Sentencing Principles

Sentencing Principles is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 35 cases from 2001 to 2023.

Leading Law Firms

Analysis of law firms specializing in Sentencing Principles, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Law Firm	Cases	Success Rate	Key Lawyers	Recent Cases
Attorney-General’s Chambers59.26% success rate	27 cases77.1% of area	59.26% success rate	Chong Kee En (3 cases) Susanna Yim (2 cases) Hri Kumar Nair (2 cases)	Ma Zhen Hu Michael v Public Prosecutor: Dangerous Driving and Disqualification Order(Sep 2023) Public Prosecutor v Loh Cheok San: Abetment by Conspiracy and Cheating(Jul 2023) PP v Low Sze Song: Trafficking of Diamorphine under Misuse of Drugs Act(Apr 2023)
Eldan Law LLP0.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	0.00% success rate	Wong Siew Hong (1 cases) Koh Choon Guan Daniel (1 cases)	PP v Low Sze Song: Trafficking of Diamorphine under Misuse of Drugs Act(Apr 2023) PP v BZT: Sentencing for Sexual Assaults Against Minors(Jun 2022)
Dhillon & Panoo LLC0.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	0.00% success rate	S S Dhillon (2 cases) Suppiah Krishnamurthi (2 cases)	Public Prosecutor v Yap Pow Foo: Rape and House-breaking Sentencing(Mar 2023) Public Prosecutor v Yap Pow Foo: Rape and Housebreaking by Night(Jan 2023)
Deputy Public Prosecutors100.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	100.00% success rate	Andre Darius Jumabhoy (1 cases) Magdalene Huang (1 cases) Christina Koh (1 cases)	Public Prosecutor v Mohammad Johan bin Rashid: Culpable Homicide Arising from Uncontrolled Anger(Mar 2011) Public Prosecutor v Khwan-On Nathaphon: Murder, Diminished Responsibility(Oct 2001)
Allen & Gledhill LLP50.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	50.00% success rate	Vincent Leow (1 cases) Chan Tai-Hui Jason SC (1 cases) Chan Tai-Hui Jason (1 cases)	Rohrlach v Qantas: Contempt of Court for Breach of Restraint of Trade Injunction(Dec 2021) Lim Bee Ngan Karen v PP: Parity Principle & Sentencing for Betting Act Offences(Jul 2015)
Quahe Woo & Palmer LLC50.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	50.00% success rate	Sunil Sudheesan (1 cases) Ngiam Hian Theng Diana (1 cases) Keith Lim (1 cases)	Chang Kar Meng v Public Prosecutor: Rape and Robbery Sentencing Review(Mar 2017) Public Prosecutor v Micheal Anak Garing: Sentencing for Murder with Common Intention(Apr 2015)
Bajwa & Co0.00% success rate	1 cases2.9% of area	0.00% success rate	R S Bajwa (1 cases)	Anita Damu v Public Prosecutor: Mental Illness, Expert Evidence, and Admissibility(Sep 2019)
Rajwin & Yong LLP0.00% success rate	1 cases2.9% of area	0.00% success rate	Rajwin Singh Sandhu (1 cases)	Sheik Parvez v Public Prosecutor: Driving Under Disqualification & Without Insurance(Jun 2022)
Bayfront Law LLC100.00% success rate	1 cases2.9% of area	100.00% success rate	Kesavan Nair (1 cases)	Lim Hong Boon v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Sentence for Fraud under Companies Act(Aug 2022)
JWS Asia Law Corporation0.00% success rate	1 cases2.9% of area	0.00% success rate	Clarence Ding Si-Liang (1 cases) Darren Low Jun Jie (1 cases) Mohammed Reza s/o Mohammed Riaz (1 cases)	Rohrlach v Qantas: Contempt of Court for Breach of Restraint of Trade Injunction(Dec 2021)

