Chong Yong

Chong Yong is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2019 to 2024. The lawyer has handled 16 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 1 law firm. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in criminal law and misuse of drugs act. Their track record shows a 94.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 2 complex cases, representing 13% of their total caseload.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Chong Yong has demonstrated expertise across 34 primary practice areas, with significant experience in criminal law and criminal procedure.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Criminal Law	15 cases	15% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 15 cases which represents 15% of their total caseload.
Criminal Procedure	12 cases	12% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 12 cases which represents 12% of their total caseload.
Misuse of Drugs Act	11 cases	11% of total caseload	Highly Specialized91% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 11 cases which represents 11% of their total caseload.
Evidence	8 cases	8% of total caseload	General Practice48% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 8 cases which represents 8% of their total caseload.
Sentencing	7 cases	7% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 7 cases which represents 7% of their total caseload.
Administrative Law	6 cases	6% of total caseload	General Practice34% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 6 cases which represents 6% of their total caseload.
Evidence Law	4 cases	4% of total caseload	General Practice46% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 4 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Statutory Interpretation	3 cases	3% of total caseload	General Practice33% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Admissibility of evidence	3 cases	3% of total caseload	General Practice43% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Road Traffic Act	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized83% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Automobile Accidents	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Criminal Revision	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Contempt of Court	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Duress	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Duty of Candour	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice23% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Judicial Review	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice48% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Drink Driving	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Drug Crimes	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Epileptic Seizures	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Penal Code	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Legal Profession Act	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Offences	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Constitutional Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Courier	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Civil Practice	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Appeal	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Chain of Custody	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Hypomanic episode of bipolar disorder	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Bail	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Statutory offences	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Inadequate Legal Assistance	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Abuse of Process	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Chong Yong has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Chong Yong has been affiliated with 1 law firm. The most active affiliation involves 16 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Attorney-General’s Chambers	16 cases	100% of cases	Lim Wei Fong Nicman v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking, Duress Defense(Aug 2024) PP v Lim Wei Fong Nicman: Drug Trafficking, Misuse of Drugs Act, Duress Defense(Jan 2024) Attorney-General v Ravi Madasamy: Contempt of Court under the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act(Nov 2023)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Chong Yong's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.4
Complex Cases: 2 (13%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Partial	16.0 parties avg	6.0	6%
Won	152.2 parties avg	2.2	94%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2019	14.0 parties avg	4.0
2020	13.0 parties avg	3.0
2021	32.0 parties avg	2.0
2022	32.0 parties avg	2.0
2023	62.7 parties avg	2.7
2024	22.0 parties avg	2.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Chong Yong's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Partial	1(6%)	6%
Won	15(94%)	94%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	0.00	0.001 cases	1

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2019	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2020	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2021	3 3	Won: 3 cases (100.0%)
2022	3 3	Won: 3 cases (100.0%)
2023	6 15	Partial: 1 cases (16.7%) Won: 5 cases (83.3%)
2024	2 2	Won: 2 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 16 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Lim Wei Fong Nicman v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking, Duress Defense 25 Aug 2024 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	25 Aug 2024	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal DismissedThe respondent successfully defended the appeal against the appellant's conviction for drug trafficking.
2	PP v Lim Wei Fong Nicman: Drug Trafficking, Misuse of Drugs Act, Duress Defense 09 Jan 2024 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	09 Jan 2024	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for the ProsecutionThe Prosecution successfully proved the charge against Mr. Lim beyond a reasonable doubt.
3	Attorney-General v Ravi Madasamy: Contempt of Court under the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 07 Nov 2023 The Attorney-General (Applicant)Won	07 Nov 2023	The Attorney-General (Applicant): Judgment for ApplicantMr. Ravi was found liable for nine instances of contempt and sentenced to imprisonment.
4	Public Prosecutor v Tristan Tan: Trafficking Methamphetamine under Misuse of Drugs Act 20 Jun 2023 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	20 Jun 2023	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for ProsecutionThe Prosecution successfully proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
5	Public Prosecutor v. Mustaqim bin Abdul Kadir: Trafficking of Diamorphine under the Misuse of Drugs Act 15 May 2023 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	15 May 2023	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for ProsecutionThe Prosecution successfully proved the charge against the accused beyond a reasonable doubt.
6	Muhammad Faizal v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Review Application under s 394H CPC & Misuse of Drugs Act 15 May 2023 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	15 May 2023	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application dismissedApplication for permission to make a review application was dismissed summarily. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
7	Attorney-General v Ravi Madasamy: Contempt of Court & Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 30 Mar 2023 The Attorney-General (Applicant)Partial	30 Mar 2023	The Attorney-General (Applicant): Successful in partThe Attorney-General's application was successful in part, with Mr. Ravi found guilty of several allegations of contempt.
8	Mohd Akebal v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Review Application for Drug Trafficking Conviction 22 Mar 2023 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	22 Mar 2023	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application dismissedThe Public Prosecutor successfully opposed the application for review.
9	Muhammad Feroz Khan v Public Prosecutor: Bail Application for Accused with Epilepsy 13 Nov 2022 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	13 Nov 2022	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application DismissedThe application for bail was dismissed.
10	Munusamy Ramarmurth v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Drug Trafficking Conviction 26 Oct 2022 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	26 Oct 2022	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal DismissedAppeal against conviction and sentence dismissed.
11	Mohammad Farid v Attorney-General: Judicial Review of Public Prosecutor's Decision and Abuse of Process 01 Jun 2022 Attorney-General (Respondent)Won	01 Jun 2022	Attorney-General (Respondent): Application DismissedThe application for leave to commence judicial review proceedings was dismissed.
12	Public Prosecutor v Munusamy Ramarmurth: Drug Trafficking under the Misuse of Drugs Act 14 Nov 2021 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	14 Nov 2021	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): ConvictionAccused convicted on the charge of drug trafficking.
13	Rafael Voltaire Alzate v Public Prosecutor: Drink Driving Appeal - Disqualification Order 27 Sep 2021 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	27 Sep 2021	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Judgment upheldThe appeal against the disqualification order was dismissed.
14	Mohammad Farid bin Batra v Public Prosecutor: Review of Trafficking Conviction 02 Jun 2021 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	02 Jun 2021	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application dismissedThe application for leave to make a review application was dismissed.
15	Mohammad Farid v Public Prosecutor: Trafficking Diamorphine & Courier Status under Misuse of Drugs Act 25 Mar 2020 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	25 Mar 2020	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Successful in defending the appealsSuccessfully defended against both appeals.
16	Mohd Akebal v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking under Misuse of Drugs Act 27 Nov 2019 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	27 Nov 2019	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal DismissedThe appeal by Mohd Akebal was dismissed.