Mr Samuel Chua Hwa Kuan

• Member, Singapore Academy of Law
• Associate Mediator, Singapore Mediation Centre
• Accredited Mediator, Singapore International Mediation Institute
• Member, Secretariat, Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (Singapore) (2016 - 2020)
• Executive Committee Member, Secretariat, Council of ASEAN Chief Justices (Singapore) & Secretariat, ASEAN Law Association (Singapore) (2018 - 2020)
• Member, Court and Tribunal Excellence Secretariat, State Courts (2020)
• Adjunct Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (2020 - 2022)

Criminal Appeals in the Court of Appeal

• Thong Ah Fat v Public Prosecutor [2012] 1 SLR 676
• Kamrul Hasan Abdul Quddus v Public Prosecutor [2011] SGCA 52
• Public Prosecutor v Aniza bte Essa [2009] 3 SLR(R) 327

Selected Criminal Prosecutions and Magistrate’s Appeals in the High Court

• Hossan Saddam v Public Prosecutor Magistrates' Appeal No. 9209-2023-01
• Alka v Public Prosecutor [2024] 5 SLR 1071
• Nandakishor s/o Raj Pat Ahir v Public Prosecutor [2014] SGHC 121
• Mohd Hazwan bin Mohd Muji v Public Prosecutor [2013] 1 SLR 516
• Public Prosecutor v Nagaenthran a/l K Dharmalingam [2011] 2 SLR 830
• Public Prosecutor v Thong Ah Fat [2010] SGHC 227
• Public Prosecutor v Kamrul Hasan Abdul Quddus [2010] SGHC 7
• Public Prosecutor v Leong Soy Yip and Another [2009] SGHC 221
• Public Prosecutor v Aniza bte Essa [2008] 3 SLR(R) 832

Selected Criminal Prosecutions in the Subordinate Courts/ State Courts

• Public Prosecutor v Islam Mohammad Khabirul [2025] SGMC 8
• Public Prosecutor v Gary Choo Pu Chang [2022] SGDC 128
• Public Prosecutor v Nanda Sudhir Kumar [2008] SGDC 54
• Public Prosecutor v Chin See Ming [2008] SGDC 16
• Public Prosecutor v Phang Chwee Seng Anthony [2007] SGDC 284
• Public Prosecutor v Ng Sing Yuen [2007] SGDC 203

Executive Experience

• Established and administered the Community Disputes Resolution Tribunals in the State Courts (2015 - 2017)
• Established and administered the On-site Psychological Services Programme at the State Courts (2016 - 2021)
• Convenor for the State Courts – National University of Singapore Clerkship Programme (2018)
• Co-lecturer in the Advanced Criminal Legal Process module, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (2019)
• Convenor for the State Courts – National University of Singapore & Singapore Management University Clinical Clerkship Programme (2019 - 2020)
• Convenor for the State Courts – Singapore University of Social Sciences Legal Clerkship Programme (2020)

• Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
• Employment Law
• Community Law
• Coronial Law
• Trial Advocacy
• Mediation