Here are the articles under Tag: law.
Can legal proceedings continue without the attendance of the litigant?
24 January 2020In 2017, Mr Li Shengwu published a private post on Facebook with a link to a 2010 New York...
This Side of the Fence: #2 – The Client
12 December 2019The importance of the statements which an accused person gives during the initial investigations cannot be over-stated. Perspectives from...
Criminal Procedure Code – Standing down Charges
25 November 2019Case note on Criminal Procedure Code - Standing down Charges: Lim Chit Foo v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA 70*...
Costs in civil litigation: should the successful party be entitled to full recovery?
24 November 20191. Background In civil litigation, party-and-party costs play the important role of allocating the legal costs of the proceedings...
This Side of the Fence: #1 – The Charge
12 November 2019In this monthly series, we walk through our work with accused persons, especially those facing the death penalty. Perspectives...
Protection from Harassment Act (POHA) – Parking spat
4 November 2019Syazana Yahya shares her views with The Straits Times on protection afforded by the current Protection from Harassment Act (POHA)...
CLAS Criminal Law Training Programme 2019
21 October 2019We are happy to support the 5th run of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme’s Criminal Law Training Programme that...
Latest Arbitration Trends & Role of Woman in Arbitration
17 October 2019Syazana Yahya attended an arbitration conference, “Latest Arbitration Trends & The Role of Women in Arbitration” jointly organised by...
Can legal proceedings continue without the attendance of the litigant?
24 January 2020In 2017, Mr Li Shengwu published a private post on Facebook with a link to a 2010 New York...
This Side of the Fence: #2 – The Client
12 December 2019The importance of the statements which an accused person gives during the initial investigations cannot be over-stated. Perspectives from...
Criminal Procedure Code – Standing down Charges
25 November 2019Case note on Criminal Procedure Code - Standing down Charges: Lim Chit Foo v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA 70*...
Costs in civil litigation: should the successful party be entitled to full recovery?
24 November 20191. Background In civil litigation, party-and-party costs play the important role of allocating the legal costs of the proceedings...
This Side of the Fence: #1 – The Charge
12 November 2019In this monthly series, we walk through our work with accused persons, especially those facing the death penalty. Perspectives...
Protection from Harassment Act (POHA) – Parking spat
4 November 2019Syazana Yahya shares her views with The Straits Times on protection afforded by the current Protection from Harassment Act (POHA)...
CLAS Criminal Law Training Programme 2019
21 October 2019We are happy to support the 5th run of the Criminal Legal Aid Scheme’s Criminal Law Training Programme that...
Latest Arbitration Trends & Role of Woman in Arbitration
17 October 2019Syazana Yahya attended an arbitration conference, “Latest Arbitration Trends & The Role of Women in Arbitration” jointly organised by...
LGBTQ Community is Protected under Amendments to MHRA
16 October 2019The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (“MRHA”) was recently amended to improve its protective ambit. In the Explanatory Statement...
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...
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Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration Conference
7 October 2019Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration's ("SCMA") first decennial conference, “The Race to Relevance”, held last Friday at Conrad Centennial...
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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Outrage of modesty – NUS Student Spared from Jail
30 September 2019Last week, Terence Siow, a student from the National University of Singapore pleaded guilty to one charge of outrage...
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Outrage of Modesty: Accused Acquitted
2019Amicable Resolution of Criminal Case 1. Introduction Suang Wijaya acted for an accused person allegedly charged with the...
Legal 500 – Asia Pacific Disputes Summit Singapore 2019
11 September 2019We are proud to be the networking sponsor of the inaugural Asia Pacific Disputes Summit organized by the Legal...
ST: On phone with lawyer? That will go into bill
9 September 2019The issue on legal fees recently became a talking point when a complaint of alleged overcharging of legal fees...
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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Bid for OG founder’s grandson to pay Complainant’s costs dismissed
15 August 2019We defended the Respondent against a private prosecution brought by the Complainant under the Protection from Harassment Act (“POHA”)....
