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JIANGSU OVERSEAS GROUP CO., LTD v CONCORD ENERGY PTE LTD
The court held that the Spot and Term contracts were validly concluded between the parties, and therefore the arbitration agreements contained within them were valid, granting the tribunal jurisdiction.
Singapore Medical Council v Dr Wong Him Choon
Professional misconduct under s 53(1)(d) of the MRA requires an intentional and deliberate departure from accepted professional standards or serious negligence portraying an abuse of professional privileges.
ASG v ASH
An arbitrator becomes functus officio once a final award on costs is made, and lacks jurisdiction to revisit or issue fresh costs orders thereafter.
Seagate Technology International v Vikas Goel
The court held that a guarantor's liability arises automatically upon the borrower's default, and the court has the discretion to proceed with a trial in the absence of a defendant who has not entered an appearance.
Phang Choo Ong v Gilcom Investment Pte Ltd (LRG Investments Pte Ltd and another, non-parties) [2016] SGHC 97
A stay of winding up proceedings will be refused if the company is insolvent, as the applicant must demonstrate that the company is solvent and that a stay would not be detrimental to commercial morality.
Re: Ang Jian Xiang and others [2016] SGHC 92
The court dismissed part-call applications because the supervising solicitors were unpunctual, emphasizing that counsel's punctuality is a mark of respect to the court as a legal institution.
Public Prosecutor v Hang Tuah bin Jumaat [2016] SGHC 20
The court has discretion under s 322(1) of the CPC to order a subsequent sentence to run consecutively to an existing sentence, and should exercise this discretion to ensure the total sentence is proportionate and not crushing.
Lim Poh Yeoh (alias Lim Aster) v TS Ong Construction Pte Ltd [2016] SGHC 179
A statutory demand founded on an adjudication determination under the SOPA can be set aside if the debtor has a genuine cross-demand that raises triable issues, as the SOPA's 'pay first, argue later' policy does not override the insolvency regime's rules on cross-claims.
Lim Seng Wah and another v Han Meng Siew and others [2016] SGHC 177
The judgment in Lim Seng Wah and another v Han Meng Siew and others [2016] SGHC 177 serves as a definitive exploration of the procedural and substantive boundaries of minority shareholder oppression under section 216 of the Companies Act (Cap 50, 2006 Rev Ed). The dispute centere
Toptip Holding Pte Ltd v Mercuria Energy Trading Pte Ltd [2016] SGHC 173
The court held that the 'Subject Review' clause in the charterparty negotiations was a condition precedent to the formation of a binding contract, and that the defendant had not waived this right of review.
Jiangsu Overseas Group Co Ltd v Concord Energy Pte Ltd and another matter [2016] SGHC 153
The court held that the Spot and Term contracts were validly concluded between the parties, and therefore the arbitration agreements contained within them were valid, granting the tribunal jurisdiction.
Public Prosecutor v Mohsen Bin Na'im [2016] SGHC 150
The accused failed to rebut the presumption of knowledge under s 18(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act as he turned a blind eye to the contents of the bags despite suspicious circumstances.
Allplus Holdings Pte Ltd and others v Phoon Wui Nyen (Pan Weiyuan) [2016] SGHC 144
A clause in a settlement agreement that imposes a liability for a significantly larger sum upon breach of a primary payment obligation is a secondary obligation and constitutes an unenforceable penalty clause if it is out of all proportion to the innocent party's legitimate inter
ASG v ASH [2016] SGHC 130
A party challenging an arbitration award for breach of natural justice must establish the breach, its connection to the award, and resulting prejudice. The court will not interfere with the merits of an award or conduct a hypercritical analysis of the arbitrator's reasoning.
The "PWM Supply" ex "Crest Supply 1" [2016] SGHC 117
A ship manager's management fees are not 'disbursements made on account of a ship' under s 3(1)(o) of the High Court (Admiralty Jurisdiction) Act and cannot be claimed in an in rem action. However, where a defendant enters an unconditional appearance, the action continues in pers
Public Prosecutor v Lee Seow Peng [2016] SGHC 107
Sexual intercourse with a person under 14 years of age constitutes rape under s 375(1)(b) of the Penal Code, regardless of consent.
ANG JIAN XIANG
Applications for practice trainees to be permitted a limited audience before the courts are dismissed if the supervising solicitors are absent at the scheduled time of hearing.
MANIACH PTE LTD v L CAPITAL JONES LTD & Anor
A statutory minority oppression claim under s 216 of the Companies Act is not arbitrable as a type of dispute, regardless of the specific facts and circumstances of the case.
MINICHIT BUNHOM v JAZALI BIN KASTARI & Anor
An employer's statutory duty under the EFMA to bear the medical expenses of a foreign worker is non-delegable, and such expenses cannot be claimed as special damages by the employee if they have already been paid by the employer, as this would result in double recovery.
Re: ONG SWEE HUAT
The court dismissed the appeal against the dismissal of an application to set aside a statutory demand, finding that the appellant had continued to use the credit facility and made payments, thereby establishing a contract.
BAF v BAG & 2 Ors
The court has unfettered discretion under s 6(2) of the IAA to impose reasonable conditions when granting a stay of court proceedings in favour of arbitration.
TAN BOON HAI v TAN KIA KOK & Anor
The court held that the Clan's management council had the power to delegate membership verification to a panel, and that procedural irregularities in the constitution of the Elections Committee did not invalidate the election results where the duties were substantially performed.
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v BDB
The court held that deterrence is not a primary sentencing principle for crimes of passion committed in the spur of the moment, and that personality aberrations, even if not amounting to a mental disorder, can be a mitigating factor if there is a causal link to the offending cond
SIM YEOW KEE v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
In [2016] SGHC 209 , the High Court of Singapore addressed a critical "interaction problem" within the Singapore sentencing landscape: the relationship between the Corrective Training ("CT") regime and the post-2014 reforms to regular imprisonment, specifically the Mandatory Afte