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Han Hui Hui and others v Attorney-General [2022] SGHC 141
The court held that the Unvaccinated Medical Bills Policy and the October Advisory were not susceptible to judicial review on the grounds of illegality, irrationality, or breach of Article 12(1) of the Constitution, as they were policy decisions within the executive's discretion.
COD v COE [2022] SGHC 126
An arbitrator has the procedural discretion to invite further submissions on damages after an interim award, and such a request does not constitute a breach of natural justice or a departure from agreed arbitral procedure, provided the parties are given a fair opportunity to resp
WAH v WAG and another appeal [2022] SGHCF 9
Interlocutory orders in family proceedings are temporary and should not be lightly appealed against, as they are discretionary and intended to preserve the status quo pending the final hearing.
VLI v VLJ [2022] SGHCF 8
A dispute over a child's citizenship is a matter pertaining to custody, not care and control. Sole custody is only ordered in exceptional circumstances, and acrimony alone is insufficient to justify it.
VUQ v VUP [2022] SGHCF 6
The court dismissed the husband's appeal against the division of matrimonial assets, finding that the transfer of the matrimonial home to the wife was equitable and would not leave the husband homeless.
URN v URM and another appeal [2022] SGHCF 2
The court held that a foreign maintenance order did not supersede a prior Singapore maintenance order where the foreign court did not exercise its matrimonial jurisdiction in making the order.
Poh Yuan Nie v Public Prosecutor and another matter [2022] SGCA 74
The offence of cheating under s 415 of the Penal Code does not require the intention to cause wrongful loss or gain of property (the s 24 requirement) when the deception involves a dishonest concealment of facts, as 'dishonest' in Explanation 1 is used in its ordinary sense.
CSY v CSZ [2022] SGCA 43
The court has discretion under s 6 of the Arbitration Act to refuse a stay of court proceedings in favour of domestic arbitration if there is sufficient reason, and the existence of related actions with significant factual overlap can constitute such sufficient reason.
Seow Fook Sen Aloysius v Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP [2022] SGCA 40
An appeal arises from a case relating to specified subject matter under the Sixth Schedule of the SCJA only if the subject matter is legally relevant to or has some bearing on the reliefs or orders sought at first instance.
Wei Fengpin v Raymond Low Tuck Loong and others [2022] SGCA 32
A buyout order is appropriate in an oppression action even if the company is insolvent, and the court may use the acquisition price of the shares as a fair valuation date when audited accounts are unavailable due to the oppressor's misconduct.
Law Society of Singapore v Lee Wei Ling and another [2022] SGCA 22
The Council of the Law Society has the power under s 87(1)(d) of the Legal Profession Act 1966 to refer a matter back to an Inquiry Committee for reconsideration, even where the Inquiry Committee has initially recommended that the matter proceed to a Disciplinary Tribunal.
Tan Seng Kee v Attorney-General and other appeals [2022] SGCA 16
The Court of Appeal held that s 377A is unenforceable in its entirety due to the political compromise reached in 2007 and the representations made by the Attorney-General in 2018, which created a substantive legitimate expectation of non-enforcement.