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Ochroid Trading Ltd and another v Chua Siok Lui (trading as VIE Import & Export) and another [2017] SGHC 56
The court held that the agreements were loan contracts within the scope of the Moneylenders Act (Cap 188, 1985 Rev Ed) and were unenforceable as the plaintiffs were unlicensed moneylenders.
EFG Bank AG, Singapore Branch v Teng Wen-Chung [2017] SGHC 318
The court held that an indemnity agreement governed by Singapore law is not rendered unenforceable by foreign illegality where the contract itself does not involve illegal acts in the foreign jurisdiction and the place of performance is Singapore.
Tembusu Growth Fund Ltd v ACTAtek, Inc and others [2017] SGHC 251
The judgment in [2017] SGHC 251 represents the final determination of a long-running commercial dispute concerning an anticipatory repudiatory breach of a convertible loan agreement. The proceedings were remitted to the High Court for an assessment of damages following the Court
Ng Siok Poh (administratrix of the estate of Lim Lian Chiat, deceased) and another v Sim Lian-Koru Bena JV Pte Ltd [2017] SGHC 231
In tortious damage to land, the victim may recover reinstatement costs if they intend to reinstate and if such reinstatement is reasonable, assessed by whether the cost is disproportionate to the injury.
Amin bin Abdullah v Public Prosecutor [2017] SGHC 215
The court held that the starting point for enhancing a sentence in lieu of caning is that no enhancement should be ordered unless there are grounds to justify it, and provided indicative guidelines for the duration of such enhancement.
Haja Maideen s/o Mohd Ali Maricar v Roshan Begum Md Ali M [2017] SGHC 164
An inter vivos gift of a HDB flat is void without the prior written consent of the HDB as required by s 50 of the Housing and Development Act.
Comptroller of Income Tax v ARW and another [2017] SGHC 16
Documents generated during an investigatory audit by a public authority are not protected by litigation privilege if the dominant purpose of their creation was not litigation, nor by legal advice privilege if they were not created for the purpose of obtaining legal advice.
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.
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
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.
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.
BMM v BMN and another matter [2017] SGHC 131
The court held that the presumption of advancement applies to the spousal relationship, but it can be rebutted by evidence of common intention. In this case, the parties shared a common intention that the husband would be the sole beneficial owner of the property.
Zeleenah Begum v KK Women's & Children's Hospital Pte Ltd (trading as KK Women's & Children's Hospital) [2017] SGHC 126
The court held that proceedings were deemed discontinued under O 21 r 2(6) of the Rules of Court as more than 12 months had elapsed without any step taken in the action.
Asia-American Investments Group Inc v UBS AG (Singapore Branch) and another [2017] SGHC 113
The court held that the accumulator transactions were authorised by the Plaintiff, and that the Plaintiff's claims were time-barred in relation to the earliest transaction.
Fong Wai Lyn Carolyn v Kao Chai-Chau Linda and others [2017] SGHC 111
A beneficiary may be permitted to bring an action on behalf of an estate in special circumstances, such as where the executor is unable or unwilling to act, provided the action is meritorious.
Public Prosecutor v BDB [2017] SGCA 69
The court established that in cases of fatal child abuse prosecuted under s 325 of the Penal Code, the indicative starting point for sentencing should be around eight years' imprisonment, subject to calibration based on aggravating and mitigating factors.
Turf Club Auto Emporium Pte Ltd and others v Yeo Boong Hua and others and another appeal and other matters [2017] SGCA 21
A consent order that is contractual in nature cannot be set aside ab initio on the basis of repudiatory breaches; such breaches only permit prospective termination of the agreement.
Goh Lay Khim and others v Isabel Redrup Agency Pte Ltd and another appeal [2017] SGCA 11
The decision in Goh Lay Khim and others v Isabel Redrup Agency Pte Ltd and another appeal [2017] SGCA 11 represents a definitive statement by the Court of Appeal on the "effective cause" doctrine in agency law and the boundaries of privilege in the law of defamation. The dispute