Notable Lawyers

Leading lawyers practicing in Sentencing Principles, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Lawyer	Cases	Success Rate	Expertise Level	Recent Cases
Chong Kee En100.00% success rate	3 cases8.6% of area	100.00% success rate	General Practice40% relevance score	Public Prosecutor v Yap Pow Foo: Rape and House-breaking Sentencing(Mar 2023) Public Prosecutor v Yap Pow Foo: Rape and Housebreaking by Night(Jan 2023) Public Prosecutor v BPK: Attempted Murder & Provocation(Feb 2018)
Kan Shuk Weng100.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	100.00% success rate	Experienced67.5% relevance score	PP v Chow Yee Sze: Sentencing Appeal for Outrage of Modesty under Penal Code s 354(Aug 2010) Public Prosecutor v Khwan-On Nathaphon: Murder, Diminished Responsibility(Oct 2001)
Josephus Tan0.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	0.00% success rate	Experienced65% relevance score	Public Prosecutor v Micheal Anak Garing: Sentencing for Murder with Common Intention(Apr 2015) Public Prosecutor v Mohammad Johan bin Rashid: Culpable Homicide Arising from Uncontrolled Anger(Mar 2011)
Suppiah Krishnamurthi0.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	0.00% success rate	Experienced57.5% relevance score	Public Prosecutor v Yap Pow Foo: Rape and House-breaking Sentencing(Mar 2023) Public Prosecutor v Yap Pow Foo: Rape and Housebreaking by Night(Jan 2023)
April Phang Suet Fern50.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	50.00% success rate	Experienced65% relevance score	Koh Chee Tong v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against 12-Week Imprisonment for Computer Misuse and Cybersecurity Act Offences(Sep 2016) Lim Bee Ngan Karen v PP: Parity Principle & Sentencing for Betting Act Offences(Jul 2015)
Tang Shangjun100.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	100.00% success rate	Experienced70% relevance score	PP v Koh Wen Jie Boaz: Second Probation & Sentencing of Youthful Offenders(Oct 2015) PP v Chong Hou En: Voyeurism, Mental Disorder & Penal Code s 509 Sentencing(Mar 2015)
Susanna Yim100.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	100.00% success rate	Experienced57.5% relevance score	Public Prosecutor v Yap Pow Foo: Rape and House-breaking Sentencing(Mar 2023) Public Prosecutor v Yap Pow Foo: Rape and Housebreaking by Night(Jan 2023)
Hri Kumar Nair50.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	50.00% success rate	Experienced60% relevance score	Ho Mei Xia Hannah v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Sentence for Offences Against Public Servants(Sep 2019) PP v Mohd Ariffan: Adducing Fresh Evidence on Appeal in Sexual Offence Case(Feb 2018)
S S Dhillon0.00% success rate	2 cases5.7% of area	0.00% success rate	Experienced57.5% relevance score	Public Prosecutor v Yap Pow Foo: Rape and House-breaking Sentencing(Mar 2023) Public Prosecutor v Yap Pow Foo: Rape and Housebreaking by Night(Jan 2023)
Benedict Teong100.00% success rate	1 cases2.9% of area	100.00% success rate	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Sheik Parvez v Public Prosecutor: Driving Under Disqualification & Without Insurance(Jun 2022)

