Testing the Constitutionality of the Substantive Assistance Framework in the Amended Misuse of Drugs Act
April 29, 2020
This article shares the case that tested the constitutionality of the statutory framework vesting the Public Prosecutor with the power to decide whether or not to certify a drug offender as having provided substantive assistance.
Singapore Criminal Lawyers’ views on the necessity of amendments to MDA
July 8, 2019
In this article, senior criminal lawyers in Singapore were approached by TODAY for their views as to whether amendments to Misuse of Drugs act are necessary.
Seminal decision on presumption of possession by the Court of Appeal
June 3, 2019
In this article, our Singapore Criminal lawyer shares his thoughts on presumption of possession where the Court of Appeal acquitted Mr Adili.
Double Standards of Rationality by Marcus
May 22, 2019
This article shares the evolution of the two standards of rationality in Singaporean jurisprudence, and highlights the tensions that arise between them.
Criminal Lawyer in Singapore – A sacred duty
March 29, 2019
This article shares on what being a criminal lawyer in Singapore and sacred duty of due process are, as commented by SUSS Associate Professor Darren Koh.
Alleged Drug Trafficker Acquitted of Capital Offence Charge
February 16, 2019
This article shares the case of our client who faced the death penalty for drug trafficking. He was convicted and sentenced on a lesser offence as he did not share a common intention to traffic the drugs.
The Accused Was a Mere Courier
This article shares the ambit of the acts of a mere courier as defined in the Misuse of Drugs Act, and persuaded the Court that our client was a mere courier.
Death Penalty in Singapore — a Matter of Life and Death
December 7, 2018
In this article, Eugene said that we should take a good hard look at the death penalty regime in Singapore, even if they or their loved ones are not involved.
Criminal Breach of Trust in Singapore: section 409 of the Penal Code
April 18, 2018
This article shares the implications for accused persons previously convicted of criminal breach of trust in Singapore under Section 409 of the Penal Code.
Singapore Criminal Lawyers acted as McKenzie friends
March 18, 2018
This article shares that our Singapore criminal lawyers, Eugene and Suang, acted as “McKenzie friends” to a convicted Singaporean drug trafficker.
Singapore Court of Appeal Potentially Erred in Convicting the Accused
November 16, 2017
This article shares the case where the Court of Appeal agreed that there was a powerful probability that it had made an error in its 2015’s death penalty decision.
Review of Concluded Criminal Appeal
August 1, 2017
This article shares that our Singapore criminal lawyers persuaded the Court to reopen the concluded criminal appeal after it was found that a psychiatric report (on PTSD) contradicted key parts of the Court’s prior decision to convict.
