LLB(Hons) University of London 1993. Admitted to the Singapore Bar in March 1997.
Designation: Partner
Areas of Practice:
Satwant Singh is a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Singapore and advocate and also a Barrister at Law (Middle Temple).
Satwant is also a member of the Law Society of Singapore and Member of the Singapore Academy of Law.
Satwant had successfully obtained acquittals for his clients in several criminal matters:-
a) Client was acquitted after trial for 3 charges of molest.
b) Client was acquitted after trial for 5 charges of maid abuse. Public prosecutor v Parmathnal Chandrasegaran [2018] SGMC 10
c) Client was acquitted after trial for 3 charges of assault. Public Prosecutor v Parmathnal Chandrasegaran
d) Client was acquitted after trial for 5 charges under the Bankruptcy Act. Public Prosecutor v Low Kok Heng [2006] SGDC 274
e) Assisted in a capital whereby client was acquitted of murder and charge reduced to manslaughter. Public Prosecutor v Astro bin Jakaria [2010] 3 SLR 862; [2010] SGHC 131
f) Obtained an acquittal in a capital case whereby client was acquitted of trafficking drugs. Public Prosecutor v Mangalagiri Dhruva Kumar [2021] SGHC 103
Satwant had successfully litigated in the following civil suits:-
g) Satwant acted for the Defendant in a High Court suit, Red Star Marine Consultants Pte Ltd v Personal Representatives of the Estate of Satwant Kaur d/o Sardara Singh, deceased and another [2019] SGHC 22. The claim by the Plaintiff was dismissed after 10 days of trial in the High Court. The appeal by the Plaintiff was dismissed by the court of appeal.
h) Satwant acted for the Plaintiff in the Magistrate’s Courts, The Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No. 1030 v Tiki International Enterprises Pte Ltd [2018] SGMC 6. Judgment was entered for the Plaintiff after a trial. Satwant successfully defended the appeal.
i) Satwant acted for the Plaintiff in divorce suit Yam Kia Hwa v Tan Guan Huat [2014] SGDC 65. The court awarded 80% share of the matrimonial assets to the Plaintiff.
j) Satwant acted for the Plaintiff in a High Court suit, Lim Andy v Tea Yeok Kian Terence [2015] SGHC 92. Judgment was entered for the Plaintiff after trial.
k) Satwant acted for the Plaintiff in a High Court suit, Johnson Controls (S) Pte Ltd v Ho Air-Conditioning and Engineering Pte Ltd [2004] SGHC 86. Judgment was entered for the Plaintiff after 8 days trial.
l) Satwant acted for the Defendant in an appeal in the High Court. Yap Bee Har v Chan Tai Hock Philip [2005] SGHC 99. The appeal was allowed in part by the court.
m) Satwant acted for the Defendant in a High Court matter. Asia Silk Stores v Lata Ashok Khemlani (trading as DJ Hira Enterprise [2019] SGHC 112. He successfully defended the setting aside application for bankruptcy in the first instance in the High Court and also on appeal.