Tan Wee Hao

Tan Wee Hao is a legal practitioner in Singapore. With documented cases from 2016 to 2022. The lawyer has handled 16 cases in Singapore's courts. Associated with 2 law firms. The lawyer demonstrates particular expertise in criminal law and misuse of drugs act. Their track record shows a 69.0% success rate in resolved cases.

Areas of Practice and Expertise

Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated expertise across 47 primary practice areas, with significant experience in criminal law and criminal procedure.

Practice Area	Case Volume	Distribution	Expertise Level	Description
Criminal Law	15 cases	14% of total caseload	Highly Specialized76% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 15 cases which represents 14% of their total caseload.
Criminal Procedure	12 cases	11% of total caseload	Experienced72% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 12 cases which represents 11% of their total caseload.
Misuse of Drugs Act	11 cases	10% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 11 cases which represents 10% of their total caseload.
Sentencing	11 cases	10% of total caseload	Experienced68% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 11 cases which represents 10% of their total caseload.
Evidence	6 cases	5% of total caseload	Experienced66% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 6 cases which represents 5% of their total caseload.
Administrative Law	4 cases	4% of total caseload	General Practice25% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 4 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Penal Code	4 cases	4% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 4 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Civil Procedure	4 cases	4% of total caseload	General Practice45% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 4 cases which represents 4% of their total caseload.
Psychiatry	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced68% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Criminal Revision	2 cases	2% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Constitutional Law	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Highly Specialized83% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Judgments and Orders	2 cases	2% of total caseload	Experienced53% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 2 cases which represents 2% of their total caseload.
Natural justice	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Admissibility of evidence	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Contempt of Court	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Sentencing Guidelines	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Abuse of Process	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Costs	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Duty of Candour	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice25% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Capital Punishment	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Sentencing Appeals	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Criminal Review	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Drug Trafficking	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Statutory Interpretation	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Judicial Review	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced65% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
House-trespass	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Appeal	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Money Laundering	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Mandatory Treatment Order	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Mental Capacity Act	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Personal liability of solicitor for costs	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Women’s Charter	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Elements of crime	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Importation of controlled drugs	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Mens rea	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized80% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Abnormality of Mind	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Bankruptcy	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice10% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Child Abuse and Neglect	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice30% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Child Custody	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Child Support	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Domestic Violence	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced60% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Legal Malpractice	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice40% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Personal Injury	1 cases	1% of total caseload	General Practice20% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated general practice experiencein this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Property Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized85% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Theft	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Highly Specialized90% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated deep specialization and significant involvement in complex mattersin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Evidence Law	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced50% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.
Statutory offences	1 cases	1% of total caseload	Experienced70% relevance score	Tan Wee Hao has demonstrated substantial experience and regular engagementin this area, handling 1 cases which represents 1% of their total caseload.

Law Firm Affiliations

Tan Wee Hao has been affiliated with 2 law firms. The most active affiliation involves 15 cases.

Law Firm	Cases Handled	Workload Share	Recent Cases
Attorney-General’s Chambers	15 cases	94% of cases	Nagaenthran v Attorney-General: Personal Costs Orders Against Defence Counsel(May 2022) Panchalai v Public Prosecutor: Stay of Execution Application Based on Reasonable Apprehension of Bias(Apr 2022) Nagaenthran v Attorney-General: Abuse of Process & Mental Capacity in Death Penalty Case(Mar 2022)
Attorney’s General Chambers	1 cases	6% of cases	PP v Vashan: Drug Importation under Misuse of Drugs Act - Sentencing(Jun 2019)

Case Complexity Analysis

Analysis of Tan Wee Hao's case complexity based on the number of parties involved and case characteristics.

Complexity Overview

Average Parties per Case: 2.3
Complex Cases: 0 (0%); Cases with more than 3 parties

Complexity by Case Type

Type	Cases	Avg Parties	Distribution
Lost	32.0 parties avg	2.0	19%
Neutral	13.0 parties avg	3.0	6%
Partial	13.0 parties avg	3.0	6%
Won	112.3 parties avg	2.3	69%

Complexity Trends Over Time

Year	Cases	Average Parties
2016	32.3 parties avg	2.3
2017	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2018	22.0 parties avg	2.0
2019	62.2 parties avg	2.2
2021	12.0 parties avg	2.0
2022	32.8 parties avg	2.8

Case Outcome Analytics

Analysis of Tan Wee Hao's case outcomes, including distribution by type, yearly trends, and monetary outcomes where applicable.

