Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah

Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2014 to 2024. The lawyer has handled 10 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 3 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in sentencing and criminal procedure. Their track record shows a 10.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 1 complex case, representing 10% of their total caseload.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated expertise across 22 primary practice areas, with significant experience in sentencing and criminal procedure.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Sentencing	10 cases	18% of total caseload	Highly Specialized76% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 10 cases which represents 18% of their total caseload.
Criminal Procedure	9 cases	16% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 9 cases which represents 16% of their total caseload.
Criminal Law	9 cases	16% of total caseload	Highly Specialized86% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 9 cases which represents 16% of their total caseload.
Misuse of Drugs Act	7 cases	12% of total caseload	Highly Specialized96% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 7 cases which represents 12% of their total caseload.
Evidence	3 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced67% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Drug Trafficking	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized88% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Customs Act	2 cases	4% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Offences	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Sexual Offences	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Abetment	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Appeals	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Statutory Interpretation	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Appeal	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Penal Code	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Fellatio	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Importation of Drugs	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Outrage of Modesty	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Trade Finance	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Wrongful Death	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah 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	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Statutory offences	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Admissibility of evidence	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah has been affiliated with 3 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 6 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
S Skandarajah & Co	6 cases	60% of cases	Ripon v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Sentence for Customs Act Offenses(Oct 2022) PP v Tan Swim Hong: Trafficking, Misuse of Drugs Act & Sentencing(Oct 2019) PP v BMF: Sexual Assault, Outrage of Modesty & Sentencing(Sep 2019)
M/s S Skandarajah & Co	2 cases	20% of cases	Public Prosecutor v Ravivarma Govindan: Drug Importation & Misuse of Drugs Act(Apr 2024) Syed Fathuddin Putra v Public Prosecutor: Customs Act Offences & Sentencing Framework(Nov 2023)
Skandarajah & Co	2 cases	20% of cases	Gopu Jaya Raman v Public Prosecutor: Importation of Diamorphine & Misuse of Drugs Act(Feb 2018) Public Prosecutor v Mahesvaran: Drug Importation & Sentencing(Sep 2014)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.5
Complex Cases: 1 (10%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	92.6 parties avg	2.6	90%
Won	12.0 parties avg	2.0	10%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2014	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2015	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2017	23.0 parties avg	3.0
2018	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2019	23.0 parties avg	3.0
2022	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2023	13.0 parties avg	3.0
2024	12.0 parties avg	2.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	9(90%)	90%
Won	1(10%)	10%

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2014	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2015	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2017	2 2	Lost: 2 cases (100.0%)
2018	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2019	2 2	Lost: 2 cases (100.0%)
2022	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2023	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2024	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 10 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Public Prosecutor v Ravivarma Govindan: Drug Importation & Misuse of Drugs Act 18 Apr 2024 Ravivarma Govindan (Defendant)Lost	18 Apr 2024	Ravivarma Govindan (Defendant): ConvictedAccused convicted on both charges and sentenced to life imprisonment and 20 strokes of the cane.
2	Syed Fathuddin Putra v Public Prosecutor: Customs Act Offences & Sentencing Framework 28 Nov 2023 Bhawal Sourov (Appellant)Lost	28 Nov 2023	Bhawal Sourov (Appellant): Appeal DismissedAppeal against sentence dismissed; original sentence of 33 weeks' imprisonment upheld.
3	Ripon v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Sentence for Customs Act Offenses 10 Oct 2022 Ripon (Appellant)Lost	10 Oct 2022	Ripon (Appellant): Appeal DismissedThe appeal against the sentence was dismissed.
4	PP v Tan Swim Hong: Trafficking, Misuse of Drugs Act & Sentencing 14 Oct 2019 Mohammad Reduan bin Mustaffar (Defendant)Lost	14 Oct 2019	Mohammad Reduan bin Mustaffar (Defendant): ConvictionConvicted of abetting the trafficking of methamphetamine and sentenced to death.
5	PP v BMF: Sexual Assault, Outrage of Modesty & Sentencing 26 Sep 2019 BMF (Defendant)Lost	26 Sep 2019	BMF (Defendant): Defendant convicted and sentencedAccused sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane.
6	Gopu Jaya Raman v Public Prosecutor: Importation of Diamorphine & Misuse of Drugs Act 11 Feb 2018 Gopu Jaya Raman (Appellant)Won	11 Feb 2018	Gopu Jaya Raman (Appellant): Appeal AllowedAppeal allowed and the Appellant was acquitted of the charge.
7	PP v Ramesh & Chander: Drug Trafficking - Misuse of Drugs Act 13 Nov 2017 Chander Kumar A/L Jayagaran (Defendant)Lost	13 Nov 2017	Chander Kumar A/L Jayagaran (Defendant): GuiltyFound guilty of possessing diamorphine for the purpose of trafficking, trafficking diamorphine by delivering it to Harun bin Idris, and trafficking diamorphine by delivering it to Ramesh A/L Perumal.
8	Public Prosecutor v Dominic Martin Fernandez: Trafficking of Diamorphine & Misuse of Drugs Act 20 Sep 2017 Nazeri bin Lajim (Defendant)Lost	20 Sep 2017	Nazeri bin Lajim (Defendant): LostConvicted of trafficking diamorphine and sentenced to death.
9	Public Prosecutor v Jafar Shatig: Trafficking Diamorphine under Misuse of Drugs Act 26 Jul 2015 Jafar Shatig bin Abdul Karim (Defense)Lost	26 Jul 2015	Jafar Shatig bin Abdul Karim (Defense): Guilty as chargedAccused was convicted of trafficking in 56.17g of diamorphine under s 7 of the Misuse of Drugs Act (Cap 185, 2008 Rev Ed) and sentenced to life imprisonment, with effect from 5 January 2012, and to 16 strokes of the cane.
10	Public Prosecutor v Mahesvaran: Drug Importation & Sentencing 16 Sep 2014 Mahesvaran a/l Sivalingam (Defendant)Lost	16 Sep 2014	Mahesvaran a/l Sivalingam (Defendant): Life Imprisonment and 15 Strokes of the CaneAccused sentenced to life imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane.