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Abdul Ghufran bin Abdul Wahid v Public Prosecutor [2025] SGHC 98
The court's role in determining the notional imprisonment period (NIP) under the fitness to plead regime is facilitative rather than punitive, and prevention is the primary consideration in determining the NIP.
Park Hotel Group Management Pte Ltd v Aw Eng Hai (in his capacity as a joint and several liquidator of Park Hotel CQ Pte Ltd (in liquidation)) and others [2025] SGHC 97
In a r 133(2) application, the court hears the application de novo and the liquidator must satisfy the court on a balance of probabilities that the proof of debt was properly adjudicated.
Xu Xiangrong and another v Fu Xianwei and others [2025] SGHC 95
The court held that dispensation of personal service on a foreign defendant does not require prior permission for service out of jurisdiction, provided the service is effected within Singapore. The court also affirmed that Singapore was the natural forum for the dispute given the
Sin Chiau Soon v Bond, Aitken Robert [2025] SGHC 94
The High Court has a general power under s 18(2) read with paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the SCJA 2020 to order a sale of land in lieu of partition where it is necessary or expedient, without needing a separate substantive legal basis.
Yangbum Engineering Pte Ltd v Liang Xihong [2025] SGHC 93
The court found that the defendant held shares in three companies on a resulting trust for the claimant, Yangbum Engineering Pte Ltd, as the claimant had paid the incorporation costs.
The Resolution and Collection Corp v Tsuneji Kawabe and others [2025] SGHC 92
Tracing as an evidentiary tool to establish a cause of action is distinct from tracing as an equitable remedy; the former is permissible in discovery applications to determine if assets were misappropriated.
Cheng Shi Ying Cherissa v Khoo Chong Kiat and another [2025] SGHC 91
The court held that costs should be fixed based on the court's discretion, considering efforts at amicable resolution, and distinguished the case from Chia Soo Kiang where the claimant's conduct was more unreasonable.
Rajavikraman s/o Jayapandian v Public Prosecutor [2025] SGHC 90
The court affirmed that penalty orders under the Prevention of Corruption Act must be imposed individually for each charge rather than as a single global penalty order.
Public Prosecutor v Mark Kalaivanan s/o Tamilarasan [2025] SGHC 89
The court held that in deciding whether to impose additional imprisonment in lieu of caning where an offender is medically unfit, the court must consider whether there is a need to compensate for lost deterrent or retributive effects, subject to an effectiveness analysis regardin
Shim Wai Han v Lai Seng Kwoon (in his capacity as the joint and several trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Ng Yu Zhi) and another [2025] SGHC 88
Mere factual complexity is not a sufficient ground for a private trustee to reject a proof of debt if the underlying claim is not substantially disputed. Furthermore, a creditor with claims against both a bankrupt estate and an insolvent company's liquidation is entitled to prove
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd v PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills and others [2025] SGHC 87
The High Court held that it has jurisdiction to vary an anti-suit injunction issued by the Court of Appeal. It further held that a party who has withdrawn its notice of intention to contest proceedings loses its 'interest in the appeal' for the purposes of service of appeal paper
Sim Khong (Pte) Ltd v Lion Peak Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC 83
A landlord is entitled to forfeit a lease for breach of covenant where the lease expressly provides for re-entry upon such breach, subject to the statutory notice requirements under the Conveyancing and Law of Property Act.
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd v Argoglobal Underwriting Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and others [2025] SGHC 82
The court held that the vessel was a constructive total loss caused by perils of the seas, and that the plaintiff was entitled to recover under Section [A] of the marine insurance policy.
Sugumaran s/o Kannan v Public Prosecutor and another matter [2025] SGHC 81
The court dismissed the appeal against conviction and sentence, finding that the trial judge's assessment of witness credibility was not plainly wrong and that the sentencing was appropriate.
Rita Kishinchand Bhojwani v HVS Properties Pte Ltd and others [2025] SGHC 80
The court dismissed the plaintiff's claims for proprietary estoppel, contractual licence, and conspiracy, finding that the plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case and that her evidence was unreliable.
Sze Pak Hei Gabriel (formerly known as Gabriel See Wei Yang) v Public Prosecutor [2025] SGHC 8
The court held that procedural irregularities in an ancillary hearing do not invalidate a conviction unless they occasion a failure of justice under s 423(a) of the CPC, and that the voluntariness of a statement is only challenged when the Defence raises it.
Re Muhammad Naseer [2025] SGHC 79
The court will not assist an application that appears to circumvent HDB rules regarding the minimum occupation period for HDB flats.
Public Prosecutor v Chong Shiong Hui [2025] SGHC 78
The court held that in cases of attempted murder involving vicious and persistent attacks, retribution and general deterrence are the primary sentencing objectives, and rehabilitative factors are generally displaced.
ArcelorMittal Holdings AG v Liberty House Group Pte Ltd and another matter [2025] SGHC 77
The court dismissed an application for a moratorium under s 64(1) IRDA because the applicant failed to demonstrate a reasonable prospect of securing the proposed scheme funding, and allowed an application for judicial management under s 91(1) IRDA as it was likely to produce a be
Castillon Security (S) Pte Ltd v Muhammad Shaun Eric bin Abdullah (alias De Silva Shaun Eric) [2025] SGHC 75
The court held that government grants received by an employer based on the employment of its employees should be apportioned between divisions for profit-sharing purposes, even if the employer chose to reflect them as 'other income' in its accounts. The court also affirmed that a
Koh Lin Yee v Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd [2025] SGHC 74
The court dismissed an application for an extension of time to appeal because the delay was excessive, the explanation for the delay was unsatisfactory, and the intended appeal was hopeless.
Shee See Kuen and others v Sugiono Wiyono Sugialam and others and another appeal [2025] SGHC 73
The court dismissed the appellants' appeal against the Assistant Registrar's decision to disallow substantive amendments to their statements of claim, finding that the amendments were belated, would introduce new claims that were time-barred, and would cause prejudice to the resp
Farooq Ahmad Mann (in his capacity as the private trustee in bankruptcy of Li Hua) v Xia Zheng [2025] SGHC 70
The court held that under the Rules of Court 2021, there is no strict restriction against filing supplementary affidavits in support of an application for permission to commence committal proceedings, provided that the supplementation is justified and the respondent is not prejud
Che’som bte Abdullah v Qurratu Ain bte Mohamed Yusope [2025] SGHC 7
The court dismissed the claimant's application to set aside a property transfer, finding that the claimant failed to prove she did not understand the transaction or that her consent was vitiated by undue influence.