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POSH PROJECTS PTE LTD v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel YANGTZE HARMONY (IMO No. 9318917)
held in court in the event the ship is judicially sold? The dichotomy between proceedings in personam and in rem may become somewhat blurred when arbitral awards rendered against named defendants in personam are sought to be enforced in admiralty actions in rem commenced against ships. 3 The pr
MUHAMMAD ADAM LEE BIN MUHAMMAD LEE v TAY JIA RONG SEAN
Summary of Award on TBI................................................34 (2) Facial fractures............................................................................35 (3) Lung injuries and urinary tract infection.....................................35 (4) Lower limb injuries...................
SUE CHANG (XU ZHENG) v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
JUDGMENT [Criminal Law — Statutory offences — Road Traffic Act] [Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing — Sentencing framework — Section 65(3)(a) of the Road Traffic Act] Version No 1: 25 Jul 2022 (11:57 hrs) i TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.................................................
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Eddie Lee Zheng Da & Yap Peng Keong, Darren
a job as a private hire driver and thus had the use of a car. It is not in dispute that Lee later recruited Yap to transport drugs for him.2 1 Transcript, 19 Oct 2021, p 46 lines 18‒20, p 54 lines 30‒32, p 55 lines 1‒8; 21 Oct 2021, p 38 lines 6‒8. 2 Transcript, 19 Oct 2021, p 86 lines 20‒23;
FUJI XEROX ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD & 2 Ors v PTC BUSINESS SYSTEMS PTE LTD
ovation Singapore Pte Ltd (3) FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp And PTC Business Systems Pte Ltd GROUNDS OF DECISION [Intellectual Property] — [Copyright] — [Infringement] — [Primary infringement] [Intellectual Property] — [Copyright] — [Infringement] — [Secondary infringement] [Intellectual Prop
Adeline Toh Tun Li v Central Provident Fund Board & Anor
on a statutory trust in favour for a nominated beneficiary (or the eligible beneficiaries under s 25A(1) of the CPF Act should no nomination have been made). It is trite law that what falls within the ambit of a statutory trust and the obligations of a statutory trustee are matters of statutory
THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v ZERO GERALDO MARIO NALPON
DGMENT [Legal Profession — Contempt of court] [Legal Profession — Disciplinary proceedings] [Legal Profession — Professional conduct — Breach] [Legal Profession — Professional conduct — Grossly improper conduct] [Legal Profession — Show cause action] Version No 1: 12 Apr 2022 (12:22 hrs) i TABLE
The "Mezen"
that “goods carried in a ship” referred only to “goods carried as cargo”, on the basis of the long established decision of R v City of London Court Judge [1883] 12 QBD 115. The court went on to hold that even though “goods” was extended to include “baggage” by section 8(1) of the Administration of J
R. MANOKARAN & 3 Ors v CHUAH AH LENG & 2 Ors
… Plaintiffs And 1. Chuah Ah Leng 2. Zenwan (M) Sdn Bhd 3. Grassland Express & Tours Pte Ltd … Defendants Suit No 1307 of 2018 Between 1. Wee Chye Hee 2. Xie Lianzhu @ Ye Lianzhu … Plaintiffs And 1. Chuah Ah Leng 2. Zenwan (M) Sdn Bhd 3. Grassland Express Pte Ltd … Defendants Version No 1: 24
GOH SIAM TEOW v LIM TUNG HEE ARTHERO
on trust for him. 8 The evidence does not support the respondent’s narrative. The documents only show that the respondent contributed from his CPF accounts, and that the cash payments were made by G. Although the housing loan for the Lorong 5 Toa Payoh flat was paid for by the respondent, he onl
Castlewood Group Pte. Ltd. (in Creditor's Voluntary Liquidation)
Castlewood Group Pte Ltd (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) … Applicant BRIEF REMARKS [Insolvency Law — Winding up — Third-party litigation funding] Version No 1: 23 May 2022 (12:21 hrs) This judgment is subject to final editorial corrections approved by the court and/or redaction pursuant to
PORTCOM PTE LTD & 2 Ors v VERRENCY GROUP LIMITED & Anor
Rev Ed) (the “CA”) to compulsorily acquire the shares held by those non- assenting shareholders. The questions for the court are first, whether the section has been complied with and secondly, if it has, whether it would be unfair to permit the Australian company to proceed with compulsory acquisi
THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v CLARENCE LUN YAODONG
a practising certificate for 2 years, 10 months and 16 days in the preceding seven years. 10 Ms Sunil commenced her TC on 2 January 2020. On that date, the respondent had only held a practising certificate for 2 years, 11 months and 3 days in the preceding seven years. On 5 January 2020, Ms Sunil
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd v Daewoo Singapore Pte Ltd and Another
He held that the company was not in breach of the contract. The contract was discharged where the power of the company to carry on business was taken away by something for which the company was not responsible. The company could not continue its business by reason of losses. MacEwan himself advised
The "Ching Ho" And Another
k Tsung Hao (Allen & Gledhill) for the second and fourth plaintiffs; Leong Kah Wah and Derek Tan (Joseph Tan Jude Benny) for the defendants Parties : — Civil Procedure – Originating processes – Writ – Extension of validity – Grounds for extension – Non-service of writ due to plaintiffs' alleged mis
WILLIAM LIM TIEN HOU v LING KOK HUA
in the appellant’s bank account, were frozen and seized. Both the appellant and respondent lay claim to the Moneys. The DJ’s full grounds of decision are set out at William Lim Tien Hou v Ling Kok Hua [2021] SGDC 237 (“GD”).13 Decision below 8 The DJ ordered the return of the Moneys to the respon
DEBENHO PTE LTD & Anor v ENVY GLOBAL TRADING PTE. LTD. & Anor
that there was little risk of a multiplicity of proceedings to justify a stay. This was because the plaintiffs had confirmed that they would not be applying for leave to continue 42 Ng’s 1st Affidavit at para 17(b). 43 PWS at para 6(c). Version No 1: 14 Jan 2022 (11:33 hrs) Debenho Pte Ltd v
Tan Mei Sin v Tan Ah Lim
that the plaintiff has standing in this case. Version No 1: 29 Jul 2022 (17:16 hrs) Tan Mei Sin v Tan Ah Lim [2022] SGHC 183 7 Whether the plaintiff has obtained the SLA’s extension of time 17 However, notwithstanding that the plaintiff has standing, I found that she has not obtained the required e
TAY JIE QI
been held in connection with the misconduct; (c) the nature and extent of and the circumstances surrounding the initial and subsequent disclosures about the misconduct made by the applicant in her application for admission; (d) any evidence of remorse; and (e) any evidence of rehabilitation inc
STL Machinery Pte Ltd v Hai Leck Marine Contractor Pte Ltd
17. The plaintiffs applied for summary judgment on their action. This came on for hearing before an Assistant Registrar. After hearing counsel the Assistant Registrar gave judgment to the plaintiffs in terms of prayers (i) to (v) of the plaintiffs’ claims without specifying whether the damages were
THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL v THAM YIM SIONG (TAN YANCHANG) & 2 Ors
J held that OS 1051 was groundless and an abuse of the process of the court, and struck out and dismissed OS 1051 against the 9 Ministers and the other two 2 Version No 1: 27 Oct 2020 (22:40 hrs) AG v Tham Yim Siong [2017] SGHC 267 defendants. On 27 May 2016, Woo J struck out OS 1051 against the r
DARCO WATER TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED v THYE KIM MENG
panies — Directors — Duties] Version No 1: 08 Mar 2022 (11:09 hrs) i TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION............................................................................................1 BACKGROUND ..............................................................................................2
WONG SHU KIAT & Anor v CHEN JINPING, MICHELLE & Anor
by Mr Tin and/or the Estate and/or the first defendant on trust for the plaintiffs,32 and an order for an account to be taken with respect to the Outstanding Sum.33 Further or in the alternative, the plaintiffs seek equitable compensation to be assessed and paid by the defendants.34 In addition,
ATLAS EQUIFIN PRIVATE LIMITED v ELECTRONIC CASH AND PAYMENT SOLUTIONS (S) PTE LTD
olution Act 2018 And In the matter of Electronic Cash and Payment Solutions (S) Pte Ltd Between Atlas Equifin Private Limited … Claimant And Electronic Cash and Payment Solutions (S) Pte Ltd … Defendant And (1) Andy Lim (2) Monica Kochhar (3) Praveen Suri … Non-parties Version No 1: 13 Oct 2022 (