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Tan Hai Peng Micheal and another (as the executors of the estate of Tan Thuan Teck, deceased) v Tan Cheong Joo and another and other matters
The court held that solicitors have a non-delegable duty to verify the authenticity and accuracy of all legal authorities cited in court submissions, and that the citation of fictitious authorities, even if unintentional, warrants personal costs orders against the solicitors resp
GURPREET GILL MAAG & 3 Ors v Ian McKee
Indemnity costs are exceptional and reserved for cases of high unreasonableness; proceeding with an application despite a warning of lack of merit does not automatically constitute such unreasonableness.
ED&F Man Capital Markets Ltd v Straits (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2019] SGHC 203
In ED&F Man Capital Markets Ltd v Straits (Singapore) Pte Ltd, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Injunctions.
Tan Choon Wee v Pine Capital Group Ltd and others and another matter [2019] SGHC 201
In Tan Choon Wee v Pine Capital Group Ltd and others and another matter, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Injunctions, Equity — Remedies.
TAHNOON PASHA v AVERE MARK HILL & Anor
The High Court dismissed the claim, ruling that a contractual duty of good faith does not force a party to prioritize another's interests over their own legitimate rights as a creditor. Parties remain free to enforce pre-existing legal rights despite such clauses.
Hoo Su Hen v Sim Mao Sheng Desmond and another [2019] SGHC 189
In Hoo Su Hen v Sim Mao Sheng Desmond and another, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Pleadings.
Civelli, Carlo Giuseppe v Mulacek, Philippe Emanuel and another matter [2019] SGHC 182
In Civelli, Carlo Giuseppe v Mulacek, Philippe Emanuel and another matter, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Extension of Time, Conflict of Laws — Natural Forum.
The “King Darwin” [2019] SGHC 177
Analysis of [2019] SGHC 177, a decision of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore on 2019-07-30.
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
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.
MAN Diesel & Turbo SE and another v IM Skaugen SE and another [2019] SGCA 80
In MAN Diesel & Turbo SE and another v IM Skaugen SE and another, the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Service, Conflict of Laws — Natural forum.
PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi and another v Humpuss Sea Transport Pte Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) [2019] SGCA 8
In PT Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi and another v Humpuss Sea Transport Pte Ltd (in compulsory liquidation), the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Vacation of trial dates.
Pradeepto Kumar Biswas v Sabyasachi Mukherjee and another [2019] SGCA 79
In Pradeepto Kumar Biswas v Sabyasachi Mukherjee and another, the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Judgments and orders, Civil Procedure — Rules of Court.
Harmonious Coretrades Pte Ltd v United Integrated Services Pte Ltd [2019] SGCA 77
Adjudication determinations under the SOPA are independently enforceable and do not supersede one another; therefore, a garnishee order based on an earlier adjudication determination remains valid even if a subsequent adjudication determination results in a net claim for the resp
Independent State of Papua New Guinea v PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd [2019] SGCA 72
In Independent State of Papua New Guinea v PNG Sustainable Development Program Ltd, the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Appeals.
MCH International Pte Ltd and others v YG Group Pte Ltd and others and other appeals [2019] SGCA 68
In MCH International Pte Ltd and others v YG Group Pte Ltd and others and other appeals, the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Contract — Contractual terms, Civil Procedure — Damages.
Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd v Crescendas Bionics Pte Ltd and another appeal [2019] SGCA 63
In Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd v Crescendas Bionics Pte Ltd and another appeal, the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Pleadings, Building and Construction Law — Delay in completion.
TMT Asia Limited v BHP Billiton Marketing AG (Singapore Branch) and another [2019] SGCA 60
The court held that the continuation of an action is an abuse of process if the claimant has been offered all the relief sought in the claim, and that the threshold for abuse of process is the same whether determined under O 18 r 19 or O 14 r 12/O 33 r 2 of the Rules of Court.
YCH Distripark Pte Ltd v Collector of Land Revenue [2019] SGCA 59
In YCH Distripark Pte Ltd v Collector of Land Revenue, the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Striking out, Statutory Interpretation — Construction of statute.
Suresh Agarwal v Naseer Ahmad Akhtar [2019] SGCA 55
In Suresh Agarwal v Naseer Ahmad Akhtar, the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Striking Out.
Leong Sze Hian v Lee Hsien Loong [2019] SGCA 53
The tort of abuse of process is not a recognised tort under the law of Singapore.
Bi Xiaoqiong (in her personal capacity and as trustee of the Xiao Qiong Bi Trust and the Alisa Wu Irrevocable Trust) v China Medical Technologies, Inc (in liquidation) and another [2019] SGCA 50
The Singapore court has the power to grant a Mareva injunction in aid of foreign court proceedings, provided the court has in personam jurisdiction over the defendant and there is a good arguable case on the merits.
Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar v Jhaveri Darsan Jitendra [2019] SGCA 42
In Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar v Jhaveri Darsan Jitendra, the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Injunctions, Conflict of Laws — Natural forum.
Anan Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v VTB Bank (Public Joint Stock Co) [2019] SGCA 41
In Anan Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v VTB Bank (Public Joint Stock Co), the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Appeals.