Recent Judgments

Displaying 35 most recent judgments out of 35 total cases

No.	Title	Court	Decision Date	Outcomes
1	Ma Zhen Hu Michael v Public Prosecutor: Dangerous Driving and Disqualification Order	General Division of the High Court	06 Sep 2023	Appeal Dismissed
2	Public Prosecutor v Loh Cheok San: Abetment by Conspiracy and Cheating	General Division of the High Court	12 Jul 2023	Appeal Allowed in Part
3	PP v Low Sze Song: Trafficking of Diamorphine under Misuse of Drugs Act	General Division of the High Court	13 Apr 2023	Guilty
4	Public Prosecutor v Yap Pow Foo: Rape and House-breaking Sentencing	General Division of the High Court	30 Mar 2023	Accused sentenced to 17 years’ imprisonment and 16 strokes of the cane.
5	Public Prosecutor v Yap Pow Foo: Rape and Housebreaking by Night	General Division of the High Court	15 Jan 2023	Accused guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and convicted on both the Rape Charge and the House-breaking Charge accordingly.
6	Lim Hong Boon v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Sentence for Fraud under Companies Act	General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore	22 Aug 2022	Appeal Allowed
7	Sue Chang v Public Prosecutor: Sentencing Framework for Road Traffic Act s 65(3)(a) Offences	General Division of the High Court	24 Jul 2022	Appeal dismissed.
8	PP v BZT: Sentencing for Sexual Assaults Against Minors	General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore	26 Jun 2022	Accused sentenced to 18 years’ imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane.
9	Jennifer Toh Suat Leng v Public Prosecutor: Forgery and Cheating Offences Sentencing	General Division of the High Court	22 Jun 2022	Appeal dismissed.
10	Sheik Parvez v Public Prosecutor: Driving Under Disqualification & Without Insurance	General Division of the High Court	14 Jun 2022	Appeal dismissed.
11	Rohrlach v Qantas: Contempt of Court for Breach of Restraint of Trade Injunction	General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore	02 Dec 2021	Order of committal granted; Plaintiff to pay a fine of S$25,000 within two weeks, with a term of one week’s imprisonment in default of payment.
12		-	21 Nov 2021	Unknown
13	Public Prosecutor v BMU: Sexual Assault by Penetration Sentencing	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	27 Oct 2020	Accused sentenced to 22 years’ imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane.
14	PP v Lim Chai Heng: Sentencing of Mentally Disordered Offender in Fatal Traffic Accident	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	24 Nov 2019	Accused sentenced to one year imprisonment and disqualified from driving for 12 years.
15	Anita Damu v Public Prosecutor: Mental Illness, Expert Evidence, and Admissibility	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	29 Sep 2019	Finding of the District Judge that the appellant did experience auditory hallucinations set aside. Further directions to be given after hearing from the parties.
16	Ho Mei Xia Hannah v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Sentence for Offences Against Public Servants	High Court of the Republic of Singapore	09 Sep 2019	Appeal Dismissed
17	Chong Sher Shen v Public Prosecutor: Appeal Against Dismissal of Criminal Revision Regarding Erroneous Criminal Records	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	16 May 2019	Criminal Motion dismissed.
18		-	17 Apr 2019	Unknown
19	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.
20	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.
21		-	13 Sep 2017	Unknown
22	Chang Kar Meng v Public Prosecutor: Rape and Robbery Sentencing Review	Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore	29 Mar 2017	Appeal Allowed
23	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.
24	PP v Koh Wen Jie Boaz: Second Probation & Sentencing of Youthful Offenders	High Court	25 Oct 2015	Appeal Allowed
25	Lim Bee Ngan Karen v PP: Parity Principle & Sentencing for Betting Act Offences	High Court	15 Jul 2015	Appeal allowed in part. The imprisonment terms for the Third to the Fifth Proceeded Charges were replaced with an imprisonment term of four months for each of these three Proceeded Charges. The imprisonment terms for the Third Proceeded Charge and the Fifth Proceeded Charge are to run consecutively, making a total imprisonment term of eight months for the Third to the Fifth Proceeded Charges. The fines imposed by the Sentencing Judge for all five Proceeded Charges as well as the default imprisonment terms in respect of those fines were upheld.
26	Public Prosecutor v Micheal Anak Garing: Sentencing for Murder with Common Intention	High Court	19 Apr 2015	Micheal Anak Garing sentenced to death; Tony Anak Imba sentenced to life imprisonment and 24 strokes of the cane.
27	PP v Chong Hou En: Voyeurism, Mental Disorder & Penal Code s 509 Sentencing	High Court	15 Mar 2015	Appeal Allowed
28	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.
29	Public Prosecutor v Mohammad Johan bin Rashid: Culpable Homicide Arising from Uncontrolled Anger	High Court	27 Mar 2011	Accused sentenced to 16 years' imprisonment and eight strokes of the cane.
30	PP v Chow Yee Sze: Sentencing Appeal for Outrage of Modesty under Penal Code s 354	High Court	29 Aug 2010	Appeal Allowed
31	Nur Azilah v PP: Youth Offender Sentencing, Moneylender Harassment & Rehabilitation	High Court	28 Jul 2010	Appeal Allowed
32		-	30 Oct 2007	Unknown
33	Public Prosecutor v Lee Meng Soon: Drink Driving & Failure to Render Assistance Sentencing	High Court	13 Aug 2007	Appeal allowed in part. The High Court increased the sentence for drink driving to two weeks' imprisonment and a three-year disqualification, to run consecutively with the four-week sentence for failing to render assistance.
34		-	06 Sep 2006	Unknown
35	Public Prosecutor v Khwan-On Nathaphon: Murder, Diminished Responsibility	High Court	14 Oct 2001	Guilty of the charge; convicted and sentenced to death.