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MANAGEMENT CORPORATION STRATA TITLE PLAN NO. 4348 v HOI HUP SUNWAY PASIR RIS PTE. LTD. & 14 Ors
The court dismissed an application for extension of time to file for summary determination of a question of law, finding that the applicant failed to show good cause for a three-year delay and did not proceed with diligence.
SREE RAM CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD v GREEN TAG SCAFFOLDING PTE LTD & Anor
The Rules of Court 2021 do not mandate that a defendant must bring all claims against a claimant as a counterclaim in the existing action; the rules enable but do not compel a defendant to bring a counterclaim.
UBS SWITZERLAND AG v KOCH SHIPPING PTE LTD & Anor
The court granted a stay of proceedings on the ground of forum non conveniens, finding that Switzerland was the clearly more appropriate forum for the dispute, as the key witnesses were resident there and Swiss law governed the underlying security agreements.
ORO NEGRO DRILLING PTE. LTD. & 5 Ors v INTEGRADORA DE SERVICIOS PETROLEROS ORO NEGRO, S.A.P.I. DE C.V. & 6 Ors
An 'unless' order is warranted when a party intentionally fails to comply with court-ordered interrogatories, particularly when the failure prejudices the fair trial of the proceedings and the justifications offered are collateral attacks on prior court decisions.
XBV v XBU
An appeal against a subsequent order that effectively seeks to challenge an earlier order for which the time to appeal has expired is procedurally defective and devoid of merit.
XLM v XLN
The Singapore court should be slow to intervene in interim maintenance applications when divorce proceedings are pending in another appropriate forum (India).
WVH & Anor v WVG
The court enforced a settlement agreement regarding the deputyship of an elderly person with dementia, finding that the children were the more appropriate deputies for property and affairs, and that the settlement agreement was in the person's best interests.
XSG v XSF
The court dismissed the application for a stay of proceedings on the ground of forum non conveniens, finding that Singapore was the forum with the closest and most real connection to the parties, particularly given their bankruptcy status and domicile.
Neo Tiam Ting v Singapore Vehicle Traders Association
The President of an unincorporated association has the power to suspend a general meeting if it is being conducted contrary to the constitution, but does not have the power to reconvene a suspended meeting after the members have dispersed, unless specifically authorised by the co
DJP & 2 Ors v DJO
An arbitral award may be set aside for breach of natural justice where the tribunal's extensive and unthinking reproduction of material from parallel arbitrations gives rise to a reasonable apprehension of apparent bias and demonstrates a failure to independently apply its mind t
TEY SONG KIEM MRS GOH CHEOW MIANG v MOHD JAFFAR BIN ISMAIL practising as FFUSION ARCHITECTS (Singapore UEN No. XXXXXXXXM) & Anor
An architect does not owe a duty of care to a third party for the operational design or supervision of installation of an automated gate if such tasks fall outside the scope of their architectural services. A contractor who constructs and installs such a gate owes a duty of care
BCH HOTEL INVESTMENT PTE LTD TRADING AS INTERCONTINENTAL SINGAPORE v SEMTEC HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. & Anor
Committal proceedings for civil contempt require proof beyond reasonable doubt that the failure to comply with a court order was intentional, meaning the contemnor had the means to comply but deliberately chose not to.
CLARENCE LUN YAODONG v DENTONS RODYK & DAVIDSON LLP
The court held that a dispute over the validity of a retainer agreement is not an essential element of a solicitor-and-client costs assessment proceeding, and thus does not warrant a stay of the assessment proceedings in favour of arbitration.