Sunil Sudheesan

Sunil Sudheesan is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2005 to 2024. The lawyer has handled 69 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 12 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in criminal law and sentencing. Their track record shows a 17.0% success rate in resolved cases. They have managed 8 complex cases, representing 12% of their total caseload.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Sunil Sudheesan has demonstrated expertise across 299 primary practice areas, with significant experience in criminal law and criminal procedure.

Practice AreaCase Volume
Criminal Law64 cases
Criminal Procedure53 cases
Sentencing37 cases
Evidence22 cases
Culpable Homicide17 cases
Penal Code17 cases
Contract Law13 cases
Diminished Responsibility12 cases
Personal Injury12 cases
Murder11 cases
Offences11 cases
Psychiatry9 cases
Evidence Law9 cases
Civil Procedure8 cases
Misuse of Drugs Act7 cases
Administrative Law7 cases
Theft6 cases
Criminal Revision5 cases
Sexual Offences5 cases
Constitutional Law5 cases
Mentally disordered offenders5 cases
Prevention of Corruption Act4 cases
Statutory offences4 cases
Public Prosecutor4 cases
Fraud and Deceit4 cases
Rape4 cases
Robbery3 cases
Legal Profession Act3 cases
Obstructing, preventing, perverting or defeating course of justice3 cases
Abduction3 cases
Sentencing Framework3 cases
Admissibility of evidence3 cases
Statutory Interpretation3 cases
Consent of Public Prosecutor3 cases
Witnesses3 cases
Torts3 cases
Domestic Maid Abuse3 cases
Abetment3 cases
Judgments and Orders2 cases
Professional conduct2 cases
Children's Welfare2 cases
Company Law2 cases
Appellate Litigation2 cases
Appeal2 cases
Mental Capacity Law2 cases
Drug Crimes2 cases
Confessions2 cases
Adverse inferences2 cases
Homicide2 cases
Newton hearings2 cases
Duty of Candour2 cases
Voluntarily Causing Hurt2 cases
Automobile Accidents2 cases
Commercial Disputes2 cases
Criminal conspiracy2 cases
Breach of Trust2 cases
Provocation2 cases
Transfer of Cases1 cases
Jurisdiction1 cases
Maintenance (Wife)1 cases
Maintenance (Child)1 cases
Custody of Children1 cases
Misappropriation1 cases
Complicity1 cases
Grievous Hurt1 cases
Assessment of Legal Costs1 cases
Contempt of Court1 cases
Burden of proof1 cases
Road Traffic Act1 cases
Costs1 cases
Pre-judgment interest1 cases
Mistake of fact1 cases
Conflict of Interest1 cases
Children and Young Persons Act1 cases
Estoppel1 cases
Road Traffic Accident1 cases
Agency Law1 cases
Warranty of Authority1 cases
Remedies1 cases
Indemnity costs1 cases
Adverse Inference1 cases
Conversion1 cases
Involuntary Bailment1 cases
Trust Law1 cases
Breach of Duty of Care1 cases
Expert evidence1 cases
Sentencing Appeals1 cases
Duty of Care1 cases
Motor accidents1 cases
Interpretation1 cases
Principles1 cases
Deeds of Settlement1 cases
Workplace Safety and Health Act1 cases
Criminal Review1 cases
Intermittent Explosive Disorder1 cases
Mistake1 cases
Rescission1 cases
Presumption of Advancement1 cases
Joint Tenancy1 cases
Defamation1 cases
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards1 cases
Time-Fixing Order1 cases
Offer to Settle1 cases
Promissory estoppel1 cases
Anticipatory Breach1 cases
Setting Aside Arbitral Award1 cases
Debt Recovery1 cases
Termination of Leases1 cases
Waiver of Right to Forfeiture1 cases
Breach of Tenant’s Covenants1 cases
Recovery of Possession1 cases
Holding Over1 cases
Deed of Guarantee1 cases
Options to purchase1 cases
Conditional Award1 cases
Final Award1 cases
Specific performance1 cases
Damages1 cases
Fraudulent misrepresentation1 cases
Insolvency Set-off1 cases
Misfeasance1 cases
Strata Titles1 cases
En Bloc Sales1 cases
Breach of Statutory Duty1 cases
Estate Agents Act1 cases
Assessment of Costs1 cases
Reasonableness and Proportionality1 cases
Singapore International Commercial Court Rules1 cases
Forum conveniens1 cases
Cryptoassets1 cases
Annulment of bankruptcy order1 cases
Setting aside of bankruptcy order1 cases
Powers of the court1 cases
Goods and Services Tax (GST)1 cases
Input Tax Refunds1 cases
Appeals1 cases
Approbation and Reprobation1 cases
Power of Attorney1 cases
Drug Trafficking1 cases
Restraint of Trade1 cases
Interlocutory injunction1 cases
Contract of service1 cases
