Nicholas Lai

Nicholas Lai is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2017 to 2022. 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 71.0% success rate in resolved cases.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Nicholas Lai has demonstrated expertise across 29 primary practice areas, with significant experience in criminal law and criminal procedure.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Criminal Law	7 cases	13% of total caseload	Highly Specialized89% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 7 cases which represents 13% of their total caseload.
Criminal Procedure	7 cases	13% of total caseload	Highly Specialized81% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 7 cases which represents 13% of their total caseload.
Sexual Offences	5 cases	9% of total caseload	Highly Specialized94% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 5 cases which represents 9% of their total caseload.
Penal Code	4 cases	7% of total caseload	Experienced73% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 7% of their total caseload.
Sentencing	3 cases	6% of total caseload	Highly Specialized92% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 6% of their total caseload.
Offences	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized83% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Outrage of Modesty	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized88% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Evidence	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Experienced73% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Criminal Revision	2 cases	4% of total caseload	General Practice33% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Murder	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Judgments and Orders	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Succession Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Sentencing Principles	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Rape	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized100% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Robbery	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Abuse of Children	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Fellatio	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Courts and Jurisdiction	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Appellate Litigation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Prospective overruling of court judgments	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Breach of Contract	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice5% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Contracts	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Nicholas Lai 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 Practice10% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Family Law	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Felonies	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Torts	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Nicholas Lai 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	Experienced60% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Sentencing Guidelines	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Nicholas Lai has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Nicholas Lai 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	BOX v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against 17 Years' Imprisonment for Sexual Offences Against Minors(Apr 2022) CCG v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against 23-Year Sentence for Sexual Assault and Outrage of Modesty(Mar 2022) Public Prosecutor v CCG: Sentencing for Sexual Assault and Outrage of Modesty(Sep 2021)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Nicholas Lai's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.0
Complex Cases: 0 (0%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Partial	22.0 parties avg	2.0	29%
Won	52.0 parties avg	2.0	71%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2017	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2018	32.0 parties avg	2.0
2021	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2022	22.0 parties avg	2.0

Case Outcome Analytics

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

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Partial	2(29%)	29%
Won	5(71%)	71%

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2017	1 1	Partial: 1 cases (100.0%)
2018	3 12	Partial: 1 cases (33.3%) Won: 2 cases (66.7%)
2021	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2022	2 2	Won: 2 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 7 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	BOX v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against 17 Years' Imprisonment for Sexual Offences Against Minors 11 Apr 2022 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	11 Apr 2022	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal DismissedThe Public Prosecutor successfully defended the original sentence imposed on the appellant.
2	CCG v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against 23-Year Sentence for Sexual Assault and Outrage of Modesty 03 Mar 2022 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	03 Mar 2022	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal DismissedThe appeal against the sentence was dismissed.
3	Public Prosecutor v CCG: Sentencing for Sexual Assault and Outrage of Modesty 09 Sep 2021 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	09 Sep 2021	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for the ProsecutionAccused sentenced to 22 years and six months’ imprisonment, with an additional six months’ imprisonment in lieu of caning.
4	Public Prosecutor v BNO: Outrage of Modesty and Fellatio of a Minor 08 Nov 2018 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	08 Nov 2018	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): WonAccused convicted on all charges.
5	Muhammad Sutarno bin Nasir v Public Prosecutor: Aggravated Rape, House-breaking, Drug Possession Sentencing 29 Jul 2018 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Partial	29 Jul 2018	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal Allowed in PartAggregate sentence reduced to 19 years’ imprisonment and 18 strokes of the cane.
6	Public Prosecutor v Roger Yue Jr: Statutory Rape and Sexual Penetration of a Minor 20 May 2018 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	20 May 2018	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): WonAccused convicted of all seven charges.
7	Chang Kar Meng v Public Prosecutor: Rape and Robbery Sentencing Review 29 Mar 2017 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Partial	29 Mar 2017	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal Partially LostThe appeal was allowed, and the sentence was reduced.