Sarah Siaw

Sarah Siaw is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2016 to 2024. The lawyer has handled 17 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 2 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in criminal procedure and sentencing. Their track record shows a 82.0% success rate in resolved cases.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Sarah Siaw has demonstrated expertise across 45 primary practice areas, with significant experience in criminal procedure and sentencing.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Criminal Procedure	15 cases	15% of total caseload	Highly Specialized83% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 15 cases which represents 15% of their total caseload.
Sentencing	10 cases	10% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 10 cases which represents 10% of their total caseload.
Criminal Law	10 cases	10% of total caseload	Highly Specialized84% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 10 cases which represents 10% of their total caseload.
Administrative Law	6 cases	6% of total caseload	General Practice41% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 6 cases which represents 6% of their total caseload.
Misuse of Drugs Act	5 cases	5% of total caseload	Highly Specialized92% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 5 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Evidence Law	4 cases	4% of total caseload	Experienced66% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Penal Code	3 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced53% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Criminal Revision	3 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Constitutional Law	3 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced63% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	3 cases	3% of total caseload	General Practice28% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Sexual Offences	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized93% relevance score	Sarah Siaw 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	Experienced60% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Legal Profession Act	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Review	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized92% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Statutory Interpretation	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Judicial Review	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Children's Welfare	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Appeal	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Voluntarily Causing Hurt	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Aggravated Rape	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Equal protection of the law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Prosecutorial Discretion	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Compensation and costs	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Construction of statute	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Purposive approach	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Confiscation and forfeiture	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Disclosure of Evidence	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Aggravated Outrage of Modesty	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Aggravated Sexual Assault by Penetration	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Criminal Intimidation	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Criminal References	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Assault	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Child Abuse and Neglect	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Family Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Immigration	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Outrage of Modesty	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Sarah Siaw 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 Specialized85% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Natural justice	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Abuse of Process	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Costs	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Children and Young Persons Act	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Offences	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized100% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Capital Punishment	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Criminal Review	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Criminal conspiracy	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Sarah Siaw has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Sarah Siaw has been affiliated with 2 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 16 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Attorney-General’s Chambers	16 cases	94% of cases	Public Prosecutor v S Iswaran: Sentencing for Corruption Offences under the Penal Code(Oct 2024) Iswaran v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Case Disclosure & Prosecution's Duty(Sep 2024) Moad Fadzir bin Mustaffa v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Review Application(Jul 2024)
Public Prosecutor	1 cases	6% of cases	Moad Fadzir bin Mustaffa v Public Prosecutor: Application for Stay of Execution(Aug 2024)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Sarah Siaw's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.2
Complex Cases: 0 (0%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	13.0 parties avg	3.0	6%
Partial	22.0 parties avg	2.0	12%
Won	142.1 parties avg	2.1	82%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2016	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2019	13.0 parties avg	3.0
2020	42.3 parties avg	2.3
2021	32.3 parties avg	2.3
2022	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2024	72.0 parties avg	2.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Sarah Siaw'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	2(12%)	12%
Won	14(82%)	82%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	10,000.00	2,500.004 cases	4

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2016	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2019	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2020	4 13	Partial: 1 cases (25.0%) Won: 3 cases (75.0%)
2021	3 3	Won: 3 cases (100.0%)
2022	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2024	7 16	Partial: 1 cases (14.3%) Won: 6 cases (85.7%)

