Criminal motions

Criminal motions is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 9 cases from 2010 to 2021.

Leading Law Firms

Analysis of law firms specializing in Criminal motions, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Law Firm	Cases	Success Rate	Key Lawyers	Recent Cases
Attorney-General’s Chambers42.86% success rate	7 cases77.8% of area	42.86% success rate	Charlene Tay Chia (2 cases) Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz (2 cases) Michael Quilindo (2 cases)	Miya Manik v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Motions, Adducing Fresh Evidence, Abuse of Process(Sep 2021) Tan Kok Meng v Public Prosecutor: Unsoundness of Mind and Causation in Murder(May 2021) Public Prosecutor v Ridhaudin Ridhwan: Rape, Attempted Rape, Sexual Penetration, Outrage of Modesty, Consent, Mistake of Fact(Apr 2019)
I.R.B Law LLP0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	Mohamed Niroze Idroos (1 cases)	Public Prosecutor v Ridhaudin Ridhwan: Rape, Attempted Rape, Sexual Penetration, Outrage of Modesty, Consent, Mistake of Fact(Apr 2019)
Dew Chambers0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	Wong Li-Yen Dew (1 cases) Tan Chor Hoon Alice (1 cases) Low Jian Hui (1 cases)	Public Prosecutor v Ridhaudin Ridhwan: Rape, Attempted Rape, Sexual Penetration, Outrage of Modesty, Consent, Mistake of Fact(Apr 2019)
Providence Law Asia LLC0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	Abraham S Vergis (1 cases)	PP v Mohd Ariffan: Adducing Fresh Evidence on Appeal in Sexual Offence Case(Feb 2018)
Eugene Thuraisingam LLP0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	Chooi Jing Yen (1 cases) Eugene Singarajah Thuraisingam (1 cases) Joel Wong En Jie (1 cases)	Miya Manik v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Motions, Adducing Fresh Evidence, Abuse of Process(Sep 2021)
Quahe Woo & Palmer LLC0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	Sunil Sudheesan (1 cases) Ngiam Hian Theng Diana (1 cases) Ng Joel Yuan-Ming (1 cases)	Public Prosecutor v Ridhaudin Ridhwan: Rape, Attempted Rape, Sexual Penetration, Outrage of Modesty, Consent, Mistake of Fact(Apr 2019)
Gloria James-Civetta & Co0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	Foo Cheow Ming (1 cases) Gloria James (1 cases) Amarjit Singh H.S. (1 cases)	PP v Sivakumar: Impersonating a Public Servant, Outraging Modesty, Sexual Assault, and Rape(Sep 2013)
Kalco Law LLC0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	Randhawa Ravinderpal Singh s/o Savinder Singh (1 cases) James Ow Yong (1 cases)	PP v Muhammad Firman: Rape, Sexual Assault, Impersonating Public Servant(Oct 2016)
Peter Low & Choo LLC0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	Kang Kok Boon, Favian (1 cases) Yuen Ai Zhen Carol (1 cases)	Tan Kok Meng v Public Prosecutor: Unsoundness of Mind and Causation in Murder(May 2021)
ACIES Law Corporation0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	Leong Wen Jia Nicholas (1 cases) Devinder Kumar s/o Ram Sakal Rai (1 cases)	VKC v VJZ: Anti-Suit Injunction & Exclusive Jurisdiction in Estate Dispute(Jul 2021)

