Subhas is over-rated especially by the not-so-educated. I recently came across at least 3 Ah Bengs who mati mati wanted to hire Subhas even though they stand 0% chance of winning their respective cases. One was tested positive (CNB's case), another for drink driving (second time) and the third, for illegal lottery. Evidence kau kau, how to fight and win? To them, Subhas is like God!
Yeah, to the Sengs and Bengs, Subhas is the only lawyer they've heard of. But it police and legal circles, everybody knows Subhas is overrated. He's famous only for taking up high media profile capital penalty cases that no other lawyers wanted, and practically lost every one of them anyway.
I used a small Chinatown two-man firm lawyer to win my drunken driving case whilst under licence disqualification case. I was grateful to be so lucky and learned my lesson too. Though I walked off the court a free man, not even needing to pay any fine, I didn't bother retaking my licence even after 1-year disqualification was up. Take bus, MRT and taxi. For if one day, I really kill somebody on the road, no smart story me and my lawyer cook up can save me, or the innocent victim.
But lawyers, we must know how to choose and how to use. For example, to sue a company for bankruptcy, I'd let Allen & Gledhill army undertake the case.