Francis Ng Yong Kiat

Francis Ng Yong Kiat is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2015 to 2022. The lawyer has handled 16 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 1 law firm. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in misuse of drugs act and sentencing. Their track record shows a 88.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 2 complex cases, representing 13% of their total caseload.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated expertise across 50 primary practice areas, with significant experience in criminal law and criminal procedure.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Criminal Law	14 cases	12% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 14 cases which represents 12% of their total caseload.
Criminal Procedure	13 cases	11% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 13 cases which represents 11% of their total caseload.
Administrative Law	9 cases	8% of total caseload	General Practice41% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 9 cases which represents 8% of their total caseload.
Misuse of Drugs Act	7 cases	6% of total caseload	Highly Specialized91% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 7 cases which represents 6% of their total caseload.
Sentencing	5 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized88% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 5 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Judicial Review	5 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized76% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 5 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Appeal	4 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced63% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Statutory Interpretation	4 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced53% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Constitutional Law	4 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced56% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Evidence	3 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced53% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Equal protection of the law	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Litigation	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice45% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Costs	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized88% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized93% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Offences	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Sentencing Appeals	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced52% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Penal Code	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice45% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Contract Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice5% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Professional Ethics	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Fiduciary Duty	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Sentencing Principles	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Criminal Appeals	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Prevention of Human Trafficking Act	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Public Prosecutor	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Consent of Public Prosecutor	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Irregularities in proceedings	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Defective consent of Public Prosecutor	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Curative powers of court	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Revisionary Jurisdiction	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Private Prosecution	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Leave to commence judicial review	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Illegally importing controlled drugs	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Appellate Practice	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Arbitration	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Asset Recovery	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Civil Appeals	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Civil Litigation	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat 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	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Criminal Revision	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Dispute Resolution	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Torts	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Evidence Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Contempt of Court	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Culpable Homicide	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Youthful Offenders	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Duty of Candour	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat 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	Experienced60% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Judgments and Orders	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Criminal Review	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Francis Ng Yong Kiat 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

Francis Ng Yong Kiat 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	Roslan bin Bakar v Public Prosecutor: Costs for Frivolous Criminal Motion and Judicial Review Appeal(Jul 2022) Roslan bin Bakar v Public Prosecutor: Review of Drug Trafficking Conviction and Death Sentence(Mar 2022) Roshdi bin Abdullah Altway v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking, Material Witness Disclosure, and Bailment of Drugs(Nov 2021)

Case Complexity Analysis

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

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.6
Complex Cases: 2 (13%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	12.0 parties avg	2.0	6%
Partial	13.0 parties avg	3.0	6%
Won	142.6 parties avg	2.6	88%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2015	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2016	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2017	13.0 parties avg	3.0
2019	22.5 parties avg	2.5
2020	42.0 parties avg	2.0
2021	42.0 parties avg	2.0
2022	24.7 parties avg	4.7

Case Outcome Analytics

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

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	1(6%)	6%
Partial	1(6%)	6%
Won	14(88%)	88%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	14,000.00	7,000.002 cases	2

