EXPERIENCED CRIMINAL LAWYER WITH TRIAL EXPERIENCE

Siraj is a lawyer with particular expertise in Criminal Defence. Siraj honed his expertise in criminal litigation over the past 2 years as a Criminal Legal Aid Scheme (“CLAS”) Fellow. He has acted for close to 100 clients over a range of Penal Code and non-Penal Code offences (including white collar and regulatory offences) before the State Courts and Supreme Court in Plead Guilty mentions, Magistrates Appeals and several State Court trials. He has secured conditional warnings, acquittals (both at the pre-trial and post-trial stage) and community-based sentences/probation for adult offenders who have committed serious offences (ex. CDSA, Housebreaking & Rioting Offences). Siraj is a member of the Criminal Legal Aid Committee at Law Society Pro Bono Services and has also given talks on criminal law to various community stakeholders.

Siraj is able to provide assistance at any point of the criminal justice process from the investigations/pre-charge stage up to trials and appeals.

The range of matters Siraj has dealt with is extensive and includes:

Regulatory Offences
Offences under various statutes such as the Computer Misuse & Cybersecurity Act, Employment of Foreign Manpower Act, Immigration Act, Moneylenders Act, Remote Gambling Act & Road Traffic Act.

Property Offences
Extortion, Cheating, Criminal Breach of Trust, Criminal Trespass, Corruption (Prevention of Corruption Act) Dishonest Misappropriation, Forgery, Money-laundering (Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes [Confiscation of Benefits] Act), Mischief, Receiving Stolen Property, Robbery, Theft

Violent Offences
Affray, Assault, Causing Hurt, Criminal Force, Culpable Homicide, Causing Death by Rash or Negligent Act, Rioting, Unlawful Assembly