Here are the articles under Tag: crime.
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
High Court allows appeal to substitute three-month jail sentence with a fine
2019Suang Wijaya and Haziq Ika bin Zahidi acted for an offender who pleaded guilty to three charges of bribery...
Singaporeans decry judge’s move to spare NUS student 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
Amicable Resolution of Criminal Case
2019Suang Wijaya acted for an accused person charged for allegedly outraging a complainant’s modesty. The accused person contested the...
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
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,...
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...
- amendmentarticlecertificate of substantive assistancecourt of appealcrimedeath penalty Singaporedrugdrug offencedrug traffickingJudicial Powerjudicial reviewlawlaw gazettemere couriermisuse of drugs actprosecutorial discretionrule of lawseparation of powersWednesbury unreasonableness
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
High Court allows appeal to substitute three-month jail sentence with a fine
2019Suang Wijaya and Haziq Ika bin Zahidi acted for an offender who pleaded guilty to three charges of bribery...
Singaporeans decry judge’s move to spare NUS student 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
Amicable Resolution of Criminal Case
2019Suang Wijaya acted for an accused person charged for allegedly outraging a complainant’s modesty. The accused person contested the...
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
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,...
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...
- amendmentarticlecertificate of substantive assistancecourt of appealcrimedeath penalty Singaporedrugdrug offencedrug traffickingJudicial Powerjudicial reviewlawlaw gazettemere couriermisuse of drugs actprosecutorial discretionrule of lawseparation of powersWednesbury unreasonableness
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...
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
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
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
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...
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
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
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...
Singaporeans decry judge’s move to spare NUS student from jail
30 September 2019Last week, Terence Siow, a student from the National University of Singapore pleaded guilty to one charge of outrage...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
High Court allows appeal to substitute three-month jail sentence with a fine
2019Suang Wijaya and Haziq Ika bin Zahidi acted for an offender who pleaded guilty to three charges of bribery...
Amicable Resolution of Criminal Case
2019Suang Wijaya acted for an accused person charged for allegedly outraging a complainant’s modesty. The accused person contested the...