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2015	2 2	Won: 2 cases (100.0%)
2016	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2017	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2019	2 11	Partial: 1 cases (50.0%) Won: 1 cases (50.0%)
2020	4 13	Lost: 1 cases (25.0%) Won: 3 cases (75.0%)
2021	4 4	Won: 4 cases (100.0%)
2022	2 2	Won: 2 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 16 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Roslan bin Bakar v Public Prosecutor: Costs for Frivolous Criminal Motion and Judicial Review Appeal 26 Jul 2022 Attorney-General (Respondent, Defendant)Won	26 Jul 2022	Attorney-General (Respondent, Defendant): Costs awardedCosts of $4,000 awarded against Mr. Yeo. (Assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
2	Roslan bin Bakar v Public Prosecutor: Review of Drug Trafficking Conviction and Death Sentence 06 Mar 2022 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	06 Mar 2022	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): WonApplication for review was dismissed.
3	Roshdi bin Abdullah Altway v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking, Material Witness Disclosure, and Bailment of Drugs 10 Nov 2021 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	10 Nov 2021	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal DismissedThe Public Prosecutor successfully defended the appeal against Roshdi's conviction and sentence.
4	Syed Suhail v PP: Personal Costs Order Against Counsel for Abuse of Process in Criminal Review Application 13 May 2021 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	13 May 2021	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Costs order in favourCosts order of $5,000 in favour of the Public Prosecutor, to be paid by Mr. Ravi (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
5	Syed Suhail v Attorney-General: Judicial Review of Execution Scheduling & Equal Protection 07 Feb 2021 Attorney-General (Respondent)Won	07 Feb 2021	Attorney-General (Respondent): Judgment for RespondentThe court dismissed the applicant's application.
6	Chander Kumar v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Review Application for Drug Trafficking Conviction 17 Jan 2021 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	17 Jan 2021	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application dismissedThe Public Prosecutor successfully opposed the application for review.
7	Syed Suhail v Attorney-General: Judicial Review of Execution Scheduling and Equal Protection 22 Dec 2020 Attorney-General (Respondent)Lost	22 Dec 2020	Attorney-General (Respondent): Appeal AllowedAppeal allowed; leave granted to commence judicial review proceedings solely on the scheduling ground.
8	Lim Ghim Peow v Public Prosecutor: Review of Culpable Homicide Sentence 18 Oct 2020 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	18 Oct 2020	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application dismissedThe Public Prosecutor successfully defended against the application for review of sentence.
9	Syed Suhail v Public Prosecutor: Review of Drug Trafficking Conviction and Sentencing 15 Oct 2020 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	15 Oct 2020	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Review application dismissedThe Public Prosecutor successfully defended against the review application.
10	Pannir Selvam v Attorney-General: Judicial Review of Public Prosecutor's Decision on Certificate of Substantive Assistance 23 Apr 2020 Attorney-General (Respondent)Won	23 Apr 2020	Attorney-General (Respondent): Application dismissedThe application for leave to commence judicial review proceedings was dismissed.
11	Li Shengwu v Attorney-General: Jurisdiction over Foreign Contemnor, Scandalising Contempt 31 Mar 2019 The Attorney-General (Respondent, Applicant)Won	31 Mar 2019	The Attorney-General (Respondent, Applicant): Appeal UpheldThe Attorney-General's position that the High Court had jurisdiction over the appellant was upheld, and the appeal was dismissed.
12	Ramesh v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking, Misuse of Drugs Act, Statutory Interpretation 14 Mar 2019 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Partial	14 Mar 2019	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal allowed in partThe appeal was allowed in part for Ramesh, and his conviction was amended to possession simpliciter.
13	PP v Ramesh & Chander: Drug Trafficking - Misuse of Drugs Act 13 Nov 2017 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	13 Nov 2017	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for ProsecutionThe Prosecution successfully proved all charges against both accused persons beyond a reasonable doubt.
14	Public Prosecutor v Agbozo Billy: Illegally Importing Methamphetamine under the Misuse of Drugs Act 03 Jul 2016 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	03 Jul 2016	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): ConvictionAgbozo Billy was found guilty as charged.
15	Wham Kwok Han Jolovan v Attorney-General: Judicial Review of Police Warnings 21 Dec 2015 Attorney-General (Respondent)Won	21 Dec 2015	Attorney-General (Respondent): Application dismissedThe court dismissed the applicant's application.
16	PP v Koh Wen Jie Boaz: Second Probation & Sentencing of Youthful Offenders 25 Oct 2015 Public Prosecutor (Appellant)Won	25 Oct 2015	Public Prosecutor (Appellant): Appeal AllowedThe Prosecution's appeal was allowed, and the district judge's order of probation was substituted with a sentence of reformative training.