Deferred prosecution agreements in Singapore: What is the appropriate standard for judicial approval

• Main Authors: CHUA, Eunice, CHAN, Benedict Wei Qi
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: deferred prosecution agreements; evidence; criminal procedure; corporate crime; Criminal Law; Criminal Procedure
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/3092; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/5050/viewcontent/_15544567___International_Commentary_on_Evidence__Deferred_Prosecution_Agreements_in_Singapore__What_Is_the_Appropriate_Standard_for_Judicial_Approval_.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Originating from the US, deferred prosecution agreements (“DPAs”) have made their way to the UK through the Crime and Courts Act 2013 and Singapore through the Criminal Justice Reform Act 2018. The Singapore model for approval of DPAs draws heavily from the UK and both require proof to a court that...