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Criminal law

Offences, defences, and sentencing under the Penal Code and related Acts.

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Principal legislation

Criminal law decisions

Result 485

[2017] SGHC 230

Chua Hock Soon James v Public Prosecutor and other appeals

General Division of the High Court26 September 2017

Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Selling (Prohibition) Act; Commercial Transactions] — [Multi-level marketing; Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Multi-Level Marketing and Pyramid Selling (Excluded Schemes and Arrangements) Order; Statutory Interpretation] — [Construction of statute] — [Purposive approach; Criminal Law] — [Elements of crime] — [Mens rea] — [Strict liability; Evidence] — [Proof of evidence] — [Onus of proof

Result 502

[2017] SGHC 125

Abdul Ghani bin Tahir v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court26 May 2017

Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Corruption, Drug Trafficking and other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits) Act; Criminal Law] — [Elements of crime] — [Mens rea] — [Attributable to his Neglect; Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Companies Act; Companies] — [Directors] — [Resident directors] — [Criminal offences; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Sentencing] — [Benchmark sentences; Criminal Procedure and Sentencing] — [Compensation and costs] — [Costs for Prosecution

Result 503

[2017] SGHC 108

Chinpo Shipping Co (Pte) Ltd v Public Prosecutor

General Division of the High Court12 May 2017

Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [United Nations (Sanctions – Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) Regulations 2010; Criminal Law] — [Statutory offences] — [Money-changing and Remittance Businesses Act; Criminal Law] — [Elements of crime] — [Actus reus; Criminal Law] — [Elements of crime] — [Mens rea; Criminal Law] — [General exceptions] — [Mistake of fact

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