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Samuel attained his Bachelor of Laws from the National University of Singapore in 2006 and his Master of Laws (Judicial Studies) from the Singapore Management University in 2021. Deputy Public Prosecutor Samuel was in the Singapore Legal Service from 2006 to 2024. He spent 8 years as a Deputy Public Prosecutor in the Attorney-General’s Chambers and specialised in assessing and prosecuting capital murder and drug cases in the High Court. District Judge Over the next 7 years, Samuel served as a District Judge in the State Courts, where he adjudicated criminal cases and community law-related cases, conducted Coroner’s Inquiries and assisted to establish the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals, apart from various other initiatives. For his contributions to the public service, Samuel was awarded the Public Administration Medal (Bronze) during the 2018 National Day Awards. Employment Law After completing his LLM, Samuel was posted to the Ministry of Manpower's Legal Services Division as Deputy Director (Prosecution & Regulatory Enforcement), where he assessed and made the prosecutorial decisions for criminal cases under MOM’s purview, prosecuted the more challenging cases at trial in the State Courts, argued Magistrate's Appeals and Criminal Motions in the High Court and exercised the administrative functions of Deputy Commissioner for Foreign Manpower, Assistant Commissioner (Work Injury Compensation) and authorised officer under the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act 1990, Work Injury Compensation Act 2019 and Employment Act 1968 respectively. Academic Besides being our consultant, Samuel is a full-time Senior Lecturer in the Singapore University of Social Sciences’ School of Law, where he teaches Criminal Law, Procedure and Evidence among other subjects. Mediator He is also an accredited mediator with the Singapore Mediation Centre and the Singapore International Mediation Institute. |
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