Sanctions Law

Sanctions Law is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 8 cases from 2011 to 2024.

Leading Law Firms

Analysis of law firms specializing in Sanctions Law, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Law Firm	Cases	Success Rate	Key Lawyers	Recent Cases
Attorney-General’s Chambers33.33% success rate	3 cases37.5% of area	33.33% success rate	Charis Low (1 cases) Thiam Jia Min (1 cases) Grace Lim (1 cases)	PP v Sindok Trading & Ors: UN Sanctions Breach & DPRK Luxury Goods Supply(Mar 2022) Chinpo Shipping v Public Prosecutor: DPRK Sanctions & Remittance Business(May 2017) Crédit Agricole v The "Sahand": UN Sanctions, Admiralty Law & Vessel Arrest(Jan 2011)
Haridass Ho & Partners100.00% success rate	2 cases25.0% of area	100.00% success rate	Tan Boon Yong Thomas (1 cases) Lieu Kuok Poh (1 cases) Thomas Tan (1 cases)	Oghiaanous Khoroushan Shipping Lines Co. v Owner of the vessel “TINA I”: Sanctions Clause in Admiralty Action(Oct 2024) Crédit Agricole v The "Sahand": UN Sanctions, Admiralty Law & Vessel Arrest(Jan 2011)
Drew & Napier LLC50.00% success rate	2 cases25.0% of area	50.00% success rate	Chia Voon Jiet (2 cases) Charlene Wong Su-Yi (2 cases) Grace Lim Rui Si (2 cases)	Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause & Letters of Credit Dispute(Sep 2023) Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause in Confirmed Letter of Credit(Oct 2022)
Mahmood Gaznavi Chambers LLC0.00% success rate	2 cases25.0% of area	0.00% success rate	Mahmood Gaznavi s/o Bashir Muhammad (2 cases) Rezza Gaznavi (2 cases)	Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause & Letters of Credit Dispute(Sep 2023) Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause in Confirmed Letter of Credit(Oct 2022)
Rajah & Tann LLP100.00% success rate	1 cases12.5% of area	100.00% success rate	Winston Kwek (1 cases) Joseph Tang (1 cases)	Crédit Agricole v The "Sahand": UN Sanctions, Admiralty Law & Vessel Arrest(Jan 2011)
Edmond Pereira Law Corporation0.00% success rate	1 cases12.5% of area	0.00% success rate	Edmond Pereira (1 cases) Dharinni Kesavan (1 cases)	Chinpo Shipping v Public Prosecutor: DPRK Sanctions & Remittance Business(May 2017)
Straits Law Practice LLC0.00% success rate	1 cases12.5% of area	0.00% success rate	N Sreenivasan (1 cases) Sujatha Selvakumar (1 cases)	World Sport Group v Dorsey James Michael: Pre-Action Interrogatories & Defamation(Apr 2013)
Allen & Gledhill LLP100.00% success rate	1 cases12.5% of area	100.00% success rate	Chong Yee Leong (1 cases) KarLuis Quek (1 cases) Liew Pei Jun Annette (1 cases)	DKB v. DKC: Enforcement of Foreign Award and Stay Application under International Arbitration Act(Oct 2024)
KhattarWong LLP0.00% success rate	1 cases12.5% of area	0.00% success rate	Deborah Evaline Barker (1 cases) Hewage Ushan Saminda Premaratne (1 cases)	World Sport Group v Dorsey James Michael: Pre-Action Interrogatories & Defamation(Apr 2013)
K&L Gates Straits Law LLC0.00% success rate	1 cases12.5% of area	0.00% success rate	Eva Teh Jing Hui (1 cases) Narayanan Sreenivasan (1 cases) Selvarajan Balamurugan (1 cases)	PP v Sindok Trading & Ors: UN Sanctions Breach & DPRK Luxury Goods Supply(Mar 2022)

