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| 3 Apr 2009 |
Singapore Academy of Law Litigation Internship Programme
AGC will be hosting undergraduate law students from the National University of Singapore and Singapore Management University from 20th to 21st July 2009, as part of the Singapore Academy of Law Litigation Internship Programme.
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Please click here for the detailed programme.
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| 19 Mar 2009 |
Contempt of Court Proceedings against Melanie Kirkpatrick (The Wall Street Journal)
The AG's application for an order of committal for contempt of court against Ms. Melanie Kirkpatrick (Deputy Editor of The Wall Street Journal's Editorial Page) was heard on 19 March 2009 before the Honourable Justice Tay Yong Kwang. Justice Tay ordered Ms. Kirkpatrick to pay a fine of $10,000 for her contempt of court and legal costs of $10,000.
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Please click here for the AG’s submissions. |
| 29 Jan 2009 |
Proceedings For Unnatural Offences Against Six Accused Persons
Six persons were charged on 29 Jan 2009 for committing unnatural offences with a 15 year old male student.
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| 9 Jan 2009 |
Speech by AG at the Opening of Legal Year 2009
Please click here for AG's speech on 3 Jan 2009.
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| 27 Nov 2008 |
Contempt of Court Proceedings against The Wall Street Journal Asia
The AG's application for an order of committal for contempt of court against Dow Jones Publishing Company (Asia), Inc, the proprietor and publisher of The Wall Street Journal Asia, was heard on 4 November 2008 before the Honourable Justice Tay Yong Kwang. On 25 November 2008, Justice Tay delivered his judgement . The Judge held that Dow Jones was in contempt of court and ordered Dow Jones to pay a fine of $25,000 and a sum of $30,000 as costs of the proceedings.
Please click here to view the judgement delivered by Justice Tay. |
| 27 Nov 2008 |
Contempt Proceedings Against 3 Individuals – Kangaroo T-shirt case
The proceedings against Tan Liang Joo John, Isrizal Bin Mohamed Isa and Muhammad Shafi’ie Syahmi Bin Sariman (the Respondents) for contempt of court were heard on 24 November 2008 before Justice Judith Prakash in the High Court. On 27 November 2008, Justice Prakash delivered her verdict on sentence.
Justice Prakash sentenced Muhammad Shafi’ie Syahmi Bin Sariman and Isrizal Bin Mohamed Isa to 7 days’ imprisonment and Tan Liang Joo John to 15 days’ imprisonment. She also ordered each of the Respondents to pay the Attorney-General’s Chambers $5,000 in costs and the disbursements that relate to his own matter.
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| 24 Nov 2008 |
Contempt Proceedings Against 3 Individuals – Kangaroo T-shirt case
The proceedings against Tan Liang Joo John, Isrizal Bin Mohamed Isa and Muhammad Shafi’ie Syahmi Bin Sariman (the Respondents) for contempt of court were heard on 24 November 2008 before Justice Judith Prakash in the High Court. At the hearing of the matter, Justice Prakash found that each of the Respondents was in contempt of court. Although an opportunity was accorded to the Respondents to purge their contempt, all three Respondents refused to apologise or to withdraw what they insinuated about the Singapore Courts. Justice Prakash will deliver her verdict on sentence on 27 November 2008 at 9.30am.
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| 12 Nov 2008 |
Contempt of Court Proceedings Against Gopalan Nair
The proceedings against Gopalan Nair for contempt of court were heard on 12 November 2008 before District Judge Leslie Chew in the Subordinate Courts. At the hearing of the matter, Gopalan Nair apologised for the offending statements made by him and undertook not to make similar statements again. Gopalan Nair also undertook to remove the posts from his blog amounting to contempt of court. He was admonished by the court and ordered to pay legal costs.
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Please click here to access the AG’s submissions filed with the Court on 7 November 2008. |
| 4 Nov 2008 |
AG v. Dow Jones Publishing Company (Asia), Inc
AG's application for an order of committal for contempt of court against Dow Jones Publishing Company (Asia), Inc, the proprietor and publisher of The Wall Street Journal Asia was heard on 4 November 2008 before the Honourable Justice Tay Yong Kwang. Justice Tay has reserved his judgment.
Please click here to access the AG's submissions filed with the Court on 31 Oct 08.
Please click here to access the AG's skeletal submissions given to the Court on 4 Nov 08. |
| 4 Nov 2008 |
Contempt Proceedings Against 3 Individuals – Kangaroo T-shirt case
The AG has applied to the High Court for contempt proceedings to be instituted against three individuals for wearing T-shirts imprinted with a picture of a kangaroo dressed in a judge’s gown in the vicinity of the New Supreme Court Building on certain dates in May 2008. At the hearing of the matter today, the three individuals applied for an adjournment as they required additional time to prepare their cases.
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