Joel Chen

Joel Chen is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2011 to 2020. The lawyer has handled 7 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 1 law firm. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in criminal law and criminal procedure. Their track record shows a 57.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 1 complex case, representing 14% of their total caseload.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Joel Chen 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	7 cases	15% of total caseload	Highly Specialized79% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 7 cases which represents 15% of their total caseload.
Criminal Procedure	5 cases	11% of total caseload	Highly Specialized78% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 5 cases which represents 11% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	3 cases	6% of total caseload	General Practice27% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 3 cases which represents 6% of their total caseload.
Sentencing	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Criminal Revision	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Commercial Disputes	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Evidence Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Misuse of Drugs Act	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Contempt of Court	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Legal Profession Act	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Breach of Trust	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Companies Act	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Judicial Review	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Evidence	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Contract Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Company Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Appeal	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Litigant-in-person	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Penal Code	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Public Prosecutor	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Consent of Public Prosecutor	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Breach of Court Order	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Private Prosecution	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Solicitor's duties	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Prosecutorial Powers	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Inherent Power of the Court	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Amendment of Charges	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Prosecution by Attrition	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Constitutionality	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Administrative Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Judicial Conduct	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Banking and Finance	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Banking Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Corporate Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Joel Chen has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Joel Chen has been affiliated with 1 law firm. The most active affiliation involves 7 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Attorney-General’s Chambers	7 cases	100% of cases	Lim Tean v Attorney-General: Judicial Review of Police Investigations(Dec 2020) Chew Eng Han v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Reference & Public Interest Law(Oct 2017) Chew Eng Han v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Motion for Question of Law of Public Interest(Sep 2017)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Joel Chen's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.6
Complex Cases: 1 (14%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Neutral	13.0 parties avg	3.0	14%
Partial	12.0 parties avg	2.0	14%
Unknown	15.0 parties avg	5.0	14%
Won	42.0 parties avg	2.0	57%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2011	22.5 parties avg	2.5
2013	15.0 parties avg	5.0
2017	32.0 parties avg	2.0
2020	12.0 parties avg	2.0

Case Outcome Analytics

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

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Neutral	1(14%)	14%
Partial	1(14%)	14%
Unknown	1(14%)	14%
Won	4(57%)	57%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	0.00	0.001 cases	1

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2011	2 11	Neutral: 1 cases (50.0%) Won: 1 cases (50.0%)
2013	1 1	Unknown: 1 cases (100.0%)
2017	3 12	Partial: 1 cases (33.3%) Won: 2 cases (66.7%)
2020	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 7 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Lim Tean v Attorney-General: Judicial Review of Police Investigations 07 Dec 2020 Attorney-General (Defendant)Won	07 Dec 2020	Attorney-General (Defendant): Judgment for DefendantJudgment in favour of the Attorney-General; the plaintiff's application was dismissed. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
2	Chew Eng Han v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Reference & Public Interest Law 10 Oct 2017 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	10 Oct 2017	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application dismissedThe Court of Appeal dismissed the application.
3	Chew Eng Han v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Motion for Question of Law of Public Interest 05 Sep 2017 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	05 Sep 2017	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application dismissedThe court dismissed the applicant's criminal motion.
4	Kavitha d/o Mailvaganam v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Breach of Trust Sentencing Appeal 30 May 2017 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Partial	30 May 2017	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal Partially LostThe appeal was allowed, and the original sentence was reduced.
5	Re Caplan: Ad Hoc Admission of Queen's Counsel Denied in City Harvest Church Criminal Breach of Trust Case 07 Apr 2013 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)	07 Apr 2013	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): -
6	Muhammad bin Kadar v Public Prosecutor: Clarification of Prosecution's Duty to Disclose Unused Material 25 Aug 2011 Public Prosecutor (Respondent, Applicant)Neutral	25 Aug 2011	Public Prosecutor (Respondent, Applicant): Clarification of judgmentThe court clarified the scope of the Prosecution's duty of disclosure.
7	Tang Hai Liang v Public Prosecutor: Trafficking of Diamorphine and Application of Statutory Presumptions 01 Aug 2011 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	01 Aug 2011	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal DismissedThe appeal against the conviction and sentence for trafficking in diamorphine was dismissed.