High Court reduces sentence of knife-wielding man shot in Clementi
July 31, 2023
Eugene Thuraisingam LLP successfully reduced the jail sentence of Mr Soo Cheow Wee, who was shot outside Clementi Police Division in September 2022.
Ex-national footballer K Kannan appeals against lifetime ban
August 17, 2021
This article shares the fifth attempt of the former footballer’s appeal against Football Association of Singapore to uplift his lifetime ban.
Constitutional Challenge to Section 377A – Singapore Court of Appeal to Hear Arguments
January 23, 2021
This article is pertaining to Section 377A penal code – Court of Appeal to hear arguments on the constitutionality of a law that criminalises consensual sexual conduct between adult men.
Arbitration Conference by SCL (Malaysia) and MIArb
October 16, 2019
This article will share the importance of an arbitration law firm in Singapore to keep up with the latest trends in arbitration.
Bribery: Fine Imposed Instead of Imprisonment
October 7, 2019
This article shares the case of an offender who pleaded guilty to the bribery charges in Singapore under the Prevention of Corruption Act, and his appeal.
Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration Conference
October 6, 2019
This article shares that the team had attended Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration’s first decennial conference.
Outrage of modesty – NUS Student Spared from Jail
September 30, 2019
This article shares the Outrage of modesty charge faced by a student from the NUS and the sentencing regime placed emphasis on the principle of rehabilitation.
POFMA – Evaluating the constitutionality of s 61 by Suang
August 26, 2019
This article evaluates the constitutionality of Section 61, Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act (POFMA) 2019.
SCMA 10th Anniversary Conference: The Race to Relevance
August 5, 2019
As a premier arbitration law firm in Singapore, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP is pleased to be supporting Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration as a Platinum Sponsor.
Principle of Proportionality: Criminal Offender’s Fetishism
July 26, 2019
This article shares the fundamental principle of sentencing (proportionality) of a theft offender in Singapore, where the Prosecution’s appeal was dismissed.
Public Prosecutor v Low Ji Qing [2019] SGHC 174
July 23, 2019
“There is no society where the rule does not exist that the punishment must be proportional to the offence.” -Emile Durkheim, 1938 This appeal was concerned with this fundamental principle of sentencing – proportionality. How does it interplay with the seemingly conflicting principle of specific deterrence, and in particular, the related principle of escalation when […]
CJ dismisses appeal for higher sentence for man with fetish
April 17, 2019
This article shares that Prosecution’s appeal for higher sentence against a man with fetish, for stealing ladies’ wallets and gratifying himself, was dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
