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Eugene Thuraisingam (born 1975) is a Singaporean lawyer at Eugene Thuraisingam LLP, specialising in International Commercial Litigation and Arbitration.[1] He is also a prominent human rights lawyer[2][3][4][5][6] and a staunch opponent and outspoken critic of the death penalty.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14] He defended Roy Ngerng, a Singapore Citizen who was sued by the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong.[15] Davinder Singh acted for the Prime Minister. He also successfully represented The Online Citizen, an independent online media platform in protecting its right to free speech against the Government of Singapore.[16][17] He is currently challenging the constitutionality of the law in Singapore which criminalizes sex between men.[18] [19][20][21]

Education

Thuraisingam attended the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) in Singapore. He then studied at the National University of Singapore. Thuraisingam graduated with an LLB in 2000 from the National University of Singapore, where he was placed on the dean’s list.

Career

Thuraisingam is qualified to practice as a lawyer in Singapore. He was admitted to the Singapore Bar in 2001. He has also practiced at various international arbitration tribunals. Thuraisingam practised law at Allen & Gledhill LLP in Singapore for 9 years and at Stamford Law Corporation for a further 3 years before founding the law firm, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP in 2012.

Awards

Thuraisingam was presented with the Legal Assistance Scheme for Capital Cases award by the Chief Justice of Singapore, Sundaresh Menon in 2016 for his work in defending accused persons charged with capital cases.[22]

References

  1. ^ "Eugene Thuraisingam LLP - Specialists in Criminal & Commercial Disputes". Eugene Thuraisingam LLP. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  2. ^ hermes (2019-01-02). "Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam taking on five high-profile cases this year". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  3. ^ "Criminal and Human Rights Lawyer Fined $6,000 for a Poem on Death Penalty that "Scandalised the Judicary"". The Online Citizen. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  4. ^ "Gay sex ban divides Singaporeans". news.cgtn.com. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  5. ^ "'I Am Not a Criminal': This DJ Is Fighting to Overturn Singapore's Ban on Gay Sex". www.intomore.com. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  6. ^ "The Cruelty of Fate: The Case of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam". The Online Citizen. 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  7. ^ hermes (2016-11-07). "Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam defends people who might face the death penalty". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  8. ^ Loh, Ronald (2016-11-02). "He gives hope to those on death row". The New Paper. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  9. ^ "Court of Appeal to review own judgment in drug trafficker's conviction after psychiatric report". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  10. ^ "The Cruelty of Fate: The Case of Nagaenthran Dharmalingam". The Online Citizen. 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  11. ^ "The Big Read: Capital punishment — a little more conversation on a matter of life and death". TODAYonline. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  12. ^ "[Debate Closed] Motion: We should abolish the death penalty in Singapore (12 Oct – 2 Nov 2015)". www.ipscommons.sg. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  13. ^ hermesauto (2017-08-07). "Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam fined $6,000 for contempt of court over Facebook post on death penalty". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  14. ^ hermesauto (2018-10-29). "Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam fined again over poem that was in contempt of court". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  15. ^ hermesauto (2016-03-14). "Blogger Roy Ngerng to pay $150,000 in damages to PM Lee in instalments". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  16. ^ hermesauto (2015-12-09). "Government cannot invoke harassment Act to make website remove statements on Mindef: High Court". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  17. ^ hermes (2017-01-17). "Is Government a person? Court rules on anti-harassment law provision". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  18. ^ LUM, SELINA; CORRESPONDENT, LAW (2018-09-12). "Court challenge filed by Singapore DJ against Section 377A". The New Paper. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  19. ^ "Singapore DJ mounts challenge of colonial-era anti-gay law". Associated Press. 2018-09-12. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  20. ^ Press, Associated (2018-09-12). "Singapore DJ Prepares To Challenge Nation's Law Banning Gay Sex". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  21. ^ hermes (2019-01-02). "Lawyer Eugene Thuraisingam taking on five high-profile cases this year". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
  22. ^ Loh, Ronald (2016-11-02). "He gives hope to those on death row". The New Paper. Retrieved 2019-01-11.
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