Sunil Nair

Sunil Nair is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2010 to 2024. The lawyer has handled 14 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 4 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in misuse of drugs act and breach of confidence. Their track record shows a 50.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 1 complex case, representing 7% of their total caseload.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Sunil Nair has demonstrated expertise across 64 primary practice areas, with significant experience in criminal law and contract law.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Criminal Law	8 cases	7% of total caseload	Experienced59% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 8 cases which represents 7% of their total caseload.
Contract Law	7 cases	6% of total caseload	General Practice48% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 7 cases which represents 6% of their total caseload.
Misuse of Drugs Act	6 cases	6% of total caseload	Highly Specialized89% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 6 cases which represents 6% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	5 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 5 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Evidence	5 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced57% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 5 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Sentencing	3 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced63% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Criminal Procedure	3 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced57% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Injunctions	3 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced67% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Breach of Confidence	3 cases	3% of total caseload	Highly Specialized78% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Breach of Contract	3 cases	3% of total caseload	Experienced58% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 3% of their total caseload.
Banking and Finance	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice35% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Admissibility of evidence	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Evidence Law	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced53% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Family Law	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced68% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Striking out	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced58% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Criminal Revision	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Fraud and Deceit	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice35% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Torts	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice33% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Statutory offences	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Contempt of Court	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Revenue Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Road Traffic Act	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Discovery of documents	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Sunil Nair 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 Practice20% relevance score	Sunil Nair 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	General Practice20% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Remedies	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced55% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Conversion	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Defamation	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Damages	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Judicial Review	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Sunil Nair 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	General Practice40% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Guarantee	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Company Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Disclosure of documents	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Sunil Nair 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	Experienced70% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Professional Ethics	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Leave	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Obstructing, preventing, perverting or defeating course of justice	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Breach of Court Order	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Data Protection	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Computer Misuse	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Credit Agreement	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Missing trader intra-community fraud	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
MTIC fraud	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
VAT fraud	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Administrative Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Advertising Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Asset Protection	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Sunil Nair 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 Practice40% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Casinos and Gambling	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Civil Litigation	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Commercial Fraud	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Commercial Litigation	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Constitutional Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Consumer Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Mareva Injunctions	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Personal Injury	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Property Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice25% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Theft	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice5% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Traffic Violations	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized95% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Inducement of Breach of Contract	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Conspiracy by Unlawful Means	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Jurisdiction	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice35% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Causation	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Sunil Nair has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Sunil Nair has been affiliated with 4 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 7 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Attorney-General’s Chambers	7 cases	50% of cases	Adri Satryawan Pratama v Public Prosecutor: Careless Driving Appeal(Oct 2024) Public Prosecutor v Ravivarma Govindan: Drug Importation & Misuse of Drugs Act(Apr 2024) Punithan v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking, Common Intention, and Evidence Discrepancies(Oct 2022)
Harry Elias Partnership LLP	4 cases	29% of cases	ANB v ANC: Breach of Confidence & Surreptitious Data Copying in Divorce Proceedings(Aug 2015) ANB v ANC: Illegally Obtained Evidence & Exclusionary Discretion in Civil Proceedings(Sep 2014) Marina Bay Sands v Ong Boon Lin: Enforceability of Casino Credit Agreement for Premium Player(Aug 2013)
Harry Elias Partnership	2 cases	14% of cases	Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs v Shahdadpuri: MTIC Fraud & Revenue Law(Jan 2011) Max Media v Nimbus Media: Breach of Contract & Bank Guarantee Dispute(Jan 2010)
Eversheds Harry Elias LLP	1 cases	7% of cases	Btech Engineering v Novellers: Breach of Contract, Conversion & Unlawful Detention Dispute(Jul 2019)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Sunil Nair's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.5
Complex Cases: 1 (7%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	42.4 parties avg	2.4	29%
Neutral	14.0 parties avg	4.0	7%
Partial	22.7 parties avg	2.7	14%
Won	72.4 parties avg	2.4	50%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2010	22.7 parties avg	2.7
2011	13.0 parties avg	3.0
2013	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2014	13.0 parties avg	3.0
2015	13.0 parties avg	3.0
2019	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2020	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2021	14.0 parties avg	4.0
2022	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2024	22.0 parties avg	2.0

Case Outcome Analytics

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

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	4(29%)	29%
Neutral	1(7%)	7%
Partial	2(14%)	14%
Won	7(50%)	50%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	240,868.00	120,434.002 cases	2

