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Best Soar Ltd v Praxis Energy Agents Pte Ltd [2017] SGHC 158
In Best Soar Ltd v Praxis Energy Agents Pte Ltd, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Conflict of laws — Jurisdiction, Conflict of laws — Natural forum.
Public Prosecutor v Ng Peng Chong and another [2017] SGHC 156
In Public Prosecutor v Ng Peng Chong and another, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Criminal Law — Statutory offences.
Ling Diung Kwong v Bo Tien Temple and others [2017] SGHC 155
In Ling Diung Kwong v Bo Tien Temple and others, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Unincorporated Associations and Trade Unions — Meetings, Unincorporated Associations and Trade Unions — Membership.
Public Prosecutor v BLV [2017] SGHC 154
The court held that a complainant's evidence in sexual offence cases should be scrutinised for being unusually convincing, and that a delay in reporting does not automatically invalidate a victim's credibility.
Rathanamalah d/o Shunmugam v Chia Kok Hoong [2017] SGHC 153
In Rathanamalah d/o Shunmugam v Chia Kok Hoong, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Tort — Negligence.
Tan Gek Suan Constance and another v Lau Kean Wah [2017] SGHC 152
In Tan Gek Suan Constance and another v Lau Kean Wah, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil procedure — Pleadings.
Long Kim Wing v LTX-Credence Singapore Pte Ltd [2017] SGHC 151
In Long Kim Wing v LTX-Credence Singapore Pte Ltd, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Employment Law — Wrongful Dismissal.
LED Linear (Asia) Pte Ltd v Krislite Pte Ltd [2017] SGHC 150
In LED Linear (Asia) Pte Ltd v Krislite Pte Ltd, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Contract — Breach, Commercial Transactions — Sale of Goods.
Parakou Shipping Pte Ltd (in liquidation) v Liu Cheng Chan and others [2017] SGHC 15
In Parakou Shipping Pte Ltd (in liquidation) v Liu Cheng Chan and others, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Insolvency Law — Avoidance of transactions, Companies — Directors.
Rohini d/o Balasubramaniam v Yeow Khim Whye Kelvin and another [2017] SGHC 149
In Rohini d/o Balasubramaniam v Yeow Khim Whye Kelvin and another, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Agency — Principal, Tort — Vicarious liability.
LQS Construction Pte Ltd v Mencast Marine Pte Ltd and another [2017] SGHC 148
An applicant for an ex parte injunction has a duty of full and frank disclosure. Failure to disclose material facts, such as the termination of the contract, justifies the discharge of the injunction. Furthermore, a strong prima facie case of unconscionability is required to rest
Devagi d/o Narayanan (alias Devaki Nair) and another v Wong Poh Choy Tommy (alias Wong Pau Chou) and others [2017] SGHC 147
The court held that the use of an unincorporated association's funds to pay for personal defamation proceedings brought by its management committee members was ultra vires the association's objects, and thus the rule in Foss v Harbottle did not bar individual members from seeking
Public Prosecutor v Tan Lye Heng [2017] SGHC 146
In Public Prosecutor v Tan Lye Heng, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Criminal procedure and sentencing — Statements, Criminal procedure and sentencing — Voir dire.
Public Prosecutor v Gobi a/l Avedian [2017] SGHC 145
In Public Prosecutor v Gobi a/l Avedian, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Criminal Law — Statutory offences.
Public Prosecutor v Pannir Selvam Pranthaman [2017] SGHC 144
In Public Prosecutor v Pannir Selvam Pranthaman, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Criminal Law — Statutory offences.
Ang Peng Tiam v Singapore Medical Council and another matter [2017] SGHC 143
A doctor commits professional misconduct if they intentionally and deliberately depart from professional standards, such as by making a false representation to a patient without a reasonable basis or failing to inform a patient of a viable treatment option.
Public Prosecutor v Suthakar J Raman and another [2017] SGHC 142
In Public Prosecutor v Suthakar J Raman and another, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Criminal Law — Statutory offences.
Law Society of Singapore v Udeh Kumar s/o Sethuraju and another matter [2017] SGHC 141
In Law Society of Singapore v Udeh Kumar s/o Sethuraju and another matter, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Legal Profession — Disciplinary Proceedings, Legal Profession — Professional Conduct.
United Overseas Bank Ltd v Lippo Marina Collection Pte Ltd and others [2017] SGHC 140
Litigation privilege subsists in an affidavit that is finalised and intended for use at trial, but not yet served or filed. Selective disclosure of such a document to an adversary in multi-party litigation does not necessarily constitute a waiver of privilege.
Compania De Navegacion Palomar, S.A. and others v Ernest Ferdinand Perez De La Sala and another matter [2017] SGHC 14
In Compania De Navegacion Palomar, S.A. and others v Ernest Ferdinand Perez De La Sala and another matter, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Trusts — Express trusts, Equity — Remedies.
Chia Foong Lin v Singapore Medical Council [2017] SGHC 139
In Chia Foong Lin v Singapore Medical Council, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Professions — Medical profession and practice.
The "Posidon" and another matter [2017] SGHC 138
Analysis of [2017] SGHC 138, a decision of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore on 2017-06-07.
Ezion Holdings Ltd v Credit Suisse AG [2017] SGHC 137
In Ezion Holdings Ltd v Credit Suisse AG, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Striking Out, Tort — Defamation.
Chan Lung Kien v Chan Shwe Ching [2017] SGHC 136
In Chan Lung Kien v Chan Shwe Ching, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil procedure — Judgments and orders, Land — Interest in land.