Here are the articles under Tag: misuse of drugs act.
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...
- acquittalAdministrative and Constitutional Lawcourt of appealcriminal lawcriminal litigationdrugsmisuse of drugs act
Public Prosecutor v Moad Fadzir Bin Mustaffa & Zuraimy Bin Musa [2019] SGHC 33
2019We acted for Zuraimy Bin Musa ("Zuraimy") who stood trial alongside Moad Fadzir Bin Mustaffa ("Moad") for sharing a...
Zamri Bin Mohd Tahir v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA 9
2019In 2017, the High Court (the “HC”) had convicted Zamri Bin Mohd Thair (“Zamri”) of being in possession of...
Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam v Attorney-General [2018] SGHC 112
2018We act for the applicant in the case of Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam v Attorney-General [2018] SGHC 112 ("Nagaenthran"),...
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 Singaporedrug traffickingdrugsmisuse of drugs act
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 litigationdrug offencesdrug traffickingdrugsmisuse of drugs actnigerianreversed convictionsingapore courts
Masoud Rahimi bin Mehrzad v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2017] 1 SLR 257
2017We acted for the 2nd appellant in the Court of Appeal. In its grounds of decision, the Court of...
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...
- acquittalAdministrative and Constitutional Lawcourt of appealcriminal lawcriminal litigationdrugsmisuse of drugs act
Public Prosecutor v Moad Fadzir Bin Mustaffa & Zuraimy Bin Musa [2019] SGHC 33
2019We acted for Zuraimy Bin Musa ("Zuraimy") who stood trial alongside Moad Fadzir Bin Mustaffa ("Moad") for sharing a...
Zamri Bin Mohd Tahir v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA 9
2019In 2017, the High Court (the “HC”) had convicted Zamri Bin Mohd Thair (“Zamri”) of being in possession of...
Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam v Attorney-General [2018] SGHC 112
2018We act for the applicant in the case of Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam v Attorney-General [2018] SGHC 112 ("Nagaenthran"),...
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 Singaporedrug traffickingdrugsmisuse of drugs act
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 litigationdrug offencesdrug traffickingdrugsmisuse of drugs actnigerianreversed convictionsingapore courts
Masoud Rahimi bin Mehrzad v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2017] 1 SLR 257
2017We acted for the 2nd appellant in the Court of Appeal. In its grounds of decision, the Court of...
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...
- court of appealcrimecriminal lawyercriminal litigationdrug possessiondrug traffickingdrugsmarijuanamisuse 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 Singaporedrugseugene thuraisingamlascolegal assistance schememisuse of drugs actpro bonostraits times
Quek Hock Lye v Public Prosecutor [2015] 2015 2 SLR 563
2015This was a Constitutional Law case heard by the Court of Appeal which dealt with the issue of whether...
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...
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...
Public Prosecutor v Moad Fadzir Bin Mustaffa & Zuraimy Bin Musa [2019] SGHC 33
2019We acted for Zuraimy Bin Musa ("Zuraimy") who stood trial alongside Moad Fadzir Bin Mustaffa ("Moad") for sharing a...
Zamri Bin Mohd Tahir v Public Prosecutor [2019] SGCA 9
2019In 2017, the High Court (the “HC”) had convicted Zamri Bin Mohd Thair (“Zamri”) of being in possession of...
Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam v Attorney-General [2018] SGHC 112
2018We act for the applicant in the case of Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam v Attorney-General [2018] SGHC 112 ("Nagaenthran"),...
Masoud Rahimi bin Mehrzad v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2017] 1 SLR 257
2017We acted for the 2nd appellant in the Court of Appeal. In its grounds of decision, the Court of...
Quek Hock Lye v Public Prosecutor [2015] 2015 2 SLR 563
2015This was a Constitutional Law case heard by the Court of Appeal which dealt with the issue of whether...
