Customs Act

Customs Act is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 19 cases from 2001 to 2024.

Leading Law Firms

Analysis of law firms specializing in Customs Act, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Law FirmCases
Attorney-General’s Chambers60.00% success rate15 cases78.9% of area
Deputy Public Prosecutor66.67% success rate3 cases15.8% of area
Rajwin & Yong LLP0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
Advox Law LLC0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
M/s S Skandarajah & Co0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
Kana & Co0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
Skandan Law LLC0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
S Skandarajah & Co0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
Tan & Pillai0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
Allen & Gledhill100.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area

Notable Lawyers

Leading lawyers practicing in Customs Act, ranked by case volume and success rates.

LawyerCases
Kong Kuek Foo100.00% success rate3 cases15.8% of area
Lim Shin Hui66.67% success rate3 cases15.8% of area
Skandarajah s/o Selvarajah0.00% success rate2 cases10.5% of area
Agnes Chan50.00% success rate2 cases10.5% of area
Adelle Tai100.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
April Phang0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
Christopher Ong100.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
Tai Wei Shyong0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
Darryl Ho Jun Han0.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area
Yvonne Poon100.00% success rate1 cases5.3% of area

Recent Judgments

Displaying 19 most recent judgments out of 19 total cases

No.TitleCourtDecision DateOutcomes
1Low Han Siang v Public Prosecutor: Customs Act & Road Traffic Act OffencesGeneral Division of the High Court22 Aug 2024
Appeal Dismissed
2Public Prosecutor v JCS: Statutory Rape, Sexual Penetration of a Minor, and RiotingGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore03 Jul 2024
Appeal Allowed
3Nicholas Ng v Public Prosecutor: Customs Act, GST, ARF Evasion & SentencingGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore09 Jan 2024
Appeal Dismissed
4Syed Fathuddin Putra v Public Prosecutor: Customs Act Offences & Sentencing FrameworkGeneral Division of the High Court28 Nov 2023
Appeals dismissed; sentences were not manifestly excessive.
5Muhammad Isa bin Ahmad v Public Prosecutor: Customs Act Offence & Enhanced SentencingGeneral Division of the High Court13 Sep 2023
Appeal dismissed.
6PP v Tan Teck Leong Melvin: GST Evasion under Customs Act & SentencingGeneral Division of the High Court13 Jul 2023
Appeal Allowed in Part
7Tan Ki Peng v Public Prosecutor: Extension of Time to Appeal Against Sentence for Customs Act OffenceGeneral Division of the High Court02 Nov 2022
Applications for extension of time to appeal against their sentences were dismissed.
8Ripon v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Sentence for Customs Act OffensesGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore10 Oct 2022
Appeal dismissed.
9Wong Jing Ho, Samuel v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Sentence for Dealing with Duty Unpaid CigarettesGeneral Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore29 Sep 2021
Appeal Dismissed
10Raymond Soh Tian Khoon v Public Prosecutor: Application for Disclosure and Witness Recall in Customs Act ChargesHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore14 Mar 2019
Criminal motion dismissed regarding the recall of witnesses.
11PP v Pang Shuo: Cigarette Smuggling, Customs Act & Sentencing for Young OffendersHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore27 Apr 2016
Appeal Allowed
12Yap Ah Lai v PP: Smuggling, Customs Act & Excise Duty EvasionHigh Court14 Apr 2014
Appeal Allowed
13PP v Ong Gim Hoo: Criminal Revision for Customs Act Offences & Amendment of Prior ConvictionsHigh Court03 Apr 2014
Application dismissed.
14Yang Suan Piau Steven v PP: Customs Act Offence & False InformationHigh Court01 Nov 2012
Appeal Allowed
15Biplob Hossain Younus Akan v Public Prosecutor: Customs Act & Mens ReaHigh Court16 Feb 2011
Convictions and sentences set aside; matter remitted to the district court for fresh pleas to be taken.
16Chu Wai Kiu v PP: Customs Act - Failure to Declare Jewellery & Pay GSTHigh Court13 Feb 2005
Appeal dismissed.
17Mohamed Hiraz Hassim v Public Prosecutor: GST Evasion on Gemstone ImportationHigh Court31 Jan 2005
Petition and appeal dismissed.
18Chew Gim Ser v PP: Customs Act Violation & Appeal on Importing CigarettesHigh Court04 Nov 2004
Appeal on sentence allowed; appeal against conviction on the third and fourth charges dismissed.
19Philips Hong Kong Ltd v China Airlines Ltd: Warsaw Convention & Carrier Liability for Lost GoodsHigh Court05 Dec 2001
Appeal allowed.