Legal Professional Privilege
Legal Professional Privilege is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 16 cases from 2006 to 2020.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Legal Professional Privilege, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| Attorney-General’s Chambers66.67% success rate | 6 cases37.5% of area |
| Drew & Napier LLC20.00% success rate | 5 cases31.3% of area |
| WongPartnership LLP25.00% success rate | 4 cases25.0% of area |
| Tan Kok Quan Partnership0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| K&L Gates Straits Law LLC0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| Damodara Ong LLC0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| Gloria James-Civetta & Co0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| Ong Ying Ping Esq0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC100.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| Amica Law LLC0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Legal Professional Privilege, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Jaikanth Shankar0.00% success rate | 2 cases12.5% of area |
| Alvin Yeo50.00% success rate | 2 cases12.5% of area |
| Koh Swee Yen0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| Suresh s/o Damodara0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| Ong Ziying Clement0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| Peter Koy0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| Narayanan Sreenivasan SC0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| Liew Wey-Ren Colin100.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| Tan Ben Mathias0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
| Lin Chunlong0.00% success rate | 1 cases6.3% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 16 most recent judgments out of 16 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravi v Attorney-General: Judicial Review, Legal Professional Privilege & Search/Seizure | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 12 Oct 2020 | The plaintiff’s application for leave to commence judicial review under Order 53 Rule 1 of the Rules of Court is dismissed. |
| 2 | Ng Tang Hock v Teelek Realty: Oppression, Director Duties & Loan Repayment | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 07 Oct 2020 | Order for Teelek Realty to be wound up. |
| 3 | Public Prosecutor v Soh Chee Wen: Litigation Privilege in Criminal Proceedings | High Court | 29 Sep 2019 | The court accepted that the Prosecution is entitled to assert litigation privilege, but that litigation privilege is subject to a number of exceptions of potentially broad applicability. |
| 4 | Element Six Technologies Ltd v IIa Technologies Pte Ltd: Discovery of Documents in Patent Litigation | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Aug 2018 | Request 2 and Request 4(i) granted in part. Request 4(ii) disallowed, but explanation on affidavit ordered. Requests 3, 5, and 6 disallowed. |
| 5 | EQ Capital Investments Ltd v Sunbreeze Group: Minority Oppression & Marital Privilege | High Court | 18 Sep 2017 | Application for specific discovery granted in part and denied in part. |
| 6 | Comptroller of Income Tax v ARW: Discovery, Legal Professional Privilege & Investigatory Audit | High Court | 30 Jan 2017 | Discovery of the three classes of documents was allowed, as these are relevant and necessary for the fair and efficient disposal of the matter, with neither litigation nor legal advice privilege applying. |
| 7 | Rahimah Bte Mohd Salim v Public Prosecutor: Litigation Privilege & Disclosure of IMH Reports | High Court | 10 Oct 2016 | Criminal revision allowed. Disclosure Order set aside; retrial ordered before a different district judge. |
| 8 | ARX v Comptroller of Income Tax: Legal Professional Privilege & In-House Counsel | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 29 Sep 2016 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 9 | Koh Chee Tong v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against 12-Week Imprisonment for Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act Offences | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 08 Sep 2016 | Appeal dismissed. |
| 10 | HT S.R.L. v Wee Shuo Woon: Legal Privilege, Confidentiality, and Admissibility of Hacked Communications | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 15 Feb 2016 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 11 | CIFG v Polimet: Legal Professional Privilege & Joint Retainer in Contractual Disputes | High Court | 22 Dec 2015 | Appeal Allowed |
| 12 | - | 28 May 2015 | Unknown | |
| 13 | Sivakumar v PP: Sexual Assault, Impersonation, and Consent | Court of Appeal | 12 Mar 2014 | Appeal against conviction dismissed; appeal against acquittal allowed. |
| 14 | James Raj v PP: Right to Counsel Upon Arrest & Access to Counsel | High Court | 13 Jan 2014 | Application dismissed. |
| 15 | - | 21 Feb 2007 | Unknown | |
| 16 | Wong Keng Leong Rayney v Law Society: Judicial Review, Disciplinary Proceedings & Private Entrapment | High Court | 04 Oct 2006 | Application dismissed. |