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Criminal law [2026] SGHC 62

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v PEK LIAN GUAN

The High Court set aside a district judge’s grounds of decision in corruption appeals after finding extensive copying and failure to engage key prosecution arguments breached natural justice.

  • Natural justice
  • Fair hearing rule
  • Apparent bias
  • Judicial copying
  • Prevention of corruption act s8 presumption
  • Remedies: setting aside, remittal, de novo review
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Criminal law [2025] SGHC 101

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v CHINA RAILWAY TUNNEL GROUP CO., LTD.

The High Court upheld the acquittal of China Railway Tunnel Group’s Singapore branch on three corruption charges, holding that Tom-Reck remains the test for corporate attribution.

  • Corporate attribution of criminal liability
  • Prevention of corruption act s6(b) and s7
  • Directing mind and will (identification doctrine)
  • Meridian approach and special rules of attribution
  • Aggregation of acts and knowledge
  • Corporate-criminal-liability
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Criminal law [2024] SGCA 58

CHANG PENG HONG CLARENCE v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal held that s 13(1) of the PCA requires one penalty order for each conviction for accepting gratification, and recalibrated default imprisonment to 120 months.

  • Prevention of corruption act s 13
  • Penalty orders
  • In-default imprisonment
  • Totality principle
  • Prospective overruling
  • Takings/ disgorgement
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Criminal law [2024] SGHC 168

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v LIN HAIFENG

The High Court allowed the Prosecution’s appeal, set aside Lin Haifeng’s acquittal, convicted him on 18 charges, and imposed 21 weeks’ imprisonment plus a SGD 9,000 fine.

  • Conspiracy
  • Falsification of documents
  • Statements and confessions
  • Sentencing
  • Criminal-conspiracy
  • Corruption
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Criminal law [2023] SGHC 225

CHANG PENG HONG CLARENCE v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

High Court appeal in a corruption case involving BP and PPT. Convictions on 19 charges were upheld, 20th-charge convictions were set aside, and sentences were increased.

  • Disclosure obligations (kadar/nabill)
  • Interpretation and enforcement of penalty orders s 13 pca
  • Disgorgement of illicit gains
  • Sentencing framework for private sector corruption (goh ngak eng)
  • Application of totality principle
  • Criminal-corruption
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Criminal law [2023] SGHC 130

TEO CHU HA @ HENRY TEO v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court upheld corruption and money-laundering convictions arising from Seagate tenders, but revised the custodial sentences and the penalty order.

  • Prevention of corruption act s5 and s29
  • Cdsa s44(1)(a) and s44(5)(a)
  • Extra-territorial jurisdiction
  • Admissibility of foreign bank records
  • Macma procedures and authentication
  • Hearsay and business records exceptions (evidence act s32)
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Criminal law [2022] SGHC 101

ABDUL AZIZ BIN MOHAMED HANIB v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed corruption appeals by three accused persons, upheld the admissibility and weight of their statements, and found each conviction sustainable.

  • Admissibility of statements
  • Voluntariness and oppression
  • Use of confessions against co-accused (s258(5) cpc)
  • Interpretation of statutory amendment (cjra)
  • Elements of s5 pca offences
  • Sentencing for corruption
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Criminal law [2022] SGHC 50

KONG SWEE ENG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed Kong Swee Eng’s leave application to review her corruption conviction, holding the new statements could have been adduced earlier and were not powerful enough to show a miscarriage of justice.

  • Leave to apply for review
  • S394j non-availability requirement
  • S394j miscarriage of justice test
  • Special relationship defence
  • Use of investigative statements (s259 cpc)
  • Evidential burden
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Criminal law [2022] SGHC 6

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v KONG SWEE ENG

High Court appeal in a corruption case. The court upheld some acquittals but convicted the respondent on multiple PCA charges and rejected a special relationship defence.

  • Prevention of corruption act s6(b)
  • Gratification
  • Actus reus
  • Mens rea
  • Evidential burden
  • Special relationship defence
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Criminal law [2022] SGHC 5

DEREK GORDON PIGG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

High Court dismissed Derek Gordon Pigg’s appeal against conviction and sentence for corruption, and upheld the District Court’s 15-month term and S$270,000 penalty.

  • Corrupt gratification under pca s6(a)
  • Prosecution disclosure obligations (kadar)
  • Adduction of further evidence on appeal (s392 cpc)
  • Impeachment of witness credit (evidence act ss147,157)
  • Delay in prosecution and sentencing discount
  • Corruption-offences
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