Case History

Displaying all 17 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Public Prosecutor v S Iswaran: Sentencing for Corruption Offences under the Penal Code 02 Oct 2024 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Partial	02 Oct 2024	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): PartialThe Prosecution's sentencing position was partially adopted by the court.
2	Iswaran v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Case Disclosure & Prosecution's Duty 12 Sep 2024 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	12 Sep 2024	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application DismissedThe respondent successfully opposed the applicant's application to refer questions of law to the Court of Appeal.
3	Moad Fadzir bin Mustaffa v Public Prosecutor: Application for Stay of Execution 01 Aug 2024 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	01 Aug 2024	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application dismissedApplication for stay of execution was dismissed. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
4	Moad Fadzir bin Mustaffa v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Review Application 29 Jul 2024 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	29 Jul 2024	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Costs awardedCosts of $5,000 awarded against the applicant's counsel, Ong Ying Ping (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
5	S Iswaran v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Case Disclosure & Witness Statements 18 Jul 2024 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	18 Jul 2024	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application UpheldThe respondent successfully defended against the application for revision.
6	Moad Fadzir v PP: Review Application for Drug Trafficking Conviction and Mandatory Death Sentence 20 May 2024 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	20 May 2024	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application dismissedThe Public Prosecutor successfully opposed the application for permission to review.
7	Moad Fadzir v PP: Application for Judge Recusal Based on Apprehension of Bias 16 May 2024 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	16 May 2024	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application DismissedThe application for Justice Tay Yong Kwang to recuse himself from hearing CM 15 was dismissed.
8	Public Prosecutor v BVJ: Father Sentenced for Sexual Assault and Ill-Treatment of Daughters 17 Mar 2022 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	17 Mar 2022	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for the ProsecutionAccused sentenced to 33 years and two months’ imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane.
9	Xu Yuan Chen v Attorney-General: Judicial Review of Prosecutorial Discretion & Equal Protection 29 Dec 2021 Attorney-General (Respondent)Won	29 Dec 2021	Attorney-General (Respondent): Costs AwardedCosts of $5,000 awarded to the Attorney-General (assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
10	Parti Liyani v Public Prosecutor: Compensation for Frivolous Prosecution under Criminal Procedure Code 20 Jun 2021 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	20 Jun 2021	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application dismissedThe court found that the prosecution was not frivolous or vexatious and dismissed the application for compensation.
11	Khartik Jasudass v Public Prosecutor: Review of Conviction for Drug Trafficking under Misuse of Drugs Act 24 Feb 2021 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	24 Feb 2021	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Motion DismissedThe Criminal Motion was dismissed summarily.
12	Moad Fadzir Bin Mustaffa v Public Prosecutor: Review of Drug Trafficking Conviction and Sentencing 11 Oct 2020 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	11 Oct 2020	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application dismissedThe Public Prosecutor successfully opposed the application for leave to review the earlier decision.
13	Daniel De Costa Augustin v Attorney-General: Judicial Review of Election During COVID-19 Pandemic 29 Jun 2020 Attorney-General (Respondent)Won	29 Jun 2020	Attorney-General (Respondent): Appeal DismissedThe appeal against the Attorney-General was dismissed.
14	Public Prosecutor v Wee Teong Boo: Rape, Outrage of Modesty, Digital Penetration, Prosecution's Duty of Disclosure 09 Jun 2020 Public Prosecutor (Appellant, Respondent)Partial	09 Jun 2020	Public Prosecutor (Appellant, Respondent): Appeal dismissed in partThe Prosecution's appeal against Dr. Wee's acquittal on the Rape Charge was dismissed.
15	Public Prosecutor v BSV: Aggravated Outrage of Modesty, Rape, Criminal Intimidation 02 Jun 2020 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	02 Jun 2020	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for ProsecutionAccused found guilty on all nine charges.
16	Moad Fadzir v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking, Common Intention, and Abetment under the Misuse of Drugs Act 24 Nov 2019 Public Prosecutor (Respondent, Appellant)Lost	24 Nov 2019	Public Prosecutor (Respondent, Appellant): Appeal DismissedThe Prosecution's appeal against the acquittal of Zuraimy on the original trafficking charge was dismissed.
17	Huang Liping v Public Prosecutor: Marriage of Convenience & Criminal Reference 12 Jul 2016 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	12 Jul 2016	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application deniedThe Court of Appeal denied the applicant's application for leave to refer questions of law.