Outcome Distribution

Outcome Type	Cases	Percentage
Lost	3(19%)	19%
Neutral	1(6%)	6%
Partial	1(6%)	6%
Won	11(69%)	69%

Monetary Outcomes

Currency	Total Amount	Average	Cases
SGD	20,000.00	20,000.001 cases	1

Yearly Outcome Trends

Year	Total Cases	Outcome Distribution
2016	3 111	Lost: 1 cases (33.3%) Partial: 1 cases (33.3%) Won: 1 cases (33.3%)
2017	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2018	2 2	Won: 2 cases (100.0%)
2019	6 213	Lost: 2 cases (33.3%) Neutral: 1 cases (16.7%) Won: 3 cases (50.0%)
2021	1 1	Won: 1 cases (100.0%)
2022	3 3	Won: 3 cases (100.0%)

Case History

Displaying all 16 cases

No.	Case	Decision Date	Party & Outcome
1	Nagaenthran v Attorney-General: Personal Costs Orders Against Defence Counsel 25 May 2022 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	25 May 2022	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Costs AwardedCosts awarded against the applicant's counsels. (Assumed SGD, as the judgment originates from Singapore).
2	Panchalai v Public Prosecutor: Stay of Execution Application Based on Reasonable Apprehension of Bias 25 Apr 2022 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	25 Apr 2022	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Motion DismissedCriminal motion dismissed.
3	Nagaenthran v Attorney-General: Abuse of Process & Mental Capacity in Death Penalty Case 28 Mar 2022 Attorney-General (Respondent)Won	28 Mar 2022	Attorney-General (Respondent): Appeal DismissedThe appeal was dismissed, in favor of the Attorney-General.
4	Nazeri bin Lajim v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Review Application for Drug Trafficking Conviction 19 Apr 2021 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	19 Apr 2021	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application dismissedThe court dismissed the applicant's application for review.
5	Public Prosecutor v Oh Yew Lee: Trafficking Diamorphine under the Misuse of Drugs Act 26 Aug 2019 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	26 Aug 2019	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Conviction and mandatory death penalty imposedThe accused was convicted and the mandatory death penalty was imposed.
6	PP v Hamidah & Ilechukwu: Drug Trafficking, Fresh Evidence, PTSD & Impact on Statements 04 Jul 2019 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Neutral	04 Jul 2019	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Findings made on the terms of reference remitted by the Court of Appeal.The court made findings on the terms of reference remitted by the Court of Appeal.
7	PP v Vashan: Drug Importation under Misuse of Drugs Act - Sentencing 12 Jun 2019 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	12 Jun 2019	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for ProsecutionAccused sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment and 15 strokes of the cane.
8	Adili Chibuike Ejike v Public Prosecutor: Illegal Importation of Methamphetamine & Wilful Blindness 26 May 2019 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Lost	26 May 2019	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal dismissedThe appeal against the conviction was allowed, and the appellant was acquitted.
9	Public Prosecutor v Lim Koon Eng Jeremiah: Trafficking of Diamorphine 13 Mar 2019 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	13 Mar 2019	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for ProsecutionThe accused was convicted of the charge.
10	GCX v Public Prosecutor: MTO Suitability Report & Sentencing for Voluntarily Causing Hurt 23 Jan 2019 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Lost	23 Jan 2019	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal dismissedThe appeal was allowed and the original sentence was overturned.
11	Nur Jihad bin Rosli v Public Prosecutor: Criminal Trespass and Theft 04 Oct 2018 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Won	04 Oct 2018	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Judgment UpheldThe Public Prosecutor's case was upheld; the appeal was dismissed.
12	Public Prosecutor v Gunasilan Nadarajah: Trafficking of Methamphetamine under the Misuse of Drugs Act 31 Jul 2018 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	31 Jul 2018	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Guilty verdictThe accused was found guilty.
13	PP v Muhammad Nor Haiqal: Drug Trafficking under Misuse of Drugs Act 12 Nov 2017 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	12 Nov 2017	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for ProsecutionAccused sentenced to 24 years' imprisonment and 20 strokes of the cane.
14	Public Prosecutor v Tan Kim Hup: Trafficking of Diamorphine under the Misuse of Drugs Act 19 Oct 2016 Public Prosecutor (Prosecution)Won	19 Oct 2016	Public Prosecutor (Prosecution): Judgment for ProsecutionAccused convicted of drug trafficking.
15	Sim Yeow Kee & Loi Wenda v Public Prosecutor: Corrective Training, Mandatory Aftercare Scheme & Sentencing 28 Sep 2016 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Partial	28 Sep 2016	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Appeal Partially LostThe Public Prosecutor's position was partially rejected as the court allowed Sim's appeal.
16	Phua Han Chuan Jeffery v Public Prosecutor: Re-sentencing for Drug Offense Due to Abnormality of Mind 21 Apr 2016 Public Prosecutor (Respondent)Lost	21 Apr 2016	Public Prosecutor (Respondent): Application not successfulThe Public Prosecutor's contention that the applicant did not meet the second condition of s 33B(3) of the MDA was not successful.