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Auto Lease (Pte) Ltd v San Hup Bee Motor LLP and others [2023] SGHC 141
A third party who has been directed to be bound by the result of a trial has locus standi to appeal a judgment given in favour of the plaintiff against the defendant.
Government of the City of Buenos Aires v HN Singapore Pte Ltd and another [2023] SGHC 139
The court held that the governing law of the contract was Argentine law, and that the defendant was in repudiatory breach of contract. The corporate veil was lifted under Argentine law to hold the sole director/shareholder personally liable.
Han Li Ying Kirsten v Attorney-General [2023] SGHC 137
A conditional warning issued by the police in lieu of prosecution for contempt of court does not have legal effect and is therefore not susceptible to judicial review.
Public Prosecutor v Tan Yew Sin [2023] SGHC 136
The court held that the accused had established on a balance of probabilities that he believed in good faith, after exercising due care and attention, that the complainant had the capacity to consent and did in fact consent to the sexual acts, thereby making out the defence of mi
Ow Gan Wee v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 135
The court held that preventive detention was appropriate given the appellant's repeated offending and the failure of past rehabilitative sentences.
Tonghuai @ Nanhang Pte Ltd v Teo Fook Keong [2023] SGHC 134
The court held that the threshold for granting permission to commence proceedings against a bankrupt under s 327(1)(c)(ii) of the IRDA is that of a 'serious question to be tried'.
Re Rajagopal Muralitharan [2023] SGHC 133
The court reinstated an expired originating summons for admission to the Bar where the failure to act was due to impossibility rather than indolence, and granted an abridgement of time for filing an affidavit of admission.
Law Society of Singapore v Hanam, Andrew John [2023] SGHC 132
The court held that a solicitor's failure to provide proper legal advice, evaluate ADR options, and maintain contemporaneous records of client instructions constitutes improper conduct under the Legal Profession Act, warranting a 9-month suspension.
Teo Chu Ha (alias Henry Teo) v Public Prosecutor and other appeals [2023] SGHC 130
The decision in [2023] SGHC 130 represents a significant appellate clarification on the extraterritorial reach of Singapore’s anti-corruption legislation and the interpretative boundaries of money laundering provisions under the Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crim
WLE v WLF [2023] SGHCF 14
The court held that in the division of matrimonial assets, a broad-brush approach is appropriate for attaining a just and equitable division, and that there is no starting point that parents bear the financial burden of child maintenance equally.
Attorney-General v Ravi s/o Madasamy and another matter [2023] SGHC 78
The court found the respondent liable for contempt of court under the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act 2016 for scandalising the court, interrupting court proceedings, and acting without client instructions, rejecting the defence that his bipolar disorder absolved him o
Lavrentiadis, Lavrentios v Dextra Partners Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and another matter [2023] SGHC 131
The court authorised liquidators and a trustee in bankruptcy to enter into a funding agreement with a creditor, finding that such agreements are permissible under the IRDA and that the terms were fair and in the interests of the creditors.
Re Suria Shaik Aziz [2023] SGHC 129
The court held that an applicant for admission must demonstrate genuine remorse and insight into the ethical implications of their past misconduct, and that deferment is a rehabilitative tool to ensure the applicant is fit and proper.
Indian Trading Pte. Ltd. v De Tian (AMK 529) Pte Ltd [2023] SGHCR 3
The court held that an originating application should be converted into an originating claim under the Rules of Court 2021 when there are material facts in dispute that cannot be determined summarily.
DFD v DFE and another [2023] SGHCR 23
A non-party creditor does not have a sufficient legal interest to be joined as a party to enforcement proceedings of an arbitral award merely because the enforcement might affect the debtor's assets available for distribution in insolvency.
WKK v WKL [2023] SGHCF 6
An action that has been discontinued pursuant to an unless order cannot be reinstated by a summons; it must be recommenced as a fresh action or by appealing the unless order.
WGW v WGX [2023] SGHCF 5
Direct financial contributions to a matrimonial asset include monies applied toward the improvement of the asset, and the structured approach to division applies to short marriages.
DBB v DBA [2023] SGHCF 40
The court applied the ANJ structured approach to divide matrimonial assets in a dual-income marriage, awarding 77.5% to the Husband and 22.5% to the Wife based on direct and indirect contributions.
WKK v WKL
An action that has been discontinued pursuant to an unless order cannot be reinstated by a summons; it must be recommenced as a fresh action or by an appeal to set aside the unless order.
WGW v WGX
Direct financial contributions to a matrimonial asset include monies applied toward the improvement of the asset, not just its acquisition.
WLR & Anor v WLT & Anor
The court determined the appointment of deputies for a person lacking mental capacity and set aside a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) executed when the person lacked the requisite mental capacity.
BCBC SINGAPORE PTE LTD & Anor v PT BAYAN RESOURCES TBK & Anor
A party cannot recover damages for wasted expenditure if the venture would have failed and been wound up by a creditor regardless of the breach.
TANGARAJU S/O SUPPIAH v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
An application for permission to review a concluded appeal under s 394H of the CPC requires the applicant to show sufficient material capable of showing almost conclusively that there has been a miscarriage of justice, which is not satisfied by a mere change in the law.
LEE SHIN NAN (LI XUNNAN) v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The court established a four-stage 'Repeat Offences Framework' for sentencing repeat drink driving offenders under s 67(1) of the Road Traffic Act, which involves deriving a starting sentence range based on alcohol levels, adjusting for repetition, accounting for aggravating/miti