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Dorey Donna Marie v Lee Kit Su (Lee Yee Wai Eva, Intervener) [2010] SGHC 57
The court held that the provision of funds for the purchase of a property by an intervener to the couple was a loan and not a gift, based on the absence of donative intent and the existence of a contemporaneous payment schedule.
Agus Anwar v Gainsford Capital Ltd [2010] SGHC 5
A statutory demand should be set aside if the debt is disputed on substantial grounds.
Chip Hup Hup Kee Construction Pte Ltd v Lim Lian Choon [2010] SGHC 44
The plaintiff failed to prove the alleged entrustment of plant and machinery, the defendant's liability to account for lost items, or that the defendant acted unlawfully in the disposal of cheques and scrap metal.
Lim Kopi Pte Ltd v Public Prosecutor [2010] SGHC 4
Deterrence must be tempered by proportionality and the specific moral and legal culpability of the offender, especially when the corporate offender is the alter ego of an individual already sentenced for the same offence.
Orion Oil Ltd v Agus Anwar [2010] SGHC 356
A party is prevented by issue estoppel from raising issues in subsequent proceedings that could have been raised with reasonable diligence in earlier proceedings.
Attorney-General v Shadrake Alan [2010] SGHC 339
Imprisonment is the norm for scandalising the court, especially where the contemnor shows no remorse and intends to repeat the contempt.
The "Pontianak Caraka Jaya Niaga III-34" [2010] SGHC 307
The court held that the vessel was beneficially owned by the respondent, and thus the arrest was valid, but affirmed the stay of proceedings in favour of arbitration.
Kong Swee Eng v Rolles Rudolf Jurgen August [2010] SGHC 300
A mortgagee exercising a contractual power of sale over shares (as an equitable mortgagee) can overreach subsequent charges, such that the purchaser takes the shares free from those charges, with the subsequent chargees' interest transferring to the proceeds of sale.
Lim Eng Hock Peter v Lin Jian Wei and another [2010] SGHC 254
The court clarifies the application of the indemnity basis for taxation of costs, emphasizing that costs must be reasonably incurred and reasonable in amount, and that the burden of proving unreasonableness lies with the paying party.
Goh Lye Chin Raymond and another v Poon Soon Chin and another [2010] SGHC 232
The court held that the exercise of an option on 12 April 2010 was valid despite the defendants' claim that it expired on 5 April 2010, as the option contained no expiry date and the defendants' conduct showed an intention to resile from the agreement.
Pun Serge v Joy Head Investments Ltd [2010] SGHC 182
A performance bond is a form of security for the performance of a contract, and in the absence of express terms to the contrary, there is an inherent duty for a subsequent mutual accounting between parties if the bond is called upon and the amount paid exceeds the actual loss suf
Monetary Authority of Singapore v Lew Chee Fai Kevin [2010] SGHC 166
A person connected to a corporation who possesses material non-public information and trades on it contravenes s 218 of the Securities and Futures Act.
Bidvest Australia Ltd v Deacons Singapore Ltd and another [2010] SGHC 128
A stakeholder's obligations are to be construed within the four walls of the stakeholder agreement itself, and the fact that the stakeholder is also the solicitor for one of the parties does not alter the nature of those obligations.
Balbir Singh s/o Amar Singh v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2010] SGHC 123
Assaults on public transport workers warrant deterrent sentences due to their vulnerability and the importance of their service to the public.
Toh Ah Leng v Four Sea Circuit Board Ltd [2010] SGHC 113
The court held that the plaintiff failed to prove his claim for outstanding commission and that the defendant had already paid all commission due. The court also held that the defendant owed no duty to the plaintiff regarding the quality of goods supplied to third parties.
ABD Pte Ltd v Comptroller of Income Tax [2010] SGHC 107
Entrance fees for a proprietary club are taxable as income at the time of receipt when the taxpayer becomes legally entitled to them, and costs of acquiring land and constructing club facilities are capital expenditure and not deductible.
Sungdo Engineering & Construction (S) Pte Ltd v Italcor Pte Ltd [2010] SGHC 105
A document must be intended to be a Payment Claim by the party submitting it, and such intention must be communicated to the recipient, to constitute a valid Payment Claim under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act.
JBE Properties Pte Ltd v Gammon Pte Ltd
Unconscionability is a separate and independent ground for restraining a call on a performance bond under Singapore law, distinct from fraud.
Goh Teh Lee v Lim Li Pheng Maria and others [2010] SGCA 18
Co-owners of a property must act jointly to support or oppose a collective sale application under the Land Titles (Strata) Act.