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Attorney-General v Shanmugam Manohar and another [2025] SGCA 2
A Disciplinary Tribunal has a statutory duty to 'hear and investigate' a matter, which requires it to proactively exercise its case management powers to facilitate the adduction of relevant and material evidence when parties face procedural difficulties.
Affert Resources Pte Ltd (in court compulsory winding up) v Industries Chimiques du Senegal and another [2025] SGCA 19
A transaction for the purpose of s 98 of the Bankruptcy Act is defined widely to include any arrangement, which may comprise a series of associated or inter-connected agreements entered into for a common purpose, even if the parties to the agreements are not identical.
CEO v Public Prosecutor and other matters [2025] SGCA 18
The court held that allegations of inadequate legal assistance by trial counsel must be substantiated by clear and compelling evidence of flagrant or egregious incompetence that resulted in a miscarriage of justice. The court also affirmed that appellate courts will not entertain
Roshdi Bin Abdullah Altway v Public Prosecutor and another matter [2025] SGCA 16
A second application for permission to bring a PACC application cannot be filed while a previous PACC application is pending, and the court may summarily dismiss applications that are meritless and filed as a stopgap measure to delay execution.
Muhammad Salleh bin Hamid v Public Prosecutor [2025] SGCA 15
The court held that an applicant for a review of a criminal decision must satisfy the strict threshold of showing 'sufficient material' that is reliable, substantial, and capable of showing a miscarriage of justice, and that unfounded allegations against former counsel are repreh
Palm Grove Beach Hotels Pvt Ltd v Hilton Worldwide Manage Ltd and another [2025] SGCA 14
The court will not set aside an arbitral award for breach of natural justice or infra petita where the issues were not adequately pleaded or submitted to the tribunal, and will not allow setting aside applications to be used as a backdoor appeal on the merits.
Sapura Fabrication Sdn Bhd and others v GAS and another appeal [2025] SGCA 13
The court affirmed the Wang Aifeng test for carve-outs from moratoria in restructuring proceedings, rejecting an 'exceptional circumstances' test, and held that the court's mandatory obligation to enforce arbitration agreements does not automatically override the insolvency regim
Vietnam Oil and Gas Group v Joint Stock Company (Power Machines – ZTL, LMZ, Electrosila Energomachexport) [2025] SGCA 12
An appellate court should generally not entertain a challenge to the official record of the hearing below unless the issue has been ventilated before the court or judge below.
Re Fullerton Capital Ltd (in liquidation) [2025] SGCA 11
The court held that Art 16(3) of the SG Model Law creates a rebuttable presumption that the debtor's COMI is at its registered office, which serves as the starting point for COMI analysis, and that this presumption is rebuttable on the balance of probabilities.
Vivaz Group Holdings Pte Ltd v TripleOne (Cambodia) Investment Pte Ltd (Lee Kok Heng Jeremiah, non-party) [2025] SGHC 176
A complainant in a statutory derivative action under s 216A of the Companies Act must act in good faith, which requires utmost candour and honesty. A failure to disclose material facts regarding the complainant's knowledge of the impugned transactions at the time they occurred su
HULLEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED & 2 Ors v THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
An appeal lies against an operative judicial order that disposes of proceedings, not against the reasons for the decision. Applications to set aside leave orders for enforcement of arbitral awards are considered hearings on the merits of the proceedings rather than interlocutory
DKB v DKC
The court refused to order separate questions for determination because the questions were based on assumptions rather than facts, and there was no certainty that answering them would finally determine the proceedings.
JULIAN MORENO BELTRAN & 9 Ors v TERRAFORM LABS PTE. LTD. & 2 Ors
The court held that fraudulent misrepresentations were made, but claims for breach of unilateral contract failed as no such contracts were formed.
SHEE SEE KUEN & 13 Ors v SUGIONO WIYONO SUGIALAM & 6 Ors
The court dismissed the appellants' appeal against the Assistant Registrar's decision to disallow substantive amendments to the statements of claim, finding that the amendments were a belated attempt to strengthen the case after previous claims were struck out and would cause unc
DASIN RETAIL TRUST MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.
The decision in [2025] SGHC 6 represents a significant clarification of the restructuring landscape for business trusts in Singapore. The High Court was tasked with determining whether a trustee-manager of a registered business trust could invoke the moratorium protections under
DJY v DJZ & Anor
The test for an Erinford injunction involves two parts: (1) whether the appeal has a real prospect of success (triable issue standard), and (2) a balancing exercise of the prejudice caused to the parties if the injunction is granted or refused.
AASTAR TRADING PTE LTD v OLAM GLOBAL AGRI PTE LTD
The court may adjourn enforcement proceedings of a foreign arbitral award under s 31(5) of the IAA pending the determination of setting aside proceedings in the seat court, based on a multi-factorial assessment including the bona fides of the challenge, the merits of the challeng
INDIA GLYCOLS LIMITED & 2 Ors v TEXAN MINERALS AND CHEMICALS LLC
An arbitral tribunal acts in excess of jurisdiction when it imposes liability on parties who were not signatories to the contract breached, where the issue of their liability was not submitted to arbitration.
HOWE WEN KHONG ROCKY & 6 Ors v ATTORNEY-GENERAL CHAMBERS
The Applicants lacked locus standi to challenge the constitutionality of the mandatory death penalty as they failed to demonstrate a violation of their personal constitutional rights or any special interest beyond that of the general public.
LE NINH TIEN v RAINBOW FOREST ENTERPRISES LIMITED & 5 Ors
The court held that the appellant failed to show that foreign fora were more appropriate than Singapore for the counterclaim, and thus no stay of proceedings was ordered.
WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd v Grant Thornton Singapore Pte Ltd
An arbitral tribunal does not breach the rules of natural justice by adopting a chain of reasoning that was not explicitly argued by the parties, provided the reasoning is based on evidence before the tribunal and does not constitute a dramatic departure from the parties' argumen
PRAYUDH MAHAGITSIRI v NESTLE S.A.
The court held that an arbitral tribunal is not required to deal with every argument raised by parties, and silence on a submission does not necessarily imply a failure to consider it. The threshold for natural justice breaches is high and requires clear evidence of a failure to
GURBANI & CO LLC v PAULUS TANNOS & 3 Ors
The court held that the plaintiff failed to prove that the defendants held assets as nominees or agents for the judgment debtor, as the evidence of control was insufficient to establish an agency relationship for the specific property acquisitions.
ISABELLE LEW HUEY JIUN & Anor v MICHAEL LEE YU RU & Anor
An application for an extension of time to file an appeal will be dismissed if the proposed appeal is hopeless, and fresh evidence will not be admitted on appeal if it could have been obtained with reasonable diligence at the trial below.