Notable Lawyers

Leading lawyers practicing in Criminal motions, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Lawyer	Cases	Success Rate	Expertise Level	Recent Cases
Charlene Tay Chia0.00% success rate	2 cases22.2% of area	0.00% success rate	General Practice17.5% relevance score	Public Prosecutor v Ridhaudin Ridhwan: Rape, Attempted Rape, Sexual Penetration, Outrage of Modesty, Consent, Mistake of Fact(Apr 2019) PP v Mohd Ariffan: Adducing Fresh Evidence on Appeal in Sexual Offence Case(Feb 2018)
Sharmila Sripathy-Shanaz50.00% success rate	2 cases22.2% of area	50.00% success rate	General Practice20% relevance score	Public Prosecutor v Ridhaudin Ridhwan: Rape, Attempted Rape, Sexual Penetration, Outrage of Modesty, Consent, Mistake of Fact(Apr 2019) PP v Muhammad Firman: Rape, Sexual Assault, Impersonating Public Servant(Oct 2016)
Michael Quilindo0.00% success rate	2 cases22.2% of area	0.00% success rate	General Practice17.5% relevance score	Public Prosecutor v Ridhaudin Ridhwan: Rape, Attempted Rape, Sexual Penetration, Outrage of Modesty, Consent, Mistake of Fact(Apr 2019) PP v Mohd Ariffan: Adducing Fresh Evidence on Appeal in Sexual Offence Case(Feb 2018)
Sunil Sudheesan0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	General Practice10% relevance score	Public Prosecutor v Ridhaudin Ridhwan: Rape, Attempted Rape, Sexual Penetration, Outrage of Modesty, Consent, Mistake of Fact(Apr 2019)
Mohamed Niroze Idroos0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	General Practice10% relevance score	Public Prosecutor v Ridhaudin Ridhwan: Rape, Attempted Rape, Sexual Penetration, Outrage of Modesty, Consent, Mistake of Fact(Apr 2019)
James Chew100.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	100.00% success rate	General Practice30% relevance score	PP v Muhammad Firman: Rape, Sexual Assault, Impersonating Public Servant(Oct 2016)
Andre Chong0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	Experienced65% relevance score	Miya Manik v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Motions, Adducing Fresh Evidence, Abuse of Process(Sep 2021)
Ng Yiwen0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	General Practice30% relevance score	PP v Sivakumar: Impersonating a Public Servant, Outraging Modesty, Sexual Assault, and Rape(Sep 2013)
Leong Wen Jia Nicholas0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	General Practice10% relevance score	VKC v VJZ: Anti-Suit Injunction & Exclusive Jurisdiction in Estate Dispute(Jul 2021)
Kang Kok Boon, Favian0.00% success rate	1 cases11.1% of area	0.00% success rate	General Practice20% relevance score	Tan Kok Meng v Public Prosecutor: Unsoundness of Mind and Causation in Murder(May 2021)

Recent Judgments

Displaying 9 most recent judgments out of 9 total cases

No.	Title	Court	Decision Date	Outcomes
1	Miya Manik v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Motions, Adducing Fresh Evidence, Abuse of Process	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	21 Sep 2021	Criminal Motion No 6 of 2021 dismissed; no order made on Criminal Motion No 23 of 2021.
2	VKC v VJZ: Anti-Suit Injunction & Exclusive Jurisdiction in Estate Dispute	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	28 Jul 2021	Appeal Dismissed
3	Tan Kok Meng v Public Prosecutor: Unsoundness of Mind and Causation in Murder	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	17 May 2021	Appeal Dismissed
4	Public Prosecutor v Ridhaudin Ridhwan: Rape, Attempted Rape, Sexual Penetration, Outrage of Modesty, Consent, Mistake of Fact	High Court	22 Apr 2019	Accused 1 convicted on all charges; Accused 2 convicted on one charge and acquitted on another; Accused 3 convicted on all charges.
5	PP v Mohd Ariffan: Adducing Fresh Evidence on Appeal in Sexual Offence Case	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	13 Feb 2018	The Prosecution's application to admit the affidavits of Matin, Superintendent Chua, and Assistant Superintendent Jaga was dismissed. The application to admit the evidence of Ms. Ng was allowed in part. Ms. Ng's affidavit, section 7, and paragraphs 5.3.4 and 5.5 of the expert report are admitted as further evidence in this appeal.
6	Public Prosecutor v BPK: Attempted Murder & Provocation	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	13 Feb 2018	Accused convicted on the charge of attempted murder.
7	PP v Muhammad Firman: Rape, Sexual Assault, Impersonating Public Servant	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	27 Oct 2016	Guilty verdict and sentence imposed on all three charges.
8	PP v Sivakumar: Impersonating a Public Servant, Outraging Modesty, Sexual Assault, and Rape	High Court	12 Sep 2013	Accused acquitted on first charge; convicted on second, third, and fourth charges.
9	Public Prosecutor v Shamsul bin Sa’at: Aggravated Rape, Sexual Assault, and Housebreaking	High Court	29 Apr 2010	Accused sentenced to a total term of imprisonment of 25 years and 24 strokes of the cane.