Yellow Ribbon Fund Charity Gala 2023
February 5, 2023
Eugene Thuraisingam LLP was privileged to be a part of the Yellow Ribbon Fund Charity Gala 2023
Outrage of modesty – NUS Student Spared from Jail
September 30, 2019
This article shares the Outrage of modesty charge faced by a student from the NUS and the sentencing regime placed emphasis on the principle of rehabilitation.
Principle of Proportionality: Criminal Offender’s Fetishism
July 26, 2019
This article shares the fundamental principle of sentencing (proportionality) of a theft offender in Singapore, where the Prosecution’s appeal was dismissed.
Public Prosecutor v Low Ji Qing [2019] SGHC 174
July 23, 2019
“There is no society where the rule does not exist that the punishment must be proportional to the offence.” -Emile Durkheim, 1938 This appeal was concerned with this fundamental principle of sentencing – proportionality. How does it interplay with the seemingly conflicting principle of specific deterrence, and in particular, the related principle of escalation when […]
Criminal lawyer in Singapore said age is a key factor
April 22, 2019
In this article, our criminal lawyer in Singapore, Eugene, reminds us that there are four principles at play when determining an appropriate sentence.
CJ dismisses appeal for higher sentence for man with fetish
April 17, 2019
This article shares that Prosecution’s appeal for higher sentence against a man with fetish, for stealing ladies’ wallets and gratifying himself, was dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