Restrictive covenants1 cases
Solicitor's undertaking1 cases
Receiving stolen property1 cases
Companies Act1 cases
Judicial Review1 cases
Accounts1 cases
Shares1 cases
Dividends1 cases
Adultery1 cases
Unreasonable Behaviour1 cases
Standard of Proof1 cases
Loss of future earnings1 cases
Traffic Accident1 cases
Assessment of Damages1 cases
Liquidation1 cases
Legal Privilege1 cases
Breach of negative covenant1 cases
Judicial comity1 cases
Academic Misconduct1 cases
Falsification of Records1 cases
Conspiracy to Defraud1 cases
Authority of Agent1 cases
Contractual Disputes1 cases
Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act1 cases
Unlawful assembly1 cases
Common object1 cases
Affidavits1 cases
Attempted Rape1 cases
Money Laundering1 cases
Professional Ethics1 cases
Fiduciary Duty1 cases
Fraudulent Trading1 cases
Sentencing Principles1 cases
Adduction of new evidence1 cases
Cheating1 cases
Hurt1 cases
Consent1 cases
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing1 cases
Oaths and Declarations Act1 cases
Inadequate Legal Assistance1 cases
Deficient Legal Services1 cases
Gang-robbery1 cases
Arms Offences Act1 cases
Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt1 cases
Family Dispute1 cases
Remote Gambling Act1 cases
Leave for review1 cases
Prosecutorial Discretion1 cases
Criminal motions1 cases
Prevention of Human Trafficking Act1 cases
Irregularities in proceedings1 cases
Defective consent of Public Prosecutor1 cases
Curative powers of court1 cases
Guardianship of Infants Act1 cases
Prosecution failing to disclose material1 cases
Consequences of Prosecution’s non-disclosure1 cases
Credibility of Witness1 cases
Road Traffic Accident Law1 cases
Hearsay1 cases
Discovery Obligations1 cases
Breach of Court Order1 cases
Deeds of Undertaking1 cases
Workplace accident1 cases
Warranties1 cases
Sham Contract1 cases
Ancillary disclosure order1 cases
Inter vivos1 cases
Private Prosecution1 cases
Statutory offence1 cases
Clang of the prison gates principle1 cases
Sexual assault by penetration1 cases
Prosecutorial Misconduct1 cases
Prosecutorial Powers1 cases
Amendment of Charges1 cases
Prosecution by Attrition1 cases
Mens rea1 cases
Intoxication1 cases
Anterograde Amnesia1 cases
Accident1 cases
Dishonest Misappropriation1 cases
Courts and Jurisdiction1 cases
Prospective overruling of court judgments1 cases
Psychiatric Evidence1 cases
Private Defence1 cases
Forensic Science1 cases
Caregiver Stress1 cases
Right to Counsel1 cases
Presidential Clemency1 cases
Commutation of Sentence1 cases
Life Imprisonment1 cases
Joint Criminal Enterprise1 cases
Human Organ Transplant Act1 cases
Traffic Offence1 cases
Aiding and Abetting1 cases
Mischief by Fire1 cases
Arson1 cases
General exceptions1 cases
Gang Crime1 cases
Post-traumatic stress syndrome1 cases
Consent to Death1 cases
Circumstantial Evidence1 cases
Assault1 cases
Banking and Finance1 cases
Breach of Contract1 cases
Child Abuse and Neglect1 cases
Commercial Fraud1 cases
Consumer Law1 cases
Conveyance1 cases
Domestic Violence1 cases
Family Law1 cases
Felonies1 cases
Juvenile Law1 cases
Outrage of Modesty1 cases
White Collar Crime1 cases
Insolvency Law1 cases
Winding Up1 cases
Performance Bond1 cases
Injunctions1 cases
Erinford Injunction1 cases
Unconscionability1 cases
Division of Matrimonial Assets1 cases
Care and Control1 cases
Access to Children1 cases
Matrimonial Home1 cases
Offences relating to race1 cases
Personal Property Ownership1 cases
Gifts Law1 cases
Pharmaceutical Law1 cases
Medical Ethics1 cases
Ponzi Schemes1 cases
Restructuring and Dissolution1 cases
Extension of Validity1 cases
Review1 cases
Fiduciary Duties1 cases
Estate Administration1 cases
Minority Oppression1 cases
Misrepresentation1 cases
Breach of Confidence1 cases
Inducement of Breach of Contract1 cases
Conspiracy by Unlawful Means1 cases
Unfair Dismissal1 cases
Termination1 cases
Patient Confidentiality1 cases
Testamentary Capacity1 cases
Maintenance1 cases
Measure of Damages1 cases
Handwriting Analysis1 cases
Corporate Secretarial Services1 cases
Undue Influence1 cases
Non est factum1 cases
Forgery1 cases
Animal Import/Export Regulations1 cases
Ad Hoc Admission1 cases
Receivership1 cases
Share Pledge1 cases
Drag-along Rights1 cases
Minority Shareholder Rights1 cases

