Eugene Thuraisingam

In Singapore, the death penalty can be imposed for offences including murder, drug trafficking, use of firearms and kidnapping. Eugene Thuraisingam has regularly taken on capital cases since 2012. With the firm now having grown in size, it regularly handles several murder and drug trafficking matters at any one time. It is difficult to imagine…

In an article by TODAY, lawyers and experts alike shared their insights on the legal obligations of reporting crime. Discourse on this matter comes after three recent cases in court where individuals had been charged for their failure to report violent abuse they had been witness to. So are we legally obligated to report crime,

The 4th Annual International Arbitration & Corporate Crime Summit 2023 was held in Bangkok, Thailand and organised by LegalPlus. It was attended by lawyers from across Southeast Asia as well as in-house counsel from Thailand and around the region. This year’s focal topics included:- a. due process in arbitration b. the ease or difficulty of…

According to an article by the Monitor Singapore (TMSG), a Singapore national footballer was recently randomly selected for a polygraph test, conducted by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau (CPIB) at the Lekong Bahru headquarters, following the 2023 Southeast Asian Games. Despite there being no evidence or indications of wrongdoing, the Football Association of Singapore (FAS)…

In recent news, a Singapore-registered nurse is being investigated by Indonesian police for allegedly stealing and strangling a six-week-old kitten at a dive resort in Bali. The resort where the incident occurred claims to have CCTV footage showing the man repeatedly visiting its office to look for the kitten, and eventually removing the kitten through…

In an interview with CNA, Chooi Jing Yen shared his views on the offence of Obstructing Justice in Singapore, found in Section 204A of the Penal Code. He also shared how the law may affect tip-offs about police raids and traffic offences. 1. The Offence of Obstruction of Justice in Singapore Section 204A of the…

This is a joint article by Chooi Jing Yen and Ng Yuan Siang of Eugene Thuraisingam LLP in Singapore, and Kenix Yuen and Ashima Sood of Gall Solicitors in Hong Kong. Recent Trends in Types of Wire Fraud There has been a dramatic increase in wire fraud globally. Hong Kong and Singapore are no exceptions. According to the Cyber Security and…

This is a joint article by Chooi Jing Yen and Ng Yuan Siang of Eugene Thuraisingam LLP in Singapore, and Kenix Yuen and Ashima Sood of Gall Solicitors in Hong Kong. Recent Trends in Types of Wire Fraud There has been a dramatic increase in wire fraud globally. Hong Kong and Singapore are no exceptions. According to the Cyber Security and…

Preparing for and Managing Corporate Investigations, Volume 1 Issue 9, June 2022 1. Eugene Thuraisingam LLP is well-known for its dispute resolution practice, specialising in corporate investigations amongst other practice areas. Can you please elucidate for us what an internal investigation of a corporation entails from a legal perspective? Each investigation will differ slightly depending on the…

I. Introduction 1. On 1 November 2008, the pseudonymous Satoshi Nakamoto published a white paper on a trust-less, peer-to-peer electronic cash system based on cryptographic proof, with every transaction stored on a decentralised ‘blockchain’.1 The Bitcoin network soon sparked an upheaval of the global financial system a little more than a decade later. Cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin…

Raj Kumar s/o Aiyachami v PP & Anor [2022] SGCA 45 1. Introduction We are pleased to announce that our client, Mr Ramadass Punnusammy (“Ramadass”), who was represented by our Mr Eugene Thuraisingam and Mr Johannes Hadi, has been acquitted by the Honourable Court of Appeal. Ramadass’ appeal turned on the accuracy and the reliability of his statements. As…

(Abstract: The High Court has held that a prosecution witness’s prior statements can fall within the ambit of the prosecution’s Kadar disclosure obligations even though such statements are presumptively inadmissible. Yet a prosecution’s breach of its Kadar obligations does not automatically overturn a conviction. How does the Court’s finding impact criminal discovery and defence counsels’ litigation strategy…