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Neo Chin Heng v Good Year Contractor Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 62
The court held that the respondents were in contempt of court for failing to comply with a court order to produce company documents, and imposed fines on both the corporate respondent and its director.
Re Ong Pei Qi Stasia [2024] SGHC 61
The court held that an applicant for admission to the Bar who has committed academic misconduct may be admitted if they demonstrate genuine remorse, candour, and rehabilitation, particularly through voluntary disclosure of the misconduct.
Re Eye-Biz Pte Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) [2024] SGHC 60
The court has the inherent power to ratify the appointment of a solicitor by a liquidator even if the appointment was made before the court's leave was obtained, provided the circumstances justify it.
Re Zipmex Co Ltd and other matters [2024] SGHC 6
The court has no power to grant an extension of a moratorium under s 64(7) of the IRDA where there is no further prospect of a restructuring.
Riady Tjandra v Cheng Yi Han [2024] SGHC 59
The court ruled that a valid contract for share purchase existed and was breached when the defendant failed to transfer shares to the claimant. Consequently, the defendant was held liable for both breach of contract and unjust enrichment.
Re Logistics Construction Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 58
The court held that a disputed liability may in principle be considered a contingent liability where the liability itself is not disputed and the only dispute is over whether the contingency that crystallises the liability has occurred. Furthermore, the court held that the 'major
Affert Resources Pte Ltd (in compulsory winding up) v Industries Chimiques du Senegal and another [2024] SGHC 57
The court held that while the 7 October Letter constituted a transaction at an undervalue, it was not appropriate to make a payment order because the order would not be restorative of the status quo ante.
The “World Dream” [2024] SGHC 56
A ship mortgage in standard statutory form, which includes 'appurtenances' and 'belongings', extends to equipment on board that is necessary for the prosecution of the vessel's adventure.
Law Society of Singapore v Kasturibai d/o Manickam [2024] SGHC 55
False attestation of documents by a solicitor, even without personal gain or character defect, constitutes professional misconduct warranting suspension.
Sacofa Sdn Bhd v Super Sea Cable Networks Pte Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 54
The court held that the centre of gravity of the dispute lay in the SAA, and the Tribunal did not exceed its jurisdiction in ordering delivery-up of the Built Facilities.
Lim Julian Frederick Yu v Lim Peng On (as executor and trustee of the estate of Lim Koon Yew (alias Lim Kuen Yew), deceased) and another [2024] SGHC 53
The court held that the claimant was not a qualifying beneficiary under the will because he failed to satisfy the condition in the codicil requiring him to be in the custody, care, and control of his father during his minority.
Re Eng Lee Ling and another matter v [2024] SGHC 52
The court has jurisdiction under s 328 of the IRDA to prospectively validate a proposed disposition of property by a debtor prior to the making of a bankruptcy order.
Re Fusionex Pte Ltd (Resorts World at Sentosa Pte Ltd, non-party) [2024] SGHC 51
The court has discretion to wind up a company under s 125(1)(a) of the IRDA if a special resolution has been validly passed, provided there are no unconscionable or inequitable circumstances and the winding up is not contrary to the interests of creditors.
Hall, Jonathan Stuart v Rapyd Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 49
Where a party relies on an alleged oral admission of liability to displace without prejudice privilege, the party must establish a prima facie case that the admission was made, and the admission must be clear and unequivocal.
Farooq Ahmad Mann (in his capacity as judicial manager) v Golden Mountain Textile and Trading Pte Ltd (in judicial management) [2024] SGHC 48
The court held that an extension of a judicial management order should be granted if it is likely to achieve the purposes of judicial management, considering the entire circumstances of the case, including the creditors' interests and views.
Axis Megalink Sdn Bhd v Far East Mining Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 47
A stay of execution pending appeal is not automatic and requires the applicant to show 'special circumstances' that would render a successful appeal nugatory. A conditional stay may be granted to balance the interests of the parties.
Envy Asset Management Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and others v CH Biovest Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 46
In Envy Asset Management Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and others v CH Biovest Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 46 , the General Division of the High Court addressed the complex legal fallout of a massive Ponzi scheme involving purported investments in nickel. The dispute centered on the recovery
Yong Teck Chong v ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 43
The court dismissed the applicant's application for leave to appeal against a refusal to grant leave, finding the applicant's account unsupported by evidence and lacking a coherent basis to set aside a settlement order recorded by consent.
Farzin Ratan Karma v Helen Campos and others [2024] SGHC 41
The court held that the companies were not quasi-partnerships as they were incorporated as vehicles for the first defendant's professional practice, and the plaintiff's involvement was peripheral. Consequently, the court applied strict legal rights rather than equitable considera
Chan Kwong Shing Adrian (in his capacity as the joint and several trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Ng Yu Zhi) and anor v Invidia Capital Pte Ltd (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) [2024] SGHC 40
The court held that an application by bankruptcy trustees to obtain emails from a company in liquidation for the purpose of administering the bankruptcy estate does not constitute a 'proceeding against the company' requiring court permission under s 170(2) of the IRDA, and that s
Liew Michael Marcus v Public Prosecutor and other appeals [2024] SGHC 4
In a case involving multiple perpetrators and victims, a common object to cause hurt to all victims cannot be inferred where the evidence shows separate, spontaneous incidents of violence rather than a collective, coordinated attack.
Envy Asset Management Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and others v Lau Lee Sheng and others [2024] SGHC 38
The court dismissed an appeal against a refusal to strike out a claim, holding that the claimants had a reasonable cause of action and that the defendants' complaints regarding methodology were matters for trial.
Lim Jen Lin v Energy Market Company Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 35
The court recused itself from hearing an appeal because it had identified the solution to the underlying dispute, rendering it inappropriate to hear the appeal on its merits.
Public Prosecutor v Soh Jing Zhe and another [2024] SGHC 331
The court held that a bailee who knows or intends that the bailment is part of the process of supply or distribution of drugs is liable for trafficking, regardless of whether they receive remuneration or intend to return the drugs to the bailor.