Criminal Law

  Criminal Breach of Trust (commonly known as CBT) is prescribed under Section 405 of the Penal Code. The section provides: 405. Whoever, being in any manner entrusted with property, or with any dominion over property, dishonestly misappropriates or converts to his own use that…

Probation Probation is offered to offenders by the court as a rehabilitative, community-based programme. It serves as an alternative sentencing option to imprisonment which ranges from a duration not less than 6 months to not more than 3 years. What can I expect during probation?…

What is a Letter of Representation? Letters of Representation are letters to the relevant prosecuting authority (usually the Attorney General’s Chambers (AGC)) requesting them to drop/reduce some or all of the charges brought against you. If the prosecuting authority accedes to the request stated in…

What is a Plea in Mitigation? Usually, once you have decided to plead guilty, a lawyer will proceed to draft a document known as the Plea in Mitigation. The Plea in Mitigation will then be tendered to court to be taken into account during your…

A Canadian citizen pleaded guilty to 2 charges of insulting the modesty of his Indonesian helper at his condominium. He was jailed for 12 weeks. Paul Kwan is in Singapore on an employment pass. He had bought a recording device and used it to film…

There are new sentencing framework for rape in Singapore. The Court of Appeal released the framework, triggered by the appeal of Terence Ng’s appeal against his 13-year-jail term for the rape of his goddaughter. Rape in Singapore will now be categorized into 4 bands: 1.      …