Costs Orders Sought by Accused or Defence Counsel against Public Prosecutor

Debated in Parliament on 30 Nov 2022.

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Leon Perera asked the Minister for Law for data from 2018 to 2022 on the number of cases where accused or defence counsel sought costs orders against the Public Prosecutor, the number granted by courts, and the maximum and median quantum of such orders.
The Minister for Law, K Shanmugam, responded that these matters are not specifically tracked as they relate to court decisions based on established legal principles.
The debate highlighted the lack of centralized statistics on costs orders sought against the Public Prosecutor, with the government indicating such orders are handled by the courts on a case-by-case basis.

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Leon Perera

Mr Leon Perera asked the Minister for Law for each year between 2018 and 2022 (a) what is the number of cases in which the accused or their defence counsel have sought costs orders against the Public Prosecutor; (b) how many of such orders are granted by the Courts; and (c) what are the maximum and median quantum of costs ordered against the Public Prosecutor respectively.

K Shanmugam

Such matters relate to orders made within the context of Court proceedings and are not specifically tracked. The Courts decide on such matters, based on established principles.

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Leon Perera asked the Minister for Law for data from 2018 to 2022 on the number of cases where accused or defence counsel sought costs orders against the Public Prosecutor, the number granted by courts, and the maximum and median quantum of such orders.
The Minister for Law, K Shanmugam, responded that these matters are not specifically tracked as they relate to court decisions based on established legal principles.
The debate highlighted the lack of centralized statistics on costs orders sought against the Public Prosecutor, with the government indicating such orders are handled by the courts on a case-by-case basis.

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Costs Orders Sought by Accused or Defence Counsel against Public Prosecutor

Debated in Parliament on 30 Nov 2022.

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Leon Perera asked the Minister for Law for data from 2018 to 2022 on the number of cases where accused or defence counsel sought costs orders against the Public Prosecutor, the number granted by courts, and the maximum and median quantum of such orders.
The Minister for Law, K Shanmugam, responded that these matters are not specifically tracked as they relate to court decisions based on established legal principles.
The debate highlighted the lack of centralized statistics on costs orders sought against the Public Prosecutor, with the government indicating such orders are handled by the courts on a case-by-case basis.

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Leon Perera

K Shanmugam

Such matters relate to orders made within the context of Court proceedings and are not specifically tracked. The Courts decide on such matters, based on established principles.

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Leon Perera asked the Minister for Law for data from 2018 to 2022 on the number of cases where accused or defence counsel sought costs orders against the Public Prosecutor, the number granted by courts, and the maximum and median quantum of such orders.
The Minister for Law, K Shanmugam, responded that these matters are not specifically tracked as they relate to court decisions based on established legal principles.
The debate highlighted the lack of centralized statistics on costs orders sought against the Public Prosecutor, with the government indicating such orders are handled by the courts on a case-by-case basis.

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Costs Orders Sought by Accused or Defence Counsel against Public Prosecutor

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Leon Perera

K Shanmugam

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Costs Orders Sought by Accused or Defence Counsel against Public Prosecutor

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Leon Perera

K Shanmugam

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