SCMA 10th Anniversary Conference: The Race to Relevance
5 August 2019We are pleased to be supporting Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration ("SCMA") as a Platinum Sponsor for its first...
Women Lawyers of Tomorrow – Pushing Base, Brand & Boundaries
26 July 2019On 23 July 2019, our Syazana Yahya attended the Law Society’s Women in Practice (“WIP”) event (with support from...
The Legal 500 – Asia Pacific Disputes Summit 2019
23 July 2019We are delighted to be one of the networking partners for The Legal 500 Asia Pacific Disputes Summit: Singapore...
NUS Law Freshmen Orientation 2019
9 July 2019We are delighted to be given the opportunity to be one of the sponsoring firms for the NUS Law...
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...
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Law Students’ Pro Bono Conference 2019
3 July 2019On 2 July 2019, our partner, Suang Wijaya, spoke alongside District Judge May Mesenas, Ms Sheela K Devi, Mr...
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...
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...
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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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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...
CJ dismisses appeal for higher sentence for man with fetish
18 April 2019An offender who previously stole leather wallets from unsuspecting women to fulfil his fetish, steals again. But this time,...
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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Judgment on Jolovan Wham’s contempt of court case reserved
21 March 2019In the High Court on Wednesday, 20 March 2019, we made arguments on the appropriate sentences that should be...
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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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....
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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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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...
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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...
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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Distinction between drug trafficker and drug consumer
14 July 2017In a landmark ruling, we persuaded the High Court to overturn the conviction of a man who had asked...
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Seizure of $124m of bankrupt Japanese director’s assets
5 June 2017We acted for a Japanese trustee in bankruptcy who was pursuing SGD 124 million worth of monies hidden in...
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...
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Ethics and Professional Practice by Eugene
31 August 2016Ethics and Professional Practice by Eugene Thuraisingam* I wish to acknowledge Ms Jerrie Tan and Mr Suang Wijaya for...
Can legal proceedings continue without the attendance of the litigant?
24 January 2020In 2017, Mr Li Shengwu published a private post on Facebook with a link to a 2010 New York...
Protection from Harassment Act (POHA) – Parking spat
4 November 2019Syazana Yahya shares her views with The Straits Times on protection afforded by the current Protection from Harassment Act (POHA)...
LGBTQ Community is Protected under Amendments to MHRA
16 October 2019The Maintenance of Religious Harmony Act (“MRHA”) was recently amended to improve its protective ambit. In the Explanatory Statement...
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...
Outrage of modesty – NUS Student Spared from Jail
30 September 2019Last week, Terence Siow, a student from the National University of Singapore pleaded guilty to one charge of outrage...
ST: On phone with lawyer? That will go into bill
9 September 2019The issue on legal fees recently became a talking point when a complaint of alleged overcharging of legal fees...
Bid for OG founder’s grandson to pay Complainant’s costs dismissed
15 August 2019We defended the Respondent against a private prosecution brought by the Complainant under the Protection from Harassment Act (“POHA”)....
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...
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...
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...
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...
CJ dismisses appeal for higher sentence for man with fetish
18 April 2019An offender who previously stole leather wallets from unsuspecting women to fulfil his fetish, steals again. But this time,...
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...
Judgment on Jolovan Wham’s contempt of court case reserved
21 March 2019In the High Court on Wednesday, 20 March 2019, we made arguments on the appropriate sentences that should be...
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 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...
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...
Distinction between drug trafficker and drug consumer
14 July 2017In a landmark ruling, we persuaded the High Court to overturn the conviction of a man who had asked...
Seizure of $124m of bankrupt Japanese director’s assets
5 June 2017We acted for a Japanese trustee in bankruptcy who was pursuing SGD 124 million worth of monies hidden in...
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...
Outrage of Modesty: Accused Acquitted
2019Amicable Resolution of Criminal Case 1. Introduction Suang Wijaya acted for an accused person allegedly charged with the...
