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Khoo Jeffrey and others v Life Bible-Presbyterian Church and others
The Court of Appeal issued a supplementary judgment setting out the terms of reference for a High Court judge to determine a Scheme for the use and maintenance of charitable trust premises.
Ang Tin Yong v Ang Boon Chye and another
The court held that where partners have executed a deed of retirement and assignment of all their interest in the partnership for consideration, they no longer have locus standi to enforce a prior court order for partnership accounts.
Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA (trading as Rabobank International, Singapore Branch) v Jurong Technologies Industrial Corp Ltd (under judicial management)
The court held that the debtor's decision to make a payment was influenced by a desire to prefer the creditor, and that commercial pressure did not negate this desire where the debtor had a subjective desire to prefer the creditor due to past support.
Norwest Holdings Pte Ltd (in liquidation) v Newport Mining Ltd and another appeal
The phrase 'subject to contract' in a commercial transaction is prima facie evidence that the parties do not intend to be legally bound until a formal contract is executed, unless there is strong and exceptional evidence to the contrary.
CRW Joint Operation v PT Perusahaan Gas Negara (Persero) TBK
An arbitral tribunal exceeds its jurisdiction if it enforces a binding but non-final DAB decision as a final award without reviewing the merits of the underlying dispute as required by the FIDIC contract.
Lin Jian Wei and another v Lim Eng Hock Peter
The Court of Appeal held that the principle of proportionality is an inherent feature of the assessment of legal costs in Singapore, and that costs must bear a reasonable relationship to the value of the claim.
JBE Properties Pte Ltd v Gammon Pte Ltd
Unconscionability is a separate and independent ground for restraining a call on a performance bond under Singapore law, distinct from fraud.
Anwar Siraj and Another v Ting Kang Chung John
The court has the inherent jurisdiction to strike out a notice of appeal that was served out of time, as service is an essential prerequisite for an appeal to come into existence.
Eng Hui Cheh David v Opera Gallery Pte Ltd
Mere silence per se cannot constitute misrepresentation absent exceptional circumstances, and a party must prove that a representation was made to establish an actionable misrepresentation.
Hong Leong Bank Bhd v Soh Seow Poh
The Court of Appeal held that under s 124(4)(c) of the Bankruptcy Act, the court has the discretion to grant an unconditional discharge from bankruptcy even where special facts under s 124(5) are present, provided that the court is satisfied that no appropriate condition can be i
Low Ah Cheow and Others v Ng Hock Guan
A will containing ambiguous language that leads to an irrational or capricious result should be construed in a way that leads to a fair, rational, and reasonable distribution of the estate.
Insigma Technology Co Ltd v Alstom Technology Ltd
An arbitration agreement providing for one arbitral institution to administer an arbitration under the procedural rules of another arbitral institution is valid and enforceable, provided the administering institution can perform the functions required by the rules.
PT. SANDIPALA ARTHAPUTRA & 2 Ors v STMICROELECTRONICS ASIA PACIFIC PTE LTD & 2 Ors
A director is immune from tortious liability for his company's breach of contract if he acts bona fide within the scope of his authority and does not breach any personal legal duties to the company.
CHEW ENG HAN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The court held that the criminal reference mechanism under s 397 of the CPC cannot be used as a backdoor appeal, and that leave will generally not be granted where the matter has already been determined by a three-Judge coram of the High Court.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL v TING CHOON MENG
The Court of Appeal held that s 15 of the Protection from Harassment Act 2014 applies only to natural persons and not to the Government or corporate entities.
R.G.A. HOLDINGS INTERNATIONAL INC v LOH CHOON PHING ROBIN & Anor
An interim prohibitory injunction will normally be granted to restrain the breach of a negative covenant in a contract, and the court is not concerned with the balance of convenience or the adequacy of damages in such cases.
TRISURYO GARUDA NUSA PTE. LTD. v SKP SENABANGUN (SOUTH) SDN. BERHAD & Anor
The court held that Singapore was the appropriate forum for the dispute as the governing law of the trust agreement was Singapore law, and the parties had deliberately chosen Singapore as the place of incorporation for the special purpose vehicle.
Public Prosecutor v Dinesh s/o Rajantheran [2019] SGCA 27
Section 228(4) of the CPC mandates that a court must reject a guilty plea if it is satisfied that any matter raised in the plea in mitigation materially affects any legal condition required by law to constitute the offence charged, unless the accused's conduct amounts to an abuse
TERENCE NG KEAN MENG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
The Court of Appeal revised the sentencing framework for rape, replacing the PP v NF framework with a two-step sentencing bands approach.
CHUA PENG HO v SARAVANAN A/L SUBRAMANIAM AS DEPENDENT OF THE ESTATE OF LINGASWARI A/P KOUSHANAN (DECEASED) & 3 Ors
The extraction of an interlocutory judgment constitutes a 'step or proceeding' for the purposes of O 21 r 2(6) of the Rules of Court, and such a step does not need to move the action forward towards resolution.
Wilson Taylor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd v Dyna-Jet Pte Ltd
An arbitration agreement conferring an asymmetric right to elect whether to arbitrate a future dispute is a valid arbitration agreement, but the dispute must fall within the scope of the agreement as defined by the election.
VINOD KUMAR RAMGOPAL DIDWANIA v HAUSLAB DESIGN & BUILD PTE LTD
An applicant seeking to set aside an adjudication determination must establish the grounds for doing so on a balance of probabilities, not merely by raising an arguable case.
PHOSAGRO ASIA PTE LTD v IOURI PIATTCHANINE
The court held that 'serious misconduct' under an employment contract clause refers to a breach amounting to a repudiatory breach at common law, and that a breach of a 'condition' of the contract (such as a duty of fidelity) constitutes serious misconduct.
HALIFFIE BIN MAMAT v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR
A complainant's testimony can ground a conviction for rape even without corroboration if it is unusually convincing, but where it is not, corroboration is required. The appellate court will not disturb a trial judge's findings of fact unless they are plainly wrong or against the