Bala 
REDDY

 
Adjunct Professor

Served as Chief Prosecutor at the Attorney General’s Chambers with more than 37 years’ litigation experience conducting several landmark criminal prosecutions and appeals in Singapore. Represented Singapore at several international negotiations including the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime and the UN Convention against Corruption and served as legal expert on mutual evaluation of several countries. As Principal District Judge from 2005 to 2008 was instrumental in the setting up of the Community Court in Singapore. Also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and the UN Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime (UNAFEI).

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Contact

Bala_Reddy@statecourts.gov.sg
(65) 6516-4191
ETS-02-38

Education

MPhil (Cambridge); LLM, LLB (Hons) (NUS); Solicitor (England and Wales), Advocate & Solicitor (Brunei), Advocate & Solicitor (Singapore), Accredited Mediator (CEDR), Fellow (Singapore Institute of Arbitrators)

Current Courses

NUS-State Courts Judicial Clerkship Programme

Served as Chief Prosecutor at the Attorney General’s Chambers with more than 37 years’ litigation experience conducting several landmark criminal prosecutions and appeals in Singapore. Represented Singapore at several international negotiations including the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime and the UN Convention against Corruption and served as legal expert on mutual evaluation of several countries. As Principal District Judge from 2005 to 2008 was instrumental in the setting up of the Community Court in Singapore. Also an alumnus of the Harvard Business School and the UN Asia and Far East Institute for the Prevention of Crime (UNAFEI). Was also senior teaching fellow and the subject co-ordinator and examiner for Criminal Litigation Practice Course at the Singapore Institute of Legal Education from 1992 to 2014. Also an adjunct faculty member in the law school at SMU.

Other Publications

Bala Reddy, “The Evolution of The Supreme Court’s Attitude to Criminal Justice” co-author of paper in publication, Developments in Singapore Law 2006-2010 – Trends and Perspectives in Singapore

Bala Reddy, ‘Developments in Criminal Law’ in “Developments in Singapore Law between 1996 and 2000” (Singapore Academy of Law/ Sweet & Maxwell Asia, 2001)

Bala Reddy, “Community-Based Alternatives in Sentencing” paper presented at the UNAFEI 141st International Senior Seminar as a Visiting Expert in Tokyo from 7 – 10 February 2009 http://www.unafei.or.jp/english/pdf/RS_No79/No79_28VE_Reddy.pdf)

Bala Reddy, “Strengthening of Domestic and International Co-operation for Effective Investigation and Prosecution of Corruption” (UNAFEI Regional Forum on Good Governance for East Asian Countries as a Visiting Expert) 2008

Bala Reddy, “Sentencing : Unintended but Foreseeable Consequences” (1992) 4 SAcLJ 116

Bala Reddy, “Community Service Orders : An Alternative Sentence” (1991) 3 SAcLJ 230


  • Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Sentencing
  • Criminology