offence for accused person to jump bail and it is punishable by up to three...
Section 377A of the Penal Code – Hearings concluded
22 November 2019The cases brought by 3 plaintiffs against the constitutionality of section 377A of the Penal Code concluded on Wednesday....
Arguments for the repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code
19 November 2019Our Eugene Thuraisingam, Suang Wijaya and Johannes Hadi, Mr Johnson Ong’s lawyers, made their arguments in court yesterday. Mr...
Application to review the constitutionality of section 377A of the Penal Code
14 November 2019Earlier this year, Eugene Thuraisingam was quoted in The Straits Times for taking on five high-profile cases in 2019....
Public Assembly in Singapore under Public Order Act
9 November 2019On 7 November 2019, the Singapore Police Force released a statement involving Alex Yeung. Alex Yeung, a Hong Kong...
Parliament’s motion for Workers’ Party MPs to recuse themselves from financial matters
7 November 2019On 5 November 2019. the Parliament voted in favour for a motion that the Workers' Party (WP) MPs Ms...
Can legal proceedings continue without the attendance of the litigant?
24 January 2020In 2017, Mr Li Shengwu published a private post on Facebook with a link to a 2010 New York...
First Exclusion Order Issued by the Community Dispute Resolution Tribunal
20 January 2020The dispute between Mr Daniel See and his neighbours, Mdm Iwa and Mr Low Bok Siong, began in November...
Absconding Whilst on Bail Is a Criminal Offence in Singapore
16 December 2019It is a criminal offence for accused person to jump bail and it is punishable by up to three...
Section 377A of the Penal Code – Hearings concluded
22 November 2019The cases brought by 3 plaintiffs against the constitutionality of section 377A of the Penal Code concluded on Wednesday....
Arguments for the repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code
19 November 2019Our Eugene Thuraisingam, Suang Wijaya and Johannes Hadi, Mr Johnson Ong’s lawyers, made their arguments in court yesterday. Mr...
Application to review the constitutionality of section 377A of the Penal Code
14 November 2019Earlier this year, Eugene Thuraisingam was quoted in The Straits Times for taking on five high-profile cases in 2019....
Public Assembly in Singapore under Public Order Act
9 November 2019On 7 November 2019, the Singapore Police Force released a statement involving Alex Yeung. Alex Yeung, a Hong Kong...
Parliament’s motion for Workers’ Party MPs to recuse themselves from financial matters
7 November 2019On 5 November 2019. the Parliament voted in favour for a motion that the Workers' Party (WP) MPs Ms...
Protection from Harassment Act (POHA) – Parking spat
4 November 2019Syazana Yahya shares her views with The Straits Times on protection afforded by the current Protection from Harassment Act (POHA)...
LGBTQ Community is Protected under Amendments to MHRA
16 October 2019The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (“MRHA”) was recently amended to improve its protective ambit. In the Explanatory Statement...
The fine line between doxxing and calling out perpetrators of crime
13 October 2019The internet makes it easier for victims of crime to call out their perpetrators, for example by publishing identifying...
- amendmentassaultcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdoxxingJing YenlawPOHAprotection from harassment actsexual offences
Outrage of modesty – NUS Student Spared from Jail
30 September 2019Last week, Terence Siow, a student from the National University of Singapore pleaded guilty to one charge of outrage...
- appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationJing YenlawNUSoutrage of modestyrehabilitation
ST: On phone with lawyer? That will go into bill
9 September 2019The issue on legal fees recently became a talking point when a complaint of alleged overcharging of legal fees...
Bid for OG founder’s grandson to pay Complainant’s costs dismissed
15 August 2019We defended the Respondent against a private prosecution brought by the Complainant under the Protection from Harassment Act (“POHA”)....
Are amendments to Misuse of Drugs Act necessary?
9 July 2019In the wake of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Adili Chibuike Ejike v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA...
- 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 2019How do the courts deal with accused persons with mental illnesses? Click on the link below to find out...
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...
- acquittalcourt of appealcriminal lawcriminal litigationdrugdrug possessioneugene thuraisingamlawmisuse of drugs act
Law firm and missing money from an escrow account
31 May 2019In the wake of millions of dollars going missing from an escrow account under the watch of a law...
Deliveroo in Singapore may introduce dynamic pricing
22 May 2019Deliveroo in Singapore Terms of Service states that it "may operate dynamic pricing some of the time, which means...
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...
CJ dismisses appeal for higher sentence for man with fetish
18 April 2019An offender who previously stole leather wallets from unsuspecting women to fulfil his fetish, steals again. But this time,...
A Sacred Duty of Being a Criminal Lawyer
29 March 2019We acted for the daughter of the founders of a luxury watch retail chain, in a criminal matter, who...
- access to justicecourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdefencedrugdrug offencedrug traffickinghigh courtjusticelaw
Judgment on Jolovan Wham’s contempt of court case reserved
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 5 high-profile cases
1 January 2019"Our mainstay is good commercial litigation but we also have a soft spot for the underdog. We believe in...
