Public Defender's Office
This page is a record of reported Singapore judgments that name Public Defender's Office. It is not a directory listing. Names, firm names and counsel appear as they were recorded in each judgment at the time. For current lawyers and contact details, see the Legal Services Regulatory Authority directory.
Public Defender's Office appears in 9 reported Singapore judgments (2023–2026), most often before the High Court.
These cases span several subject areas, most often Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, and Public Defender's Office acted for the appellant in 5 and the defendant in 4.
- Reported cases
- 9
- Courts
- High Court, District Court, Magistrate Court, Youth Court, Court of Appeal
- Period
- July 2023 to September 2026
Source: derived from 9 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision .
Public Defender's Office — Reported Cases & Litigation History
How Public Defender's Office appeared
- Counsel for the appellant
- 5 cases
- Counsel for the defendant
- 4 cases
Recorded outcomes
- Appeal allowed in part
- 1
- Convicted
- 1
- Appeal allowed
- 1
Outcome recorded for 3 of the 9 cases.
What the courts decided
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“We allow the appeal in MA 9024, and substitute the order of RT with an order of probation.”
High Court · 10 September 2026 · [2026] SGHC 183 · Counsel for the appellant · Appeal allowed in part -
“Thus, having carefully considered all the relevant circumstances of the case, the Court sentenced the Accused to 5 years’ corrective training and 6 strokes of the cane.”
District Court · 7 August 2026 · [2026] SGDC 258 · Counsel for the defendant · Convicted -
“We allow the appeal against sentence only to the extent explained above.”
Court of Appeal · 6 July 2023 · [2023] SGCA 19 · Counsel for the appellant · Appeal allowed
Parties in these cases
What areas of law does Public Defender's Office specialize in?
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing 7 cases
Reported between July 2023 and September 2026.
Counsel named in these judgments (15)
Lawyers recorded as counsel from Public Defender's Office in at least one reported judgment, with the years they appear. Not a current staff list.
All reported cases (9)
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The court allowed the appeals in part.
High Court · 10 September 2026 · [2026] SGHC 183 -
The Magistrate's Court sentenced the accused to 12 months' imprisonment and one stroke of the cane on MAC 910906/2025 and eight months' imprisonment on MAC 910908/2025, to run concurrently, for a…
Magistrate Court · 7 September 2026 · [2026] SGMC 104 -
The High Court allowed the appeal and reduced the imprisonment term from seven months and three weeks to 15 weeks.
High Court · 27 August 2026 · [2026] SGHC 174 -
The District Court sentenced the offender to 18 months' supervised probation with a 10pm to 6am time restriction, 90 hours of community service, substance abuse assessment and treatment if necessary,…
District Court · 24 August 2026 · [2026] SGDC 266 -
The court sentenced the accused to the minimum period of five years' corrective training and six strokes of the cane, backdated to his first arrest on 28 September 2020 and taking account of his…
District Court · 7 August 2026 · [2026] SGDC 258 -
The court ordered the Youth to reside in the Singapore Girls’ Home under a Juvenile Rehabilitation Centre order for 12 months, finding this in her best interests and welfare, and gave its reasons on…
Youth Court · 27 July 2026 · [2026] SGYC 3 -
The court sentenced him to 7 months and 2 weeks' imprisonment on each charge, plus a disgorgement fine of $1,000 (in default 4 days' imprisonment) on the confiscation-of-benefits charge, with the…
District Court · 16 April 2026 · [2026] SGDC 119 -
The High Court dismissed Ng's appeal against conviction and allowed both appeals against sentence in part, reducing the fraudulent trading terms to four and a half years for Leong and four years for…
High Court · 7 January 2026 · [2026] SGHC 5 -
The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal against sentence in part.
Court of Appeal · 6 July 2023 · [2023] SGCA 19
In the court record
The reported judgments Public Defender's Office appears in are aggregated on the practice-area court records below, each of which sets out the firms that appear most often in that area of the reported record.
- In Criminal Procedure and Sentencing Lawyers in Singapore: The Court Record, Public Defender's Office is among the firms that appear most often in the reported judgments.
These appearances also feed the Largest Law Firms in Singapore, Ranked by Reported Court Cases, the site-wide court-record ranking of Singapore firms by the number of reported judgments in which they appear.