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Third Eye Capital Corp v Pretty View Shipping SA and others [2024] SGHC 96
The court held that permission is required to use information obtained under compulsion in EJD proceedings for a fresh action in a foreign jurisdiction, and that such permission should be granted if the interests of justice outweigh the protection of the Riddick undertaking.
Nimisha Pandey and another v Divya Bothra [2024] SGHC 88
The court held that the defendant's Time Bar Defence and Set-Off Defence were not viable to resist summary judgment, as the defendant failed to establish a real or bona fide defence.
Lutfi Salim bin Talib and another v British and Malayan Trustees Ltd [2024] SGHC 85
An affidavit of documents is generally conclusive and the court will not go behind it unless it is plain and obvious from the evidence that further documents must exist or have existed.
Hyflux Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) and others v Lum Ooi Lin and another suit [2024] SGHC 84
The court held that a joint trial of two suits is appropriate where there is a substantial overlap in questions of fact and law, as it promotes the efficient and just resolution of disputes by saving costs, time, and effort.
See Jen Sen v Prudential Assurance Co Singapore (Pte) Ltd [2024] SGHC 76
The court held that a total failure of consideration is required for a claim of unjust enrichment, and that s 3(2)(b) of the UCTA may apply to clauses that allow a party to render performance substantially different from what was expected.
Manoj Dharmadas Kalwani v Bharat Dharmadas Kalwani [2024] SGHC 70
In Manoj Dharmadas Kalwani v Bharat Dharmadas Kalwani, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Pleadings, Contract — Loan agreement.
La Comida Buds Bar & Bistro Pte Ltd v Layan Management Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 67
The court dismissed an appeal for security for costs under O 9 r 12(1)(c) of the Rules of Court 2021 and s 388(1) of the Companies Act 1967, finding no evidence of evasion of litigation consequences or inability to pay costs.
DNG FZE v PayPal Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 65
The court affirmed that striking out for breach of an unless order is a proportionate response where the breach is intentional and contumelious, and where the non-compliance prejudices a fair trial.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Finaport Pte Ltd v Techteryx Ltd [2024] SGHC 329
The court dismissed an application for an anti-suit injunction, holding that the foreign proceedings were not vexatious or oppressive and were not commenced in breach of contract, as the applicant was not a party to the contract containing the dispute resolution clause.
Cachet Multi Strategy Fund SPC (on behalf of Cachet Special Opportunities SP) v Feng Shi and others [2024] SGHC 327
The court held that the ban against the production of internal documents under O 11 r 5(2) of the ROC 2021 does not apply to known adverse documents, and a party remains under a continuing duty to disclose such documents.
Hong Kah Ing v Tee Kim Leng and others [2024] SGHC 321
The court held that striking out is a power to be exercised only in plain and obvious cases, and that arguments regarding the enforceability of an agreement for lack of consideration are matters for trial.
Maag, Daniel and another v Lalit Kumar Modi [2024] SGHC 311
A claimant who has been granted leave to effect service out of jurisdiction cannot amend their pleadings to introduce claims that have no nexus to Singapore, as this would constitute an abuse of process.
Value Monetization III Ltd v Lim Beng Choo and another matter [2024] SGHC 304
The court held that a judgment debtor who has paid a judgment debt is entitled to seek contribution from other jointly and severally liable judgment debtors under s 15(1) of the Civil Law Act 1909, even if the payment was made without the other debtors' consent, and that the asse
Sang Cheol Woo v Spackman, Charles Choi and others [2024] SGHC 299
The Riddick principle does not apply to documents disclosed to resist interlocutory applications where there is no court order compelling disclosure. The court retains jurisdiction to hear amendment applications post-judgment if something remains to be done in the proceedings.
Founder Group (Hong Kong) Ltd (in liquidation) v Singapore Commodities Group Co, Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 280
The court exercised its procedural discretion under O 3 r 2(2) of the Rules of Court 2021 to order the payment out of court of funds held as security for a winding-up application, where the underlying arbitration had concluded without a positive finding on the existence of the de
Darsan Jitendra Jhaveri v Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar (administratrix of the estate of Anil Vassudeva Salgaocar, deceased) and another and another suit [2024] SGHC 276
The doctrine of merger requires that the earlier judgment was rendered on a cause of action that is the same as the cause of action asserted in the subsequent proceeding, and it only applies where the earlier cause of action was successful.
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd v PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills and others [2024] SGHC 273
The General Division of the High Court has jurisdiction to grant an interim stay of execution of an order made by the Court of Appeal, as the Court of Appeal lacks original civil jurisdiction and the application for a stay is not a matter incidental to a pending appeal.
Suresh s/o Purushothaman v Kusula Kumari d/o A Kesavan [2024] SGHC 269
The court ordered an originating application to be converted into an originating claim because the dispute involved contested facts that required discovery and cross-examination.
The Resolution and Collection Corp v Tsuneji Kawabe and others [2024] SGHC 259
The court ordered the defendants to produce unredacted versions of previously ordered discovery documents, noting that redactions without leave of court were unacceptable and frustrated the discovery process.