- access to justiceappealcapital offencecapital punishmentcommercial litigationcourt of appealcriminal litigationeugene thuraisingamjusticelawmurderpro bono
Death Penalty in Singapore — 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....
- capital offencecapital punishmentcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdeath penalty Singaporedeterrentdrugdrug offencedrug traffickingeugene thuraisingamlaw
Thai national convicted for defaulting National Service
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 photographs
16 April 2018The New Paper sought the views of our Suang Wijaya on the use or re-publication of photographs online. The...
Man accused of assault acquitted
14 April 2018We acted for a man who was charged with assaulting his neighbour by thrusting a stick at him when...
Death penalty faced by drug convict
19 March 2018Our Eugene Thuraisingam and Suang Wijaya acted as “McKenzie friends” to convicted Singaporean drug trafficker Hishamruddin Mohd, who was...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdeath penalty Singaporedrugdrug offencedrug traffickingeugene thuraisingamlawmisuse of drugs act
LGBT Singapore couple 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 in...
Ed Sheeran concert in Singapore, foreigner jailed over use of forged passes
13 December 2017Our Suang Wijaya represented an Australian man who was charged for the use of forged Ed Sheeran concert passes...
Former insurance agent awarded $4mil for AXA’s negligence
15 August 2017We acted for a former insurance agent of AXA Life Insurance Singapore who was awarded $4million in damages after...
Court orders review of drug conviction, to make findings on PTSD
2 August 2017The conviction of an alleged Nigerian drug trafficker was ordered to be reviewed, after we successfully argued before the...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdrugdrug offencedrug traffickinglawmisuse of drugs actnigerianreversed convictionsingapore courts
Drug buyer should not be punished like drug trafficker
14 July 2017In a landmark ruling, we persuaded the High Court to overturn the conviction of a man who had asked...
- crimecriminal lawyercriminal litigationdrugdrug offencedrug possessiondrug traffickinghigh courtlandmarklawmarijuanamisuse of drugs actreversed conviction
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 in Singapore
7 November 2016Our Eugene Thuraisingam was featured in The Straits Times for his work in defending accused people who might face...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdeath penalty Singaporedefencedrugeugene thuraisingamlascolawmisuse of drugs actpro bono
Can legal proceedings continue without the attendance of the litigant?
24 January 2020In 2017, Mr Li Shengwu published a private post on Facebook with a link to a 2010 New York...
First Exclusion Order Issued by the Community Dispute Resolution Tribunal
20 January 2020The dispute between Mr Daniel See and his neighbours, Mdm Iwa and Mr Low Bok Siong, began in November...
Absconding Whilst on Bail Is a Criminal Offence in Singapore
16 December 2019It is a criminal offence for accused person to jump bail and it is punishable by up to three...
Section 377A of the Penal Code – Hearings concluded
22 November 2019The cases brought by 3 plaintiffs against the constitutionality of section 377A of the Penal Code concluded on Wednesday....
Arguments for the repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code
19 November 2019Our Eugene Thuraisingam, Suang Wijaya and Johannes Hadi, Mr Johnson Ong’s lawyers, made their arguments in court yesterday. Mr...
Application to review the constitutionality of section 377A of the Penal Code
14 November 2019Earlier this year, Eugene Thuraisingam was quoted in The Straits Times for taking on five high-profile cases in 2019....
Public Assembly in Singapore under Public Order Act
9 November 2019On 7 November 2019, the Singapore Police Force released a statement involving Alex Yeung. Alex Yeung, a Hong Kong...
Parliament’s motion for Workers’ Party MPs to recuse themselves from financial matters
7 November 2019On 5 November 2019. the Parliament voted in favour for a motion that the Workers' Party (WP) MPs Ms...
Can legal proceedings continue without the attendance of the litigant?
24 January 2020In 2017, Mr Li Shengwu published a private post on Facebook with a link to a 2010 New York...
First Exclusion Order Issued by the Community Dispute Resolution Tribunal
20 January 2020The dispute between Mr Daniel See and his neighbours, Mdm Iwa and Mr Low Bok Siong, began in November...
Absconding Whilst on Bail Is a Criminal Offence in Singapore
16 December 2019It is a criminal offence for accused person to jump bail and it is punishable by up to three...
Section 377A of the Penal Code – Hearings concluded
22 November 2019The cases brought by 3 plaintiffs against the constitutionality of section 377A of the Penal Code concluded on Wednesday....
Arguments for the repeal of Section 377A of the Penal Code
19 November 2019Our Eugene Thuraisingam, Suang Wijaya and Johannes Hadi, Mr Johnson Ong’s lawyers, made their arguments in court yesterday. Mr...
Application to review the constitutionality of section 377A of the Penal Code
14 November 2019Earlier this year, Eugene Thuraisingam was quoted in The Straits Times for taking on five high-profile cases in 2019....
Public Assembly in Singapore under Public Order Act
9 November 2019On 7 November 2019, the Singapore Police Force released a statement involving Alex Yeung. Alex Yeung, a Hong Kong...