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2010	2 11	Lost: 1 cases (50.0%) Won: 1 cases (50.0%)
2011	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2013	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2014	1 1	Partial: 1 cases (100.0%)
2015	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2019	2 11	Partial: 1 cases (50.0%) Won: 1 cases (50.0%)
2020	2 11	Lost: 1 cases (50.0%) Won: 1 cases (50.0%)
2021	1 1	Neutral: 1 cases (100.0%)
2022	1 1	Lost: 1 cases (100.0%)
2024	2 2	Won: 2 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 14 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Adri Satryawan Pratama v Public Prosecutor: Careless Driving Appeal 09 Oct 2024 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	09 Oct 2024	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Original Sentence UpheldThe six-week imprisonment term, disqualification, and prohibition orders were upheld.
2	Public Prosecutor v Ravivarma Govindan: Drug Importation & Misuse of Drugs Act 18 Apr 2024 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	18 Apr 2024	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for ProsecutionAccused convicted on both charges.
3	Punithan v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking, Common Intention, and Evidence Discrepancies 30 Oct 2022 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Lost	30 Oct 2022	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal DismissedAppeal dismissed; conviction overturned.
4	Punithan a/l Genasan v Public Prosecutor: Misuse of Drugs Act & Penal Code 12 Dec 2021 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Neutral	12 Dec 2021	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Original finding remains unaffectedOriginal finding that the Alleged Introductory Meeting took place on 12 October 2011 remains unaffected.
5	Beh Chew Boo v Public Prosecutor: Misuse of Drugs Act & Importation of Methamphetamine 12 Oct 2020 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Lost	12 Oct 2020	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Conviction ReversedThe conviction against Beh Chew Boo was reversed.
6	Public Prosecutor v Beh Chew Boo: Misuse of Drugs Act - Importation of Methamphetamine 16 Feb 2020 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	16 Feb 2020	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for ProsecutionAccused convicted of importing methamphetamine and sentenced to death.
7	Pannir Selvam v Attorney-General: Application for Discovery of Documents in Judicial Review Proceedings 16 Sep 2019 Attorney-General (Respondent)Won	16 Sep 2019	Attorney-General (Respondent): Application DismissedApplication for discovery and leave to serve interrogatories dismissed.
8	Btech Engineering v Novellers: Breach of Contract, Conversion & Unlawful Detention Dispute 22 Jul 2019 Novellers Pte Ltd (Defendant, Plaintiff in Counterclaim)Partial	22 Jul 2019	Novellers Pte Ltd (Defendant, Plaintiff in Counterclaim): Counterclaim Allowed in PartNovellers' counterclaim for wrongful repudiation and unlawful detention was allowed in part. The issue of the loss suffered by Novellers in respect of Btech’s wrongful termination of the Oral Agreement is reserved to the next tranche of proceedings.
9	ANB v ANC: Breach of Confidence & Surreptitious Data Copying in Divorce Proceedings 20 Aug 2015 AND (Respondent)Lost	20 Aug 2015	AND (Respondent): Appeal DismissedAppeal dismissed and the interlocutory injunction was granted.
10	ANB v ANC: Illegally Obtained Evidence & Exclusionary Discretion in Civil Proceedings 09 Sep 2014 AND (Defendant)Partial	09 Sep 2014	AND (Defendant): Application allowed in partThe defendant's application to set aside the interim injunction was allowed in part.
11	Marina Bay Sands v Ong Boon Lin: Enforceability of Casino Credit Agreement for Premium Player 25 Aug 2013 MARINA BAY SANDS PTE LTD (Plaintiff)Won	25 Aug 2013	MARINA BAY SANDS PTE LTD (Plaintiff): Judgment for PlaintiffJudgment for the Plaintiff on its claim for $240,868.00, default interest on the Principal Amount of $240,868.00 at the contractual rate of 12% per annum calculated from 15 August 2010 until the date of receipt of full payment by the Plaintiff; and costs to be taxed on a standard basis unless otherwise agreed. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
12	Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs v Shahdadpuri: MTIC Fraud & Revenue Law 24 Jan 2011 Hashu Dhalomal Shahdadpuri (Defendant)Won	24 Jan 2011	Hashu Dhalomal Shahdadpuri (Defendant): Claim dismissedThe claim against the defendant was dismissed. Assumed SGD as the judgment originates from Singapore.
13	Rikvin Consultancy v Boparai: Interim Injunction for Defamation & Contract Breach 04 Jul 2010 Janus Corporate Solutions (Defendant)Won	04 Jul 2010	Janus Corporate Solutions (Defendant): Application allowedThe defendant's application to set aside the injunction order was allowed.
14	Max Media v Nimbus Media: Breach of Contract & Bank Guarantee Dispute 25 Jan 2010 Max Media FZ LLC (Plaintiff)Lost	25 Jan 2010	Max Media FZ LLC (Plaintiff): Claim DismissedThe plaintiff's claim for the return of money paid out under a bank guarantee was dismissed.