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The Straits TImes, 19 Jan 2024 (Criminal Defence)

A 39-year-old man was sentenced on Jan 18 to four years and six months’ jail and three strokes of the cane for attempting to rape his friend while drunk

They had been with their respective partners but boarded a taxi without them to the man’s home

The Straits TImes, 31 July 2023 (Personal Protection Order)

Police have apprehended the parents of a lion dance performer after they disrupted his troupe’s performance.

They had apparently barged into their competition at West Coast Community Centre and started yelling at the son.

On top of that, the mother reportedly kicked a lion’s head that the troupe had placed on the ground.

Channel News Asia, 22 February 2022 (Criminal Defence)

SINGAPORE – A Singaporean teenager conspired with an American man to commit fraud against Microsoft by making false warranty claims in order to obtain 56 laptops worth US$143,144 (S$192,900).

The accused, now 20, claimed that the laptops were sold off and that he used the proceeds to buy Bitcoin but “lost everything” after the price of Bitcoin plummeted in 2018.

The Straits Times, 23 January 2020 (Criminal Defence) 

SINGAPORE – A secondary school teacher who believed that one of his underage female students had a crush on him flirted with the 15-year-old girl before hugging and kissing her 10 days later.

The pair later started seeing each other, and he pressured the minor to be physically intimate with him.

The Straits Time, 20 November 2019 (Criminal Defence)

SINGAPORE – The judge who sentenced an NUS student to probation on a molestation charge has made clear that probation should not be seen as a “soft option”.

The Today Online, 7 September 2019 (Criminal Defence)

SINGAPORE – The 14-year-old told another teacher about the incident only about a month later, saying the man had touched and kissed her without her consent and made her uncomfortable.

The New Paper, 3 December 2018 (Criminal Defence)

SINGAPORE – Dr Lim Boon Leng, a psychiatrist at Dr BL Lim Centre For Psychological Wellness, said that in the few weeks after a victim is molested, she might experience anxiety attacks and nightmares.

The Judiciary, 17 November 2023

CNA, 31 October 2023 (Criminal Defense)

The married mother who managed to dupe three men into falling for her was called a serial cheat who “preyed on all and sundry”. The prosecution had called Kwek a “serial cheat who preyed on all and sundry”, from her godparents to strangers on the internet.

South China Morning Post, 28 June 2023 (Criminal Defence) 

The Straits Times, 4 January 2023 (Criminal Defense)

SINGAPORE – The driver of a Singapore-registered car escaped serious injury after a crash on Tuesday with a lorry that was travelling against the flow of traffic on the Second Link Expressway in Malaysia.

Today, 14 Aug 2023 (Criminal Defence) 

SINGAPORE — One night after work, a deputy general manager of a restaurant asked a teenage part-timer to stay behind for a talk and went on to molest him after forcefully pulling down the boy’s pants. 

Today, 29 July 2023 (Family Law)

SINGAPORE — When Ms Rebecca Smith picked up a call on her husband’s phone one midnight, little did she realise that her world was about to come crashing down.

CNA, 18 Aug 2020 (Criminal Defence) 

SINGAPORE: When Mrs Tan’s son misbehaved when he was younger, he would be put through a “sentencing process” – his offences listed out with the corresponding strokes of the cane and a date set for the painful deed. 

Asia One, 31 May 2022 (Criminal Defence)

Some passers-by in Eunos were greeted with a strange sight last Sunday (Nov 27), where a pedestrian crossing at the junction of Changi Road and Joo Chiat Road was splattered with white paint. 

Asia One, 10 June 2022 (Criminal Defence) 

SINGAPORE — With Singapore recently named the most overworked country in the Asia Pacific region, one man took it as a sign that this motorcyclist had a hard day at work after spotting him having a meal while on the road. 

Asia One, 31 May 2022 (Criminal Defence)

SINGAPORE — Every Sunday without fail and with a can of beer in his hand, this man can be seen sitting at a corner on a quiet pedestrian bridge casually watching people enjoying their Sunday picnic on a grassy field opposite.

Today Online, 9 February 2021 (Criminal Defence) 

SINGAPORE — A civil engineer was jailed 18 days on Tuesday (Feb 9) for molesting a woman on an MRT train by scratching her inner thigh.

Today Online, 28 February 2020 (Criminal Defence)

SINGAPORE — Four years after he broke up with his ex-girlfriend, a man found their sex videos that he thought he had deleted from an old laptop.

The Straits Times, 26 November 2018 (Criminal Defence) 

SINGAPORE – Some say removing jail term for repeat offenders overdue, others worry deterrent effect is reduced.

The Straits Times, 7 June 2018 (Personal Injury)

SINGAPORE – An injured e-scooter rider’s legal suit against a condo developer could lead to the introduction of a regime of rules for the use of such mobility devices in condominiums.

Yahoo News, 19 July 2017 (Divorce & Family Law)

SINGAPORE – While thousands of Singaporeans continue to get hitched every year, more couples have also been calling it quits.

The Straits Times, 27 April 2017 (Criminal Defence)

SINGAPORE – In a move that lawyers said reflected the intense public interest in the case, police have arrested a couple, believed to be the ones seen quarrelling with an older man in a hawker centre, for causing public nuisance.

The Straits Times, 15 February 2017 (Criminal Defence)

SINGAPORE – A Singapore permanent resident (PR) was charged in court on Wednesday (Feb 15) with two counts of distributing information intended to promote commercial sex with a minor below 18 years old outside Singapore.

The Straits Times, 11 Jan 2017 (Criminal Defence)

SINGAPORE – A woman’s rape claim last year sparked a police probe which lasted about seven hours before she admitted she had lied to cover up the fact that she had casual sex.

The Straits Times, 30 June 2016

SINGAPORE – A basketball player who fractured an opponent’s nose during a match punch-up has been spared a jail term that would leave him with a criminal record. A district judge pointed out that the court objective can be achieved through a detention order without the prison stigma.

The New Paper, 24 June 2015

SINGAPORE – Between January and May this year, Case received 34 complaints against both budget and full-service airlines.

The New Paper, 11 April 2015

SINGAPORE – Cyclists on our roads are common, especially on weekends. But some cyclists are choosing to pedal on expressways instead.

It is unknown which day it occurred, but a driver captured their antics on his car’s dashcam video and uploaded the footage on YouTube last Friday.

The Straits Times, 25 August 2014 (Criminal Defence)

SINGAPORE – A sales executive who punched a cabby in the face for refusing to take him in his taxi was jailed for four weeks yesterday.

Goh Yong Hock, 23, had a bunch of keys in his clenched fist when he hit 37-year-old cabby Bernard Chan Yew Luin a few times – leaving him with permanent scarring.

Asia One, 23 August 2014 (Personal Injury)

SINGAPORE – Hoping to ease the pain in her aching hips and joints, she went for a whole body cryotherapy session at an upmarket local spa last month.

The treatment involves entering a machine known as a cryosauna that releases vaporised nitrogen to lower the skin surface temperature close to freezing point.