Law Firm Affiliations

Sunil Sudheesan has been affiliated with 12 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 19 cases.

Law FirmCases Handled
Quahe Woo & Palmer LLC19 cases
KhattarWong15 cases
Harry Elias Partnership14 cases
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP7 cases
RHT Law LLP3 cases
Khattar Wong3 cases
Quahe Woo and Palmer LLC2 cases
Independent Practitioner2 cases
Harry Elias & Partners1 cases
Quahe Woo & Palmer LLP1 cases
KhattarWong LLP1 cases
M/S Khattarwong1 cases

Case Complexity Analysis

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

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case
2.5
Complex Cases
8 (12%)
Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

TypeCases
Lost462.4 parties avg
Other13.0 parties avg
Partial103.1 parties avg
Won122.1 parties avg

Complexity Trends Over Time

YearCases
200522.0 parties avg
200692.0 parties avg
200772.9 parties avg
200823.0 parties avg
200942.0 parties avg
201062.8 parties avg
201152.6 parties avg
201252.0 parties avg
201312.0 parties avg
201432.3 parties avg
201522.5 parties avg
201642.0 parties avg
201732.0 parties avg
201822.0 parties avg
201932.7 parties avg
202013.0 parties avg
202112.0 parties avg
202242.3 parties avg
202322.0 parties avg
202435.7 parties avg

Case Outcome Analytics

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

Outcome Distribution

Outcome TypeCases
Lost46(67%)
Other1(1%)
Partial10(14%)
Won12(17%)

Monetary Outcomes

CurrencyAverage
SGD923.0012 cases

Yearly Outcome Trends

YearTotal Cases
20052
11
20069
63
20077
61
20082
2
20094
22
20106
321
20115
41
20125
122
20131
1
20143
21
20152
2
20164
4
20173
111
20182
2
20193
21
20201
1
20211
1
20224
31
20232
2
20243
21

