Here are the articles under Tag: court of appeal.
Principles on Financial Relief after Foreign Divorce
2019UFN v UFM [2019] SGCA 54 1. Introduction Nakoorsha AK of Nakoorsha Law Corporation, and Suang Wijaya and...
Legal Unsustainability and Order 18 Rule 19 of the Rules of Court by Jing Yen
2 October 2019Legal Unsustainability and Order 18 Rule 19 of the Rules of Court by Chooi Jing Yen* The decision of...
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Partnership Announcement – Chooi Jing Yen and Syazana Yahya
2 September 2019Eugene Thuraisingam LLP is pleased to announce the appointments of Chooi Jing Yen and Syazana Yahya as Partners of...
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POFMA – Evaluating the constitutionality of s 61 by Suang
26 August 2019Evaluating the constitutionality of Section 61, Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 by Suang Wijaya* Introduction On...
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Fresh Evidence on PTSD and PTSS in a Capital Offence
2019PP v Hamidah Binte Awang & anor [2019] SGHC 161 1. Introduction On 8 July 2019, the Honourable...
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
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
Statutory Offence – Section 7 of the Misuse of Drugs Act
2019Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2019] SGCA 37 1. Introduction We acted for...
Principles on Financial Relief after Foreign Divorce
2019UFN v UFM [2019] SGCA 54 1. Introduction Nakoorsha AK of Nakoorsha Law Corporation, and Suang Wijaya and...
Legal Unsustainability and Order 18 Rule 19 of the Rules of Court by Jing Yen
2 October 2019Legal Unsustainability and Order 18 Rule 19 of the Rules of Court by Chooi Jing Yen* The decision of...
- access to justicearticlecourt of appealdefencehigh courtJing Yenjusticelawlaw gazettemisrepresentationnegligencerules of courtstriking outtorts
Partnership Announcement – Chooi Jing Yen and Syazana Yahya
2 September 2019Eugene Thuraisingam LLP is pleased to announce the appointments of Chooi Jing Yen and Syazana Yahya as Partners of...
- appointmentarbitrationclascourt of appealcriminal lawyercriminal litigationJing YenlascolawyermaritimePartnerpro bonoSyazana
POFMA – Evaluating the constitutionality of s 61 by Suang
26 August 2019Evaluating the constitutionality of Section 61, Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act 2019 by Suang Wijaya* Introduction On...
- appealarticleBillcourt of appealcrimecriminal lawcriminal lawyercriminal litigationdefencejudicial reviewlawright of appealSCLRseparation of powersSingapore Legal Forumsuang wijaya
Fresh Evidence on PTSD and PTSS in a Capital Offence
2019PP v Hamidah Binte Awang & anor [2019] SGHC 161 1. Introduction On 8 July 2019, the Honourable...
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
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
Statutory Offence – Section 7 of the Misuse of Drugs Act
2019Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2019] SGCA 37 1. Introduction We acted for...
Double Standards of Rationality by Marcus
22 May 2019Double Standards of Rationality by Marcus Teo* The review of decisions on grounds of irrationality (rationality review) is central...
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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...
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The Statutory Framework Governing the Right to Appeal by Suang
29 March 2019The Statutory Framework Governing the Right to Appeal to the Court of Appeal: Some Thoughts by Suang Wijaya* Considerable...
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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...
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Contract: Contractor Released from Liability
2018Broadley Construction Pte Ltd v Alacran Design Pte Ltd [2018] SGCA 25 1. Introduction We acted for the appellant,...
Criminal Breach of Trust, section 409 of the Penal Code
18 April 2018Public Prosecutor v Lam Leng Hung and Others [2018] SGCA 7 – Implications for Accused Persons Previously Convicted of an...
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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...
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Negligent Reference Check Cost SGD 3.2 million in Damages
2017Ramesh s/o Krishnan v AXA Life Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd [2017] SGHC 197 1. Introduction This High Court...
Singapore Court of Appeal Potentially Erred in Convicting the Accused
2017Ilechukwu Uchechukwu Chukwudi v PP [2017] SGCA 44 1. Introduction We have acted for the accused in this...
Can One Conspire With Another to Traffic Drugs to Oneself?
2017Liew Zheng Yang v Public Prosecutor [2017] SGHC 157 1. Introduction We acted for Liew Zheng Yang (“Liew”),...
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...
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Protection from Harassment Act – False Statements of Fact
2017Attorney-General v Ting Choon Meng and another appeal [2017] 1 SLR 373 1. Introduction We acted for the...
Misuse of Drugs Act – Presumption of Knowledge of Nature of Drugs
2017Masoud Rahimi bin Mehrzad v PP & anor appeal [2017] 1 SLR 257 1. Introduction We acted for...
Termination of Employment Contract – Serious Misconduct
2016Phosagro Asia Pte Ltd v Piattchanine louri [2016] 5 SLR 1052 1. Introduction We acted for the Respondent,...
Reserve Management Powers of Shareholders
2015Chan Siew Lee v TYC Investment Pte Ltd & Ors & anor appeal [2015] 5 SLR 409 1....
Changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act 2012 in Singapore
2015Quek Hock Lye v Public Prosecutor [2015] 2 SLR 563 1. Introduction This was a Constitutional Law case...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Principles on Financial Relief after Foreign Divorce
2019UFN v UFM [2019] SGCA 54 1. Introduction Nakoorsha AK of Nakoorsha Law Corporation, and Suang Wijaya and...
Fresh Evidence on PTSD and PTSS in a Capital Offence
2019PP v Hamidah Binte Awang & anor [2019] SGHC 161 1. Introduction On 8 July 2019, the Honourable...
Statutory Offence – Section 7 of the Misuse of Drugs Act
2019Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2019] SGCA 37 1. Introduction We acted for...
Contract: Contractor Released from Liability
2018Broadley Construction Pte Ltd v Alacran Design Pte Ltd [2018] SGCA 25 1. Introduction We acted for the appellant,...
Negligent Reference Check Cost SGD 3.2 million in Damages
2017Ramesh s/o Krishnan v AXA Life Insurance Singapore Pte Ltd [2017] SGHC 197 1. Introduction This High Court...
Can One Conspire With Another to Traffic Drugs to Oneself?
2017Liew Zheng Yang v Public Prosecutor [2017] SGHC 157 1. Introduction We acted for Liew Zheng Yang (“Liew”),...
Singapore Court of Appeal Potentially Erred in Convicting the Accused
2017Ilechukwu Uchechukwu Chukwudi v PP [2017] SGCA 44 1. Introduction We have acted for the accused in this...
Protection from Harassment Act – False Statements of Fact
2017Attorney-General v Ting Choon Meng and another appeal [2017] 1 SLR 373 1. Introduction We acted for the...
Misuse of Drugs Act – Presumption of Knowledge of Nature of Drugs
2017Masoud Rahimi bin Mehrzad v PP & anor appeal [2017] 1 SLR 257 1. Introduction We acted for...
Termination of Employment Contract – Serious Misconduct
2016Phosagro Asia Pte Ltd v Piattchanine louri [2016] 5 SLR 1052 1. Introduction We acted for the Respondent,...
Reserve Management Powers of Shareholders
2015Chan Siew Lee v TYC Investment Pte Ltd & Ors & anor appeal [2015] 5 SLR 409 1....
Changes to the Misuse of Drugs Act 2012 in Singapore
2015Quek Hock Lye v Public Prosecutor [2015] 2 SLR 563 1. Introduction This was a Constitutional Law case...
