Here are the articles under Tag: misuse of drugs act.
Ouster Clauses and Immunity Clauses
19 May 2020Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2019] 2 SLR 216 Section 33B(4) of the Misuse...
First Drug Convict to Escape Gallows Under Amended Misuse of Drugs Act
17 April 2020Dinesh Pillai a/l K Raja Retnam v Public Prosecutor [2012] 2 SLR 903; Dinesh Pillai a/l K Raja Retnam...
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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Alleged Drug Trafficker Acquitted of Capital Offence Charge
2019Public Prosecutor v Moad Fadzir Bin Mustaffa & Zuraimy Bin Musa [2019] SGHC 33; Moad Fadzir bin Mustaffa v...
The Accused Was a Mere Courier
2019Zamri Bin Mohd Tahir v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA 9 1. Introduction In 2017, the High Court (the “HC”)...
Ouster Clauses and Immunity Clauses
19 May 2020Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2019] 2 SLR 216 Section 33B(4) of the Misuse...
First Drug Convict to Escape Gallows Under Amended Misuse of Drugs Act
17 April 2020Dinesh Pillai a/l K Raja Retnam v Public Prosecutor [2012] 2 SLR 903; Dinesh Pillai a/l K Raja Retnam...
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...
- amendmentarticlecertificate of substantive assistancecourt of appealcrimedeath penalty Singaporedrugdrug offencedrug traffickingJudicial Powerjudicial reviewlawlaw gazettemere couriermisuse of drugs actprosecutorial discretionrule of lawseparation of powersWednesbury unreasonableness
Alleged Drug Trafficker Acquitted of Capital Offence Charge
2019Public Prosecutor v Moad Fadzir Bin Mustaffa & Zuraimy Bin Musa [2019] SGHC 33; Moad Fadzir bin Mustaffa v...
The Accused Was a Mere Courier
2019Zamri Bin Mohd Tahir v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA 9 1. Introduction In 2017, the High Court (the “HC”)...
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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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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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...
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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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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Alleged Drug Trafficker Acquitted of Capital Offence Charge
2019Public Prosecutor v Moad Fadzir Bin Mustaffa & Zuraimy Bin Musa [2019] SGHC 33; Moad Fadzir bin Mustaffa v...
The Accused Was a Mere Courier
2019Zamri Bin Mohd Tahir v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA 9 1. Introduction In 2017, the High Court (the “HC”)...
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...
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...
