Tay Yong Kwang
Justice of the Court of Appeal Tay Yong Kwang has 125 reported Singapore decisions (2023–2026) in the SGCA.
These cases span several subject areas, most often Criminal Procedure and Sentencing, Criminal Law and Legal Profession.
- Reported decisions
- 125
- Courts
- SGCA, SGHC, SGHC(A)
- Period
- January 2023 to August 2026
Source: derived from 125 published Singapore judgments, most recent decision .
Tay Yong Kwang in the reported-judgment record
How Tay Yong Kwang appeared
- Judge
- 67 cases
- Delivering Judge
- 58 cases
Recorded outcomes
- Appeal dismissed
- 16
- Appeal allowed
- 12
- Application dismissed
- 8
- Appeal allowed in part
- 7
- Application granted
- 1
- Suspended from practice
- 1
- Convicted
- 1
Disposition recorded in 46 of 125 cases.
What the courts decided
“We allow the appeal against sentence, and we substitute the global sentence of 19 years and 6 months’ imprisonment imposed by the Judge with a sentence of 16 years and 7 months’ imprisonment.”
“…we dismiss the appeal and exercise our discretion to enhance the Appellant’s sentence for the attempted rape offence to seven years and seven months’ imprisonment with three strokes of the cane.”
“We therefore allow the appeal and enhance the sentences for the First CDSA Charge to 22 months’ imprisonment and the Second CDSA Charge to 26 months’ imprisonment.”
“…we dismissed the appeal in CCA 5 as well.”
“For the above reasons, pursuant to s 394H of the CPC, I dismiss CM 1 summarily without it being set down for hearing.”
“…we grant the Applications and hereby order that the respondent be struck off the roll of advocates and solicitors of the Supreme Court of Singapore.”
Parties in these cases
What areas of law does Tay Yong Kwang specialize in?
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing 66 cases
Reported between January 2023 and July 2026.
Criminal Law 43 cases
Reported between January 2023 and August 2026.
Legal Profession 17 cases
Reported between January 2023 and April 2026.
Career Timeline
District Judge at the Subordinate Courts (renamed as the State Courts (2014)
Judicial Commissioner and subsequently a High Court Judge (2003)
Source: judiciary.gov.sg
Education
- his Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore in 1981
- his Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge in 1986
Career Before the Bench
Justice Tay started his judicial career with the Supreme Court in 1981, first as an Assistant Registrar and then as Deputy Registrar