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Gunalan s/o Govindarajoo v Public Prosecutor [2000] SGHC 143
Breach proceedings under s 44(2)(a) of the CYPA do not amount to a criminal conviction for the purposes of the autrefois convict doctrine, as they involve a transfer order based on the suitability of the institution rather than an adjudication of guilt for a specific offence.
Hassan bin Ahmad v Public Prosecutor [2000] SGHC 142
A police officer who receives periodic payments from a private individual and subsequently uses his official position to perform favours for that individual is guilty of corruption under s 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
MFH Marine Pte Ltd v Asmoniah bin Mohamad [2000] SGHC 141
The court held that the statutory prohibition in the Workmen's Compensation Act against commencing civil action while a compensation claim is pending does not suspend the running of the limitation period for the civil action.
Tan Chong Realty Pte Ltd v Victory Industrial Co Pte Ltd [2000] SGHC 140
The court held the defendants liable for damages caused to a warehouse floor due to overloading. Consequently, the defendants were ordered to compensate the plaintiffs for the full cost of the necessary repairs.
Pan-United Shipyard Pte Ltd v India International Insurance Pte Ltd [2000] SGHC 14
The High Court dismissed the claim, ruling that the insurance policy's indemnity was restricted to liabilities incurred in the capacity of 'Owner'. It did not cover losses arising from the plaintiff's role as a ship repairer.
Peh Chui Choo v Kuah Peng Ah [2000] SGHC 138
A husband who deliberately divests his assets to avoid maintenance obligations cannot seek a downward variation of a maintenance order because the change in circumstances is his own creation.
Public Prosecutor v Low Hong Siah [2000] SGHC 137
The accused was found guilty of trafficking in a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act based on evidence of possession and self-incriminating statements.
Ho Kian Siang and Another v Ong Cheng Hoo and Others [2000] SGHC 136
Where a plaintiff elects for damages in lieu of specific performance at trial, the appropriate date for assessment of damages is the date of the trial.
Tropical Associated Co Pte Ltd v Michael Wijaya Goutama and Another [2000] SGHC 135
The court held that the Plaintiffs failed to prove the existence of the alleged loan agreement and misrepresentation, and that the Deed was unenforceable due to misrepresentation and failure of condition precedent.
Kim Hok Yung and Others v Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA (trading as Rabobank) (Lee Mon Sun, Third Party) [2000] SGHC 134
A claim founded on the tort of deceit must give full particulars of the basis for the averment or else it must be struck out. A claim that is intrinsically weak and hopeless may be struck out as frivolous and vexatious.
Awtar Singh s/o Margar Singh v Public Prosecutor [2000] SGHC 133
The court held that the appellant's conduct in failing to make enquiries despite obvious inconsistencies in the number of sub-tenants and his failure to verify identities demonstrated wilful blindness, sufficient to establish the mens rea for abetment by intentional aiding.
Lee Siong Kee v Beng Tiong Trading, Import and Export (1988) Pte Ltd [2000] SGHC 132
A party who affirms a contract after knowledge of a repudiatory breach cannot later claim to have accepted the repudiation. Furthermore, a claim for quantum meruit for work done under a contract fails where the contract has not been terminated by acceptance of a repudiatory breac
Re Boonann Construction Pte Ltd [2000] SGHC 130
A secured creditor is entitled to contractual interest up to the date of payment when a company in judicial management redeems a mortgage, as the judicial management regime does not abrogate contractual rights to interest.
Public Prosecutor v Teo Cheng Kiat [2000] SGHC 129
The court held that in cases of criminal breach of trust, the severity of the sentence should be proportional to the amount misappropriated, and that the high degree of trust reposed in the offender is a significant aggravating factor.
Chng Gim Huat v Public Prosecutor [2000] SGHC 127
The term 'interest' in the Income Tax Act refers to compensation for the deprivation of the use of money, and the label given to a payment by parties is not conclusive of its legal nature.
Hemlata Pathela (trading as Coco Properties) v Suresh Partabrai and Another [2000] SGHC 126
An unlicensed housing agent cannot enforce a contract for commission because the licensing requirement under the Auctioneers' Licences Act is a policing measure intended to protect the public, and enforcing such a contract would be contrary to public policy.
Yue Xiu Enterprises (Holdings) and Another v PT Hutan Domas Raya and Another [2000] SGHC 124
The court held that a stay of proceedings should not be granted where there is a real prospect of conflicting outcomes in two jurisdictions on the same issue, even if the foreign forum is the natural forum.
Teo Chin Leong Thomson and Another v Fuji Xerox Singapore Pte Ltd [2000] SGHC 123
The court held that the defendants were not in breach of contract as the plaintiffs were responsible for the failure to install the machine at the agreed premises due to space and electrical constraints.
All-Trade Construction Pte Ltd v Lo Geok Kwee [2000] SGHC 120
Architect's interim certificates issued under the SIA Conditions enjoy 'temporary finality' and must be honoured unless the certificate was issued improperly.
Premier Properties Pte Ltd v Tan Soo Tiong and Others [2000] SGHC 12
A delay in performance of a contract does not amount to a repudiatory breach unless it is so long as to go to the root of the contract, and the existence of a liquidated damages clause indicates that the parties contemplated and provided for the possibility of delay.
Baiduri Bank Bhd v Dong Sui Hung and Another [2000] SGHC 118
The court held that a non-exclusive jurisdiction clause allowing the bank to sue in any competent jurisdiction does not bind the bank to a single forum, and the burden lies on the defendant to show strong cause for a stay.
Public Prosecutor v Kamsari bin Jumari [2000] SGHC 105
The court found that the accused's statements were not voluntary and that the complainant's evidence was not sufficiently reliable to support a conviction beyond reasonable doubt.
Public Prosecutor v Perumal s/o Suppiah [2000] SGHC 103
Preventive detention is a fitting punishment when an offender poses a menace to society, and the court must impose it when the statutory criteria are met unless there are special reasons not to do so.
Public Prosecutor v Quek Chin Chuan [2000] SGHC 102
The District Court does not have the power to order that further investigations be carried out by the police or prosecution, as this would interfere with executive discretion.