Subhas Anandan

Subhas Anandan
Anandan in 2011
Born(1947-12-25)25 December 1947
Dominion of India
Died7 January 2015(2015-01-07) (aged 67)
Singapore
Other names"The Basher"
EducationRaffles Institution
University of Singapore
OccupationLawyer

Subhas Anandan[1] (25 December 1947 – 7 January 2015) was a Singaporean criminal lawyer, who was known to have represented criminals in many high-profile cases that occurred in Singapore.[2][3][4][5]

At the time of his death, Anandan was the senior partner in law firm RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP and headed its department in criminal law.[3][6] He was a founding member and the first president of the Association of Criminal Lawyers of Singapore.[6][7][8] He was also the president of Cuesports Singapore, the national sports association for billiards, snooker, and pool.[6] Towards the end of his life, Anandan's health began to deteriorate and he died of heart failure in January 2015.

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  2. ^ Chan, C. (16 May 2007) "Regrets? He has a few..." The New Paper. Retrieved 29 January 2010
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  5. ^ Shibani Mahtani (9 July 2012). "Singapore to Soften Death Penalty for Drugs". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 7 January 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  6. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Yap was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Church's remarks could interfere judicial process: Lawyers". AsiaOne. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 6 July 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
  8. ^ "Singapore to legalise anal, oral sex – but only for heterosexuals". Fridae. 9 November 2006. Retrieved 14 July 2012.