Parliament’s motion for Workers’ Party MPs to recuse themselves from financial matters
7 November 2019On 5 November 2019. the Parliament voted in favour for a motion that the Workers' Party (WP) MPs Ms...
Protection from Harassment Act (POHA) – Parking spat
4 November 2019Syazana Yahya shares her views with The Straits Times on protection afforded by the current Protection from Harassment Act (POHA)...
LGBTQ Community is Protected under Amendments to MHRA
16 October 2019The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (“MRHA”) was recently amended to improve its protective ambit. In the Explanatory Statement...
The fine line between doxxing and calling out perpetrators of crime
13 October 2019The internet makes it easier for victims of crime to call out their perpetrators, for example by publishing identifying...
- amendmentassaultcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdoxxingJing YenlawPOHAprotection from harassment actsexual offences
Outrage of modesty – NUS Student Spared from Jail
30 September 2019Last week, Terence Siow, a student from the National University of Singapore pleaded guilty to one charge of outrage...
- appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationJing YenlawNUSoutrage of modestyrehabilitation
ST: On phone with lawyer? That will go into bill
9 September 2019The issue on legal fees recently became a talking point when a complaint of alleged overcharging of legal fees...
Bid for OG founder’s grandson to pay Complainant’s costs dismissed
15 August 2019We defended the Respondent against a private prosecution brought by the Complainant under the Protection from Harassment Act (“POHA”)....
Are amendments to Misuse of Drugs Act necessary?
9 July 2019In the wake of the recent Court of Appeal decision in Adili Chibuike Ejike v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA...
- 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 2019How do the courts deal with accused persons with mental illnesses? Click on the link below to find out...
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...
- acquittalcourt of appealcriminal lawcriminal litigationdrugdrug possessioneugene thuraisingamlawmisuse of drugs act
Law firm and missing money from an escrow account
31 May 2019In the wake of millions of dollars going missing from an escrow account under the watch of a law...
Deliveroo in Singapore may introduce dynamic pricing
22 May 2019Deliveroo in Singapore Terms of Service states that it "may operate dynamic pricing some of the time, which means...
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...
CJ dismisses appeal for higher sentence for man with fetish
18 April 2019An offender who previously stole leather wallets from unsuspecting women to fulfil his fetish, steals again. But this time,...
A Sacred Duty of Being a Criminal Lawyer
29 March 2019We acted for the daughter of the founders of a luxury watch retail chain, in a criminal matter, who...
- access to justicecourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdefencedrugdrug offencedrug traffickinghigh courtjusticelaw
Judgment on Jolovan Wham’s contempt of court case reserved
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 5 high-profile cases
1 January 2019"Our mainstay is good commercial litigation but we also have a soft spot for the underdog. We believe in...
- access to justiceappealcapital offencecapital punishmentcommercial litigationcourt of appealcriminal litigationeugene thuraisingamjusticelawmurderpro bono
Death Penalty in Singapore — 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....
- capital offencecapital punishmentcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdeath penalty Singaporedeterrentdrugdrug offencedrug traffickingeugene thuraisingamlaw
Thai national convicted for defaulting National Service
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 photographs
16 April 2018The New Paper sought the views of our Suang Wijaya on the use or re-publication of photographs online. The...
Man accused of assault acquitted
14 April 2018We acted for a man who was charged with assaulting his neighbour by thrusting a stick at him when...
Death penalty faced by drug convict
19 March 2018Our Eugene Thuraisingam and Suang Wijaya acted as “McKenzie friends” to convicted Singaporean drug trafficker Hishamruddin Mohd, who was...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdeath penalty Singaporedrugdrug offencedrug traffickingeugene thuraisingamlawmisuse of drugs act
LGBT Singapore couple 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 in...
Ed Sheeran concert in Singapore, foreigner jailed over use of forged passes
13 December 2017Our Suang Wijaya represented an Australian man who was charged for the use of forged Ed Sheeran concert passes...
Former insurance agent awarded $4mil for AXA’s negligence
15 August 2017We acted for a former insurance agent of AXA Life Insurance Singapore who was awarded $4million in damages after...
Court orders review of drug conviction, to make findings on PTSD
2 August 2017The conviction of an alleged Nigerian drug trafficker was ordered to be reviewed, after we successfully argued before the...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdrugdrug offencedrug traffickinglawmisuse of drugs actnigerianreversed convictionsingapore courts
Drug buyer should not be punished like drug trafficker
14 July 2017In a landmark ruling, we persuaded the High Court to overturn the conviction of a man who had asked...
- crimecriminal lawyercriminal litigationdrugdrug offencedrug possessiondrug traffickinghigh courtlandmarklawmarijuanamisuse of drugs actreversed conviction
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 in Singapore
7 November 2016Our Eugene Thuraisingam was featured in The Straits Times for his work in defending accused people who might face...
- capital offencecapital punishmentcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdeath penalty Singaporedefencedrugeugene thuraisingamlascolawmisuse of drugs actpro bono
