Gloria James-Civetta
Head Lawyer
Gloria James is one of the few women lawyers in Singapore representing clients in Criminal Defence, Representation, Private Prosecution and POHA matters.
She’s a veteran of 27 years in the practice of Criminal Law and has appeared and represented clients in high profile cases, be it in the State Courts, Magistrate’s Appeal, High Court and Court of Appeal.
She had the privileged to be mentored by Sir Nicholas Bratza, QC (a former President of the European Courts of Human Rights) and the late Mr Subhas Anandan (one of Singapore’s most famous criminal lawyers).
Gloria’s ability to guide clients through the process with care and clarity makes her a valuable asset.
Client Base
Gloria has acted for local and expat clients in white collar and blue collar criminal law matters.
Experience
Gloria believes in representation at the most immediate opportunity and stresses the importance of putting your case forward even if it’s at the initial stage of investigation.
Approach
Her approach produces results. Clients have either had their charges dropped, a stern warning administered, a conditional warning being given or having the matter compounded altogether.
Almost half of her criminal matters are dealt with at the pre-court stage.
Gloria does not hesitate to refer a client for psychiatric evaluation and with a treatment plan sought. This helps in cases where a client is facing a community court matter and is likely to receive a community-based sentence.
Case Diversity
- Murder
- Rape
- Sexual Offences
- Drug Trafficking
- Drug Possession
- Assault
- Theft offences
- Fraud
- Cheating
- Offences against Public Servants
- ICA matters
- Offences under the Women’s Charter
- Juvenile Offences
- Stalking
- Cyber Crime offences
- Manslaughter
- Molest
- Criminal Intimidation
- Drug Consumption
- Affray
- Rioting
- Corruption
- Forgery
- Misappropriation
- Road Traffic Matters
- MOM matters
- Children and Young Persons Act
- Harassment
- Cyber-bullying
- Computer Misuse Act
Membership
Gloria had served as a Vice-Chairman of the Criminal Law Practice Committee of the Law Society of Singapore for 6 years. She was acknowledged for her efforts and received extensive appreciation from the Law Society of Singapore.
She contributed her time in several CLAS, Pro-Bono and LASCO matters, and was acknowledged by the Law Society of Singapore when she was presented with the Volunteer of the Year Award under the Sole Practitioner category.
Gloria also received Certificates of Appreciation from the Supreme Court and State Courts of Singapore, 7 years in a row.
GLORIA JAMES-CIVETTA & CO, sits as a Panel of Lawyers for several Embassies and Consulates in Singapore.
Below are links covering some of Gloria’s cases or where her comments were sought.
- Legal issues: Four common transgressions that see expats getting into trouble with the law in Singapore
- Victims offer cash incentive for former sex offenders to stay crime-free
- S’porean colleagues help drivers post bail
- Cyber bullying in Singapore: Guide to new online laws
- Many blogs with pictures of local schoolgirls found on Tumblr
- Maid: Sir said ‘I need you’ before raping me
- Grab ride turns nightmare for girl, 10
- The Big Read: Help or hindrance? There’s a downside to posting clips of traffic incidents
- Contrasting reactions to jailing of NS defaulter
- She didn’t get off lightly: Lawyers
- Nepalese doctor loses $94,000 to imposter
- Why wasn’t ‘Messiah’ charged for instigation
- What next for the women?
- The two who fled S’pore last year
- Webcam danger: feeds from Singapore homes found on surveillance website
- Photos Of Singapore Schoolgirls With Obscene Comments Are On Tumblr
- Is it sexual grooming?
- 50 may testify at coroner’s inquiry
- Mystery surrounding American’s death in Singapore deepens as parents quit inquest into son’s death
- 5 S’pore lawyers to act for family of dead US researcher
- Shane Todd’s family seeks US Congress, Thai expert’s help
- Parents in Singapore for coroner’s inquiry
- Lawyers: Sentence for driver is fair
- Acquittal ‘rare’, say lawyers
- Helping to address under-reporting of sex crimes
- Maids borrowing trouble along with money
- Meagre pay, family pressure force maids to borrow money
- Ghanaian jailed 12 years for identity theft
- Woman’s acquittal raises questions among lawyers
- He poses as cop to prey on women
- Judicial CP – September 2000
- Safety or fairness?
- Gay ‘brothels’ operating in the heartlands
- Is law effective?
- Allure of the ‘untouchable’
- S’porean Tiwary cleared of Sydney double murder
- Grab ride turns nightmare for girl, 10
- One more expat jumps bail and flees
- Instant affairs
- Did suspect pop into eatery minutes after making off with $30,000 at Standard Chartered?
- Canadian Tennis Ace in Singapore Sex Attack
- Lawyers: Sentence for driver is fair
- Is it sexual grooming?
- Father of boy partially paralysed in tailgater crash: ‘We’ve almost depleted our savings on medical bills’
- Is Someone Watching you on your Webcam
- Important note on Webcam Security
- Upskirt cases on the rise in Singapore as technology grows more advanced
- Teens ‘easy target’ for drug traffickers
- Some criminals ‘deserve default death sentence’
- Woman: Married SCDF Lt-Col pestered me to be his lover
- Hacker threatens to leak ‘incriminating evidence’ against Kong Hee
- Hard on victims despite laws to punish online vigilantes
- Ex-boyfriend started showing up wherever she was
- https://www.herworld.com/solutions/solutions/webcam-internet-surveillance-wifi-hacker
- A lady driver refused to budge after she encountered problems with her complimentary parking privileges at the Lot One Shoppers’ Mall car park.
- The lure of the shame game: Are online vigilantes going too far?
- Hard on victims despite laws to punish online vigilantes
- CNM-CARE Research Talk: Rethinking Censorship In An Age of Authoritarian Resilience- Presented By Professor Cherian George
- Public Prosecutor v Mas Swan bin Adnan and another appeal [2012] SGCA 29
- Court allows shoplifter to keep stolen designer wear
- https://www.singaporelaw.sg/sglaw/laws-of-singapore/case-law/free-law/court-of-appeal-judgments/14573-kho-jabing-and-another-v-public-prosecutor-2011-sgca-24
