Soh Chee Wen v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
Key facts
| Court | Court of Appeal |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Andrew Phang Boon Leong, Sundaresh Menon, Tay Yong Kwang |
| Charges / claim | Criminal Law |
| Counsel | Attorney-General's Chambers, David Nayar and Associates, Sreenivasan Chambers LLC, David Koh Yi-Da, Lim Wei Liang Jason, Louis Ngia Jin Liang, Michelle Tay, Narayanan Sreenivasan, Nicholas Tan Beng Leong, Regina Lim Siew Mei, Sivananthan Nithyanantham, Yee Jia Rong |
Source: [2025] SGCA 49, Court of Appeal, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGCA 49 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 10 October 2025 concerning Criminal Law, specifically addressing appeal and statutory offences. The judgment was delivered by Sundaresh Menon, with Andrew Phang Boon Leong and Tay Yong Kwang on the coram. The case was brought by Quah Su-Ling and others (appellant) against Public Prosecutor (respondent). Legal representation was provided by David Nayar and Associates and Attorney-General's Chambers. The judgment cites 23 cases (20 Singapore, 3 foreign) and references 9 statutory provisions, including the Bruneian Penal Code, the Companies Act, and the Criminal Procedure Code.
[2025] SGCA 49 explained
Soh Chee Wen v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2025] SGCA 49) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 10 October 2025. It is categorised under Criminal Law. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2025] SGCA 49 about?
Soh Chee Wen v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2025] SGCA 49) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Criminal Law — Appeal”, “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Penal Code”, and “Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Securities and Futures Act”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2025] SGCA 49 consider?
The judgment refers to Bruneian Penal Code (Cap 224), Companies Act (Cap 50), Criminal Procedure Code (Cap 68), and High Court of Brunei considered an equivalent provision in the Penal Code (Cap 22), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
Summary
Soh Chee Wen and Quah Su-Ling appealed against their convictions for market manipulation and other offences arising from a scheme to manipulate the share prices of Blumont, Asiasons and LionGold on the Singapore Exchange, following a trial spanning over 200 hearing days across more than two years. Soh was convicted of 180 charges and Quah of 169 charges including fraud, market manipulation under the Securities and Futures Act, and cheating. The Court of Appeal dismissed both appeals against conviction, finding the appellants' challenges were essentially attempts to relitigate factual issues already thoroughly addressed by the trial judge.
What was decided in [2025] SGCA 49?
[2025] SGCA 49 (Soh Chee Wen v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR) is a Court of Appeal decision from 10 October 2025 addressing Criminal Law, specifically appeal and statutory offences. The judgment was delivered by Sundaresh Menon.
Who were the parties in Soh Chee Wen v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR ([2025] SGCA 49)?
The appellant in [2025] SGCA 49 was Quah Su-Ling, Soh Chee Wen, and the respondent was Public Prosecutor. Legal representation included David Nayar and Associates and Attorney-General's Chambers. The case was decided on 10 October 2025 in the Court of Appeal.
Which judge decided [2025] SGCA 49?
[2025] SGCA 49 was delivered by Sundaresh Menon in the Court of Appeal on 10 October 2025. Andrew Phang Boon Leong and Tay Yong Kwang also sat on the coram. The case concerned Criminal Law.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGCA 49 cite?
[2025] SGCA 49 cites 23 prior decisions, including 3 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Bruneian Penal Code, Companies Act, Criminal Procedure Code.
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Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGCA 49)