Notable Lawyers

Leading lawyers practicing in Sanctions Law, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Lawyer	Cases	Success Rate	Expertise Level	Recent Cases
Chia Voon Jiet50.00% success rate	2 cases25.0% of area	50.00% success rate	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause & Letters of Credit Dispute(Sep 2023) Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause in Confirmed Letter of Credit(Oct 2022)
Mahmood Gaznavi s/o Bashir Muhammad0.00% success rate	2 cases25.0% of area	0.00% success rate	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause & Letters of Credit Dispute(Sep 2023) Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause in Confirmed Letter of Credit(Oct 2022)
Charlene Wong Su-Yi50.00% success rate	2 cases25.0% of area	50.00% success rate	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause & Letters of Credit Dispute(Sep 2023) Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause in Confirmed Letter of Credit(Oct 2022)
Grace Lim Rui Si50.00% success rate	2 cases25.0% of area	50.00% success rate	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause & Letters of Credit Dispute(Sep 2023) Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause in Confirmed Letter of Credit(Oct 2022)
Rezza Gaznavi0.00% success rate	2 cases25.0% of area	0.00% success rate	Highly Specialized75% relevance score	Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause & Letters of Credit Dispute(Sep 2023) Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause in Confirmed Letter of Credit(Oct 2022)
Glenn Tennyson Ong0.00% success rate	1 cases12.5% of area	0.00% success rate	Experienced70% relevance score	Oghiaanous Khoroushan Shipping Lines Co. v Owner of the vessel “TINA I”: Sanctions Clause in Admiralty Action(Oct 2024)
Lieu Kuok Poh100.00% success rate	1 cases12.5% of area	100.00% success rate	Experienced70% relevance score	Oghiaanous Khoroushan Shipping Lines Co. v Owner of the vessel “TINA I”: Sanctions Clause in Admiralty Action(Oct 2024)
Ang Cheng Ann Alfonso0.00% success rate	1 cases12.5% of area	0.00% success rate	Experienced50% relevance score	DKB v. DKC: Enforcement of Foreign Award and Stay Application under International Arbitration Act(Oct 2024)
Daniel Tan An Ye0.00% success rate	1 cases12.5% of area	0.00% success rate	Experienced70% relevance score	Oghiaanous Khoroushan Shipping Lines Co. v Owner of the vessel “TINA I”: Sanctions Clause in Admiralty Action(Oct 2024)
Loh Wai Yue0.00% success rate	1 cases12.5% of area	0.00% success rate	Experienced70% relevance score	Oghiaanous Khoroushan Shipping Lines Co. v Owner of the vessel “TINA I”: Sanctions Clause in Admiralty Action(Oct 2024)

Recent Judgments

Displaying 8 most recent judgments out of 8 total cases

No.	Title	Court	Decision Date	Outcomes
1	Oghiaanous Khoroushan Shipping Lines Co. v Owner of the vessel “TINA I”: Sanctions Clause in Admiralty Action	General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore	31 Oct 2024	Application to include a sanctions clause as a term of the security is declined.
2	DKB v. DKC: Enforcement of Foreign Award and Stay Application under International Arbitration Act	Singapore International Commercial Court	24 Oct 2024	Application dismissed with costs.
3	Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause & Letters of Credit Dispute	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	27 Sep 2023	Appeal Allowed
4	Kuvera Resources v JPMorgan Chase: Sanctions Clause in Confirmed Letter of Credit	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	30 Oct 2022	Plaintiff's action dismissed with costs.
5	PP v Sindok Trading & Ors: UN Sanctions Breach & DPRK Luxury Goods Supply	General Division of the High Court	13 Mar 2022	Prosecution's appeals allowed; Defence's appeal dismissed. Sentences for Chong Hock Yen and the corporate entities enhanced.
6	Chinpo Shipping v Public Prosecutor: DPRK Sanctions & Remittance Business	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	11 May 2017	Appeal allowed in part.
7	World Sport Group v Dorsey James Michael: Pre-Action Interrogatories & Defamation	High Court	09 Apr 2013	Appeal allowed in part. The defendant had to answer interrogatories nos 1, 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 6 and 6.1.
8	Crédit Agricole v The "Sahand": UN Sanctions, Admiralty Law & Vessel Arrest	High Court	30 Jan 2011	Order to sell the Vessels rescinded and Vessels ordered to be released from arrest.