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Wire Fraud and Recovery Options in Singapore and Hong Kong

This is a joint article by Chooi Jing Yen and Ng Yuan Siang of Eugene Thuraisingam LLP in Singapore, and…

2 years ago

Sanctions and Investigations

Eugene shared his insights on the process of individual and corporate investigations, how best to manage investigations as external counsel,…

2 years ago

The Modes of Recovery of Stolen Cryptocurrency Assets in Singapore

This article discusses how the Singapore court has dealt with some of the novel points of law on cryptocurrencies and…

2 years ago

Disclosure of a Prosecution Witness’s Prior Statements

In this commentary, Associate Professor Mervyn Cheong and Chooi Jing Yen unpack the decision in Pigg v PP [2022] SGHC…

3 years ago

Clarifying the grounds for setting aside an arbitral award

In this international arbitration case update, we summarise the salient points of the latest decision by the Court of Appeal's…

3 years ago

Mitigating factors in sentencing – where forgiveness stands

Where a victim has forgiven an offender, should that count as a mitigating factor? A recent High Court judgment where…

3 years ago

Can an Employer Summarily Terminate an Employee’s Employment for Breaches of His or Her Employment Contract, Whilst the Employee is Whistleblowing?

This article offers important guidance for future employment disputes and discusses if an employer can terminate an employee’s (whistleblower) employment…

3 years ago

Reasonable doubt, guilt and the new hybrid of composition

A brief commentary on the decision where 5 judges of the Court of Appeal discussed the effect that a previously…

3 years ago

Perspective: The social cost of investigations and court proceedings taking the time that they do

This article discusses the social cost of police investigations and court proceedings taking the time that they do on the…

3 years ago

My Thoughts and Perspectives on Criminal Law Practice

This article discusses the ethical principles for Criminal Defence advocacy and its application to criminal law practitioners in Singapore.

3 years ago

The 2005 Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements: Boon or Bane?

This article shares the summary of the key features of the Hague Convention which was previously published in a prominent…

3 years ago

How to Excel in the Second Chair

In this article, Johannes shares some useful tips, including knowing and preparing your first chair, and what to do at…

3 years ago