ENGAGEMENT OF QUEEN'S COUNSELS BY GOVERNMENT

Dr Lee Siew-Choh asked the Minister for Law what expenditure has been incurred by the government in the engagement of Queen's Counsels for the government in appeals to the Privy Council over the years 1984 to 1988 showing separately, in each instance, the nature of the appeal and the amount paid.

Prof. S. Jayakumar: QC'S ENGAGED IN APPEALS TO PRIVY COUNCIL 1984 - 1988 Costs S/ File Date of Amount Awarded Nature of No No Subject Payment Paid to AG Offence -- ---- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- 1 2/82 Lim Kok Yew 31.1.84 $1,304.35 - Accomplice v PP of person using arm 2 6/82 Tjoea Chwee 25.7.84 $1,428.83 - Murder Tee v PP 3 3/83 Leo Hai Hock 25.7.84 $1,193.44 - Trafficking v PP of drug 4 1/83 Donald Chan 5.1.85 $1,182.42 - Murder Hock Chye v PP 5 5/82 Mariappan ) Murder A/L ) Kandasamy ) ) 3/82 Bong Kim ) 11.1.85 $3,951.88 Trafficking Loy and Anor) in drug ) 1/82 Murugaya ) Trafficking Rajendran ) in drug ) 3/80 Kalidass s/o) Murder S Narayana- ) samy v PP ) 6 1/84 Tan Ah Leng 12.6.85 $1,727.89 Trafficking v PP in drug 7 1/85 Ramu 19.2.86 $1,940.35 Murder Annadavascan & Anor v PP 8 5/85 Wong Hong Toy 6.6.86 $7,473.46 $4,784.9 Fraudulent & J B delivery Jeyaretnam of property v PP in cheques to prevent distribution and false declaration 9 3/85 Wong Foot 7.7.86 $1,998.53 Murder Ling v PP Costs S/ File Date of Amount Awarded Nature of No No Subject Payment Paid to AG Offence -- ---- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------- 10 2/85 Tay Cheng 5.11.86 $1,970.87 Murder Hoe v PP 11 3/87 J B Jeyaret- 19.1.88 $9,431.30 $4,216.00 Same as nam v PP No 8 12 3/86 Sim Min Teck 19.1.88 $2,633.40 Murder v PP 13 1/86 Ong Her Hock 22.1.88 $2,666.84 Murder v PP 14 2/86 Seet Thiam 16.3.88 $2,551.64 Murder Heng v PP 15 4/86 Tan Mui Choo 29.4.88 $5,580.13 Murder & Anor v PP 16 4/85 Sng Kian 29.4.88 $2,628.87 Murder Huat v PP 17 1/87 Sek Kim Wah 14.7.88 $2,868.96 Murder v PP