Tan Jeh Yaw

Tan Jeh Yaw is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2017 to 2022. The lawyer has handled 8 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 5 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in criminal law and misuse of drugs act. Their track record shows a 25.0% success rate in resolved cases.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated expertise across 15 primary practice areas, with significant experience in criminal law and misuse of drugs act.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Criminal Law	7 cases	17% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 7 cases which represents 17% of their total caseload.
Misuse of Drugs Act	7 cases	17% of total caseload	Highly Specialized96% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 7 cases which represents 17% of their total caseload.
Sentencing	6 cases	15% of total caseload	Highly Specialized76% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 6 cases which represents 15% of their total caseload.
Criminal Procedure	6 cases	15% of total caseload	Experienced74% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 6 cases which represents 15% of their total caseload.
Offences	3 cases	7% of total caseload	Experienced73% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 3 cases which represents 7% of their total caseload.
Evidence	2 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Penal Code	2 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced55% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Appeal	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Controlled Drugs	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw 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	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Admission to the Bar	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized100% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Costs	1 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Legal Profession Act	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Drug Trafficking	1 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Tan Jeh Yaw 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

Tan Jeh Yaw has been affiliated with 5 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 2 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Tan Peng Chin LLC	2 cases	25% of cases	Mui Jia Jun v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking, Common Intention, and Retrial Order(Oct 2018) Gopu Jaya Raman v Public Prosecutor: Importation of Diamorphine & Misuse of Drugs Act(Feb 2018)
Tan Jeh Yaw LLC	2 cases	25% of cases	PP v Lee Zheng Da Eddie: Drug Trafficking - Misuse of Drugs Act(Aug 2022) Re Kuoh Hao Teng: Admission to the Bar Dispute over Practice Training Requirements(Apr 2021)
Lim Swee Tee & Co.	2 cases	25% of cases	PP v Ng Peng Chong: Drug Trafficking, Sentencing, and the Misuse of Drugs Act(Jul 2017) Public Prosecutor v Ng Peng Chong: Drug Trafficking - Joint Possession of Diamorphine(May 2017)
Tan Jeh Yaw Law Chambers	1 cases	13% of cases	Soh Qiu Xia Katty v Public Prosecutor: Repeat Offender Drug Trafficking Sentencing(Nov 2018)
S Y Wong Law Chambers	1 cases	13% of cases	Public Prosecutor v Abdul Wahid Bin Ismail: Trafficking Diamorphine under Misuse of Drugs Act(Apr 2017)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Tan Jeh Yaw's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.5
Complex Cases: 0 (0%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	42.8 parties avg	2.8	50%
Neutral	12.0 parties avg	2.0	13%
Partial	13.0 parties avg	3.0	13%
Won	22.0 parties avg	2.0	25%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2017	32.7 parties avg	2.7
2018	32.3 parties avg	2.3
2021	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2022	13.0 parties avg	3.0

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Tan Jeh Yaw's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	4(50%)	50%
Neutral	1(13%)	13%
Partial	1(13%)	13%
Won	2(25%)	25%

Yearly Outcome Trends

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

Case History

Displaying all 8 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	PP v Lee Zheng Da Eddie: Drug Trafficking - Misuse of Drugs Act 23 Aug 2022 Yap Peng Keong Darren (Defendant)Lost	23 Aug 2022	Yap Peng Keong Darren (Defendant): ConvictionYap was convicted of trafficking by delivering three packets containing not less than 24.21g of diamorphine to Lee.
2	Re Kuoh Hao Teng: Admission to the Bar Dispute over Practice Training Requirements 08 Apr 2021 Tan Jeh Yaw (Other)Neutral	08 Apr 2021	Tan Jeh Yaw (Other): Objections WithdrawnMr. Tan withdrew his objections to Mr. Kuoh’s application under AAS 718.
3	Soh Qiu Xia Katty v Public Prosecutor: Repeat Offender Drug Trafficking Sentencing 27 Nov 2018 Soh Qiu Xia Katty (Appellant)Won	27 Nov 2018	Soh Qiu Xia Katty (Appellant): Appeal AllowedAppeal against the sentence of 21 years’ imprisonment for the trafficking charge was allowed. The sentence was reduced to 15 years and 6 months’ imprisonment.
4	Mui Jia Jun v Public Prosecutor: Drug Trafficking, Common Intention, and Retrial Order 02 Oct 2018 Mui Jia Jun (Appellant)Partial	02 Oct 2018	Mui Jia Jun (Appellant): Appeal Allowed in PartThe appeal was allowed in part, and a retrial was ordered.
5	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.
6	PP v Ng Peng Chong: Drug Trafficking, Sentencing, and the Misuse of Drugs Act 05 Jul 2017 Ng Peng Chong (Defendant)Lost	05 Jul 2017	Ng Peng Chong (Defendant): Imprisonment for 25 yearsSentenced to 20 years for the First charge and 5 years for the Third charge, to run consecutively.
7	Public Prosecutor v Ng Peng Chong: Drug Trafficking - Joint Possession of Diamorphine 02 May 2017 Ng Peng Chong (Defendant)Lost	02 May 2017	Ng Peng Chong (Defendant): Conviction on amended chargeConvicted on the amended charge of joint possession of 10.17g of diamorphine for the purpose of trafficking.
8	Public Prosecutor v Abdul Wahid Bin Ismail: Trafficking Diamorphine under Misuse of Drugs Act 19 Apr 2017 Abdul Wahid Bin Ismail (Defendant)Lost	19 Apr 2017	Abdul Wahid Bin Ismail (Defendant): ConvictedThe accused was found guilty and convicted of the charge and sentenced to death.