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Bhoomatidevi d/o Kishinchand Chugani Mrs Kavita Gope Mirwani v Nantakumar s/o v Ramachandra and another [2023] SGHC 37
A party who signs a contract without qualification as to capacity is the proper party to the contract, even if the contract contains inconsistencies regarding the identity of the parties.
JE Synergy Engineering Pte Ltd v Sinohydro Corp Ltd (Singapore Branch) [2023] SGHC 362
The court held that in an application to set aside an adjudication determination under s 27(6)(h) of the SOPA, the court should not engage in the merits of the dispute as a whole, especially where the allegations of fraud or corruption are hotly contested and overlap with the sub
Marten, Joseph Matthew and another v AIQ Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and others [2023] SGHC 361
The court dismissed the minority oppression and conspiracy claims, finding that the plaintiffs lacked locus standi and failed to prove the existence of the alleged 'Understanding and Agreement' or any oppressive conduct.
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc and another v Zyfas Medical Co (sued as a firm) [2023] SGHC 360
The court found one patent (SG 322) valid but not infringed, and the other patent (SG 29P) invalid for lack of inventive step.
Nagarajan Murugesan v Grand Rich Electrical & Engineering Pte Ltd and others [2023] SGHC 36
A deemed owner of a property who receives a cash grant for rental relief under s 19D(1) of the CTMA is not a tenant for the purposes of ss 19H and 19J of the CTMA and is not entitled to further rental waiver.
Leong Quee Ching Karen v Lim Soon Huat and others [2023] SGHC 359
An applicant seeking a proprietary injunction must establish a proprietary interest in the property concerned, even in the context of a minority oppression claim.
Lim Soon Huat v Lim Teong Huat and others and another matter [2023] SGHC 356
The court affirmed the decision to convert originating applications into originating claims because substantial disputes of fact existed regarding the interpretation of a deed, which required the investigative tools of a full trial.
Lee Shin Nan v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 354
The court established a four-stage 'Repeat Offences Framework' for sentencing repeat drink driving offenders under s 67 of the Road Traffic Act, which involves deriving a starting sentence range based on alcohol levels, adjusting for repetition, accounting for aggravating/mitigat
Vallianz Shipbuilding & Engineering Pte Ltd v Owner of the vessel “ECO SPARK” [2023] SGHC 353
A vessel is a 'ship' within the meaning of s 2 of the HCAJA if it is designed and capable of being used in navigation, regardless of its actual current use or frequency of use.
Tan Wei Heng Kelvin and another v Tok Beng Tong and another [2023] SGHC 352
The court held that Malaysia was the more appropriate forum for the trial of the action, as the underlying subject matter of the oral agreement (a property development project) was located in Malaysia, and the governing law of the agreement was likely Malaysian law.
Law Society of Singapore v Cheng Kim Kuan [2023] SGHC 350
A solicitor who breaches a solemn undertaking given to the Court and the Law Society, particularly one involving the supervision of a solicitor with a psychiatric condition, commits professional misconduct warranting suspension.
Tan Boon Teck Donald v Lum Shih Kai [2023] SGHC 347
The court cannot exercise its inherent powers or powers under s 56(1) of the Trustees Act to override an express prohibition in a will against the sale of property within a specified period, unless there are exceptional circumstances or it is necessary to carry out the testator's
Masoud Rahimi bin Mehrzad and others v Attorney-General [2023] SGHC 346
The court struck out an originating application challenging the constitutionality of provisions in the PACC Act that had not yet come into force, finding that the applicants lacked locus standi as there was no real controversy or violation of personal rights.
The Enterprise Fund III Ltd and another v CNPLaw LLP (formerly known as Colin Ng & Partnership) [2023] SGHC 345
The court dismissed the negligence claim against the defendant law firm, finding that the firm had advised the plaintiffs on the statutory prohibition against share buybacks and that the plaintiffs' losses were not caused by any breach of duty by the firm.
Lam Wing Yee Jane v Realstar Premier Group Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 344
A property agent who merely acts as a conduit in forwarding marketing materials provided by the seller, without making independent representations, does not breach their duty of care if they do not independently verify the contents of those materials, especially where the purchas
Ng Lai Kuen Priscilla Elizabeth and others v Ng Choong Keong Steven [2023] SGHC 343
The court held that the defendant held his interest in the Property on a resulting trust for the Father, as the Father paid the entire purchase price and there was no evidence of an intention to benefit the defendant.
Arif Rahim Valibhoy v Majlis Ugama Islam Singapura (Mohamed Shariff Valibhoy and others, non-parties) [2023] SGHC 341
The court held that former trustees who were party to the same decision as the applicant in a judicial review are 'directly affected' parties under O 53 r 2(3) of the Rules of Court (2014 Rev Ed) and may be joined as respondents under O 15 r 6(2)(b) of the ROC.
Beltran, Julian Moreno and another v Terraform Labs Pte Ltd and others [2023] SGHC 340
A defendant takes a 'step in the proceedings' by filing a defence on the merits and a counterclaim, and by filing applications for substantive relief, which are inconsistent with a jurisdictional challenge.
Shanghai Afute Food and Beverage Management Co Ltd v Tan Swee Meng and others [2023] SGHC 34
The court found that the defendants breached the Master Franchise Agreement, committed a breach of confidence by disclosing trade secrets (recipes), and engaged in unlawful means conspiracy.
Marchand Navigation Co v Olam Global Agri Pte Ltd and another [2023] SGHC 339
The existence of a dispute and an arbitration clause between an owner and a charterer does not prevent the owner from exercising a contractual lien under Clause 18 of the NYPE form against a sub-charterer.
Syed Fathuddin Putra bin Syed A Rahman v Public Prosecutor and another appeal [2023] SGHC 338
The Pang Shuo sentencing framework is overly complex and technical and should not be applied for specified offences under the Customs Act; the Yap Ah Lai framework is the appropriate sentencing framework.
Re Thresh, Charles and another (British Steamship Protection and Indemnity Association Ltd and another, non-parties) [2023] SGHC 337
The court held that a company does not need to be insolvent or in severe financial distress to qualify for recognition of foreign proceedings under the SG Model Law, provided the law under which the proceeding is conducted includes provisions dealing with insolvency or debt adjus
DFS v NUHS Fund Ltd [2023] SGHC 336
A gift to an unincorporated charity is construed as a gift for charitable purposes, and the gift does not lapse if the charitable purposes continue to be carried out by a successor institution, even if the original institutional form has been dissolved.
Mak-Levrion Kah Kay Natasha (alias Mai Jiaqi Natasha) v R Shiamala [2023] SGHC 335
A claimant must establish a prima facie case before the court considers whether a defendant has raised a bona fide defence in a summary judgment application.