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TAN CHIN HOCK v TEO CHER KOON
The court found that the plaintiff failed to prove the existence of an alleged indemnity and misrepresentations by the defendant, and that the payments made by the second plaintiff were pursuant to a loan agreement.
MIRAE ASSET DAEWOO CO., LTD. v SNG ZHIWEI, JOEL (SUN ZHIWEI, JOEL)
A defendant cannot rely on a bare assertion of a triable issue to defeat a summary judgment application; the defence must be credible and consistent with contemporaneous documents.
Shanghai Afute Food and Beverage Management Co. Ltd. v Tan Swee Meng & Anor
In civil contempt proceedings, the court has the discretion to allow cross-examination of a deponent on their affidavit if it is relevant to the issue of whether the contemnor intentionally disobeyed a court order, provided the scope is limited to the subject matter of the allege
ALEX BELLINGHAM v MICHAEL REED
The term “loss or damage” in s 32(1) of the Personal Data Protection Act 2012 is limited to heads of loss or damage under common law and does not include distress or loss of control over personal data.
ENGINEERING CENTRE OF INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTIONS AND CONCRETE v EFE (S.E.A.) PTE. LTD. & Anor
Summary judgment is appropriate where the defendant fails to raise a triable issue or bona fide defence, and where factual assertions are inconsistent with undisputed contemporary documents.
DIAMOND GLASS ENTERPRISE PTE. LTD. v ZHONG KAI CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PTE. LTD.
The court held that the completion dates in clause 6 of the subcontract applied for the purposes of liquidated damages, and that the liquidated damages clause was a genuine pre-estimate of loss and not a penalty.
CLI v CLJ
An applicant for leave to appeal must show that the question of importance has a material bearing on the outcome of the main hearing of the appeal.
ANDREW LOH DER MING v KOH TIEN HUA
A solicitor must communicate frankly and candidly with their client when instructions conflict with the duty to the court; if the client insists on an untenable position, the solicitor should discharge themselves rather than act against instructions or conceal actions from the cl
VKC v VJZ & Anor
An anti-suit injunction may be granted on the ground that foreign proceedings are vexatious or oppressive, even if the foreign proceedings do not breach an exclusive jurisdiction clause, provided Singapore is the natural forum and the foreign proceedings are unconscionable.
CREST CAPITAL ASIA PTE LTD & 4 Ors v INTERNATIONAL HEALTHWAY CORPORATION LTD & Anor
The court held that where a judgment debt is paid by one of several jointly and severally liable judgment debtors on behalf of all, the restitutionary rule does not entitle the paying debtor to a refund from the judgment creditor upon a successful appeal by that debtor alone; ins
CDM & Anor v CDP
The jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal is defined by the pleadings, and an issue is within the tribunal's jurisdiction if it is raised in the pleadings, even if not in the initial Notice of Arbitration or Statement of Claim.
CHANDER KUMAR A/L JAYAGARAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
An application for leave to review a criminal decision must satisfy the stringent requirements of s 394J of the Criminal Procedure Code, including the requirement that the material relied upon is new and compelling.
Abdul Karim Bin Mohamed Kuppai Khan v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The Dual Charging Practice, where the Prosecution prefers concurrent charges for cannabis and cannabis mixture arising from a single compressed block of cannabis-related material, is impermissible.
DEXTRA PARTNERS PTE LTD & Anor v LAVRENTIOS LAVRENTIADIS
An appellate court should be slow to overturn a trial judge's findings of fact, especially where they hinge on the assessment of witness credibility. Furthermore, an order for an account is a procedural step to identify and quantify deficits in a trust fund, and the court retains
CJD v CJE and another [2021] SGHC 61
The court held that a third party's consent in writing to be joined to an arbitration under Article 22.1(viii) of the LCIA Rules 2014 must be express and cannot be inferred merely from the third party being a signatory to the underlying contract containing the arbitration agreeme
BTS Tankers Pte Ltd v Energy & Commodity Pte Ltd and others [2021] SGHC 58
The court held that the defendants were in contempt of court for intentional and persistent disobedience of multiple court orders, including discovery and Mareva injunctions, and imposed terms of imprisonment.
Soemarto Sulistio V Stukan Yetty Fang & Others [2021] SGHC 4
The court found that the plaintiff had gifted the gold bars to his wife in 2016 as part of a compromise agreement, and therefore dismissed his claim for beneficial ownership.
Public Prosecutor v Ng Yi Yao [2021] SGHC 295
The court held that in cases where the only witness is the victim, the evidence must be unusually convincing or corroborated. The court found the victim's evidence credible and corroborated by the accused's own statements and the testimony of third parties.
NCL Housing Pte Ltd v Sea-Shore Transportation Pte Ltd and 2 others [2021] SGHC 29
The court held that the alleged oral agreement was not established and that the written loan agreements and personal guarantees were enforceable according to their terms.
The Star Entertainment QLD Ltd v Yong Khong Yoong Mark [2021] SGHC 280
The court held that it remained bound by the Court of Appeal decision in Burswood Nominees, which held that s 3(2)(f) of the RECJA does not bar the registration of a foreign judgment based on a gambling debt, notwithstanding subsequent judicial comments in Desert Palace that Burs
BGC Partners (Singapore) Ltd v Yap Yuk Hee and others [2021] SGHC 279
A contract is not binding and enforceable where a prescribed mode of acceptance (such as execution by a designated representative) has not been complied with and communicated to the offeror.
The Law Society of Singapore v Constance Margreat Paglar [2021] SGHC 27
The Court of Three Judges held that the Disciplinary Tribunal erred in finding cause of sufficient gravity for disciplinary action based on original charges that were subsequently amended to remove allegations of dishonesty. Antecedents are irrelevant to determining liability in
Lyu Jun v Wei Ho-Hung [2021] SGHC 268
The court held that transfers of money for the purchase of assets in a romantic relationship were not gifts but were held on resulting trust where there was no donative intention.
Eller, Urs v Cheong Kiat Wah [2021] SGHC 253
The court held that a trustee's unauthorised misuse of voting rights to dilute a beneficiary's shareholding constitutes a breach of trust, and the beneficiary is entitled to equitable compensation calculated as the difference between the value of the shareholding had the breach n