Case History

Displaying all 69 cases

Case
15 Dec 2024
Pai Guat Mooi (Respondent)Lost
22 Oct 2024
CNK (Appellant)Lost
10 Jan 2024
Ng Wan Seng (Appellant)Partial
27 Dec 2023
CNK (Defendant)Lost
21 Aug 2023
Kong Swee Eng (Respondent)Lost
15 Nov 2022
Haridass s/o Mohan (Defendant)Other
09 Oct 2022
Kong Swee Eng (Applicant, Respondent)Lost
09 Aug 2022
Yeduvaka Mali Naidu (Respondent)Lost
10 Mar 2022
Kong Swee Eng (Applicant)Lost
03 Aug 2021
Gaiyathiri d/o Murugayan (Defendant)Lost
01 Dec 2020
Katsutoshi Ishibe (Appellant, Applicant)Partial
23 Oct 2019
Lau Jian Bang (Appellant)Won
05 Jun 2019
Low Song Chye (Appellant, Respondent)Lost
22 Apr 2019
Asep Ardiansyah (Defendant)Lost
26 Jun 2018
Kong Peng Yee (Respondent)Lost
15 Mar 2018
Ong Soon Heng (Defendant)Lost
15 Oct 2017
Kong Peng Yee (Defendant)Partial
29 Mar 2017
Chang Kar Meng (Appellant)Won
23 Feb 2017
Razak bin Bashir (Defendant)Lost
27 Dec 2016
Sumanthiran s/o Selvarajoo (Defendant)Lost
09 Oct 2016
BDB (Defendant)Lost
07 Sep 2016
Chin Swee Chung (Accused)Lost
14 Apr 2016
Low Gek Hong (Appellant)Lost
24 Jun 2015
Chang Kar Meng (Defendant)Lost
07 May 2015
Christeen d/o Jayamany (Defendant)Lost
16 Oct 2014
Lim Ghim Peow (Appellant)Lost
03 Sep 2014
Nagas s/o Arumugam (Appellant)Won
26 Jan 2014
Lim Ghim Peow (Defendant)Lost
10 Mar 2013
Ajmer Singh s/o Ajit Singh (Appellant)Won
29 Nov 2012
Ong Mingwee (alias Wang Mingwei) (Appellant)Won
22 Oct 2012
Phang Wah (Appellant)Lost
14 Aug 2012
Pathip Selvan s/o Sugumaran (Appellant)Partial
26 Feb 2012
Mathavakannan s/o Kalimuthu (Plaintiff)Won
02 Feb 2012
Tan Kheng Chun Ray (Appellant)Partial
03 Nov 2011
Lim Chai Meng (Defendant)Lost
03 Aug 2011
Tan Kheng Chun Ray (Defendant)Lost
26 Jul 2011
Ong Pang Siew (Defendant)Lost
25 May 2011
Tan Teck Soon (Defendant)Lost
11 Apr 2011
Eu Lim Hoklai (Appellant)Partial
11 Nov 2010
Pathip Selvan s/o Sugumaran (Defendant)Lost
10 Nov 2010
Christopher Samson s/o Anpalagan (Defendant)Lost
07 Nov 2010
Ong Pang Siew (Appellant)Won
02 Sep 2010
Christopher Samson s/o Anpalagan (Appellant)Partial
08 Jul 2010
Azman bin Mohamed Sanwan (Defendant)Lost
11 Feb 2010
Whang Sung Lin (Appellant)Partial
29 Jul 2009
Ong Pang Siew (Defendant)Lost
29 Jun 2009
Eu Lim Hoklai (Defendant)Lost
16 Apr 2009
Lim Hong Eng (Appellant)Partial
12 Apr 2009
Teo Sew Eng (Appellant)Partial
27 Jul 2008
Christopher Samson s/o Anpalagan (Defendant)Lost
17 Jul 2008
Tan Chor Jin (Appellant)Lost
16 Oct 2007
Abdul Razak Bin Abdul Hamid (Defendant)Lost
11 Oct 2007
Mohamed Fadzli bin Abdul Rahim (Defendant)Lost
26 Sep 2007
Teo Chwee Kow (Accused)Lost
17 Apr 2007
Sakthivel Punithavathi (Appellant)Won
25 Mar 2007
Lim Ah Seng (Defendant)Lost
21 Mar 2007
Teo Kim Soon Danny (Respondent)Lost
14 Jan 2007
Han John Han (Defendant)Lost
29 Nov 2006
Law Society of Singapore (Applicant)Won
05 Oct 2006
Leong Siew Chor (Appellant)Lost
23 Jul 2006
Jagatheesan s/o Krishnasamy (Appellant)Won
06 Jul 2006
Tan Kay Beng (Appellant)Won
06 Jul 2006
Lim Ah Seng (Defendant)Lost
18 May 2006
Leong Siew Chor (Defendant)Lost
06 Apr 2006
Chee Cheong Hin Constance (Defendant)Lost
24 Jan 2006
Took Leng How (Appellant)Lost
23 Jan 2006
Chee Cheong Hin Constance (Defendant)Lost
25 Aug 2005
Took Leng How (Defendant)Lost
11 Jul 2005
Tan Wei Yi (Appellant)Won