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Chen Song v Public Prosecutor and other appeals [2024] SGHC 129
The court held that the categories of harm in s 65 of the Road Traffic Act are discrete and mutually exclusive, and that the Prosecution has no discretion to reduce charges by invoking a punishment provision for a lower category of harm than that disclosed by the facts.
Ang Yong Guan v Singapore Medical Council and another matter [2024] SGHC 126
A medical practitioner's departure from codified standards (such as MOH guidelines) is not automatically professional misconduct, but the practitioner bears the evidential burden to justify such departures on clear medical grounds, which requires an objective assessment of reason
Palm Grove Beach Hotels Pvt Ltd v Hilton Worldwide Manage Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 125
The court held that an arbitral award will not be set aside for a failure to consider an issue unless the failure is a clear and virtually inescapable inference from the award, and the applicant demonstrates prejudice.
Center for Competency-Based Learning and Development Pte Ltd v SkillsFuture Singapore Agency [2024] SGHC 121
The decision in Center for Competency-Based Learning and Development Pte Ltd v SkillsFuture Singapore Agency [2024] SGHC 121 represents a significant judicial examination of the intersection between statutory administrative discretion and private law contractual obligations. At i
Peck Wee Boon Patrick and another v Lim Poh Goon and others [2024] SGHC 120
An offer to settle that contains a term requiring the discontinuance of an action is impotent and incapable of valid acceptance after the judgment of the first instance court has been issued, as the action is no longer legally possible to discontinue.
Hilton International Manage (Maldives) Pvt Ltd v Sun Travels & Tours Pvt Ltd [2024] SGHC 119
A corporation and its officer are liable for contempt of court for intentional breach of a court order, and impecuniosity is not a defence if the corporation has sufficient assets to satisfy the judgment debt.
Ascentury International Co Ltd v Viva Capital (SG) Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 118
The court has statutory power under s 186(1) of the IRDA to terminate a winding up, and in exercising this discretion, the court must ensure the liquidator's interests, particularly regarding remuneration and disbursements, are adequately protected.
Chia Vui Khen Jason v HR Easily Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 116
A winding-up application should be dismissed if the company raises a substantial and bona fide dispute regarding the debt, or if the company demonstrates its ability to pay its debts after the statutory demand deadline.
Natixis, Singapore Branch v Seshadri Rajagopalan and others and other matters [2024] SGHC 113
The issuance of an in rem writ in Singapore does not render a vessel 'subject to a security' within the meaning of s 100(2)(a) of the IRDA, nor does it render the claimant a creditor of the vessel owner under s 115 of the IRDA.
Wan Sern Metal Industries Pte Ltd v Hua Tian Engineering Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 112
The court affirmed the policy of minimal curial intervention in arbitration and held that a setting-aside application is not a guise for a rehearing of the merits.
Wong Ben and others v The WatchFund Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 110
The court held that the plaintiffs failed to prove fraudulent or negligent misrepresentation due to lack of evidence of falsity and damage, but found the first defendant liable for breach of contract for failing to perform re-purchase obligations.
TA Private Capital Security Agent Ltd and another v UD Trading Group Holding Pte Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 11
The court held that the guarantee in question was not an on-demand performance guarantee because the guarantor's liability was conditional upon the principal debtor's failure to perform, and the defences raised were unsustainable.
Marchmont Pte Ltd v Campbell Hospitality Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 108
A landlord's notice of breach under s 18(1) of the CLPA must provide sufficient particulars of the alleged breaches to enable the tenant to understand with reasonable certainty what is required to avoid forfeiture; a notice requiring rectification of all breaches 'whether or not
Park Hotel CQ Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and others v Law Ching Hung and another suit [2024] SGHC 105
A creditor can only advance a counterclaim that amounts to a permissible set-off against an insolvent company without having to obtain leave of court under s 133(1) of the IRDA, and only insolvency set-off is a permissible form of set-off against an insolvent company.
Silvester Selvan s/o Jeyaperagasam and others v Hilda Loe Associates Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 104
The court held that a collective sale committee acts in good faith if it complies with statutory requirements and acts without want of probity, even if there are procedural missteps.
Chen Qiming v Huttons Asia Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 103
The court dismissed claims for fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract, and breach of statutory duty, finding that the plaintiff failed to prove the alleged representations were made or that they caused the pleaded losses, and that the Estate Agents Act doe
East Coast Podiatry Centre Pte Ltd v Family Podiatry Centre Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 102
The court held that the defendant's use of the claimant's trade mark in Google Ads did not constitute trade mark infringement or passing off, as the defendant's website, which was an integral part of the advertisement, dispelled any likelihood of confusion.
Foo Yong Siang Victor v Tan Heng Khoon [2024] SGHC 101
The presumption of being a moneylender under s 3 of the Moneylenders Act 2008 is rebuttable by showing that the lender was not carrying on the business of moneylending, which requires evidence of system and continuity.
Lim Chee Seng v Phang Yew Kiat [2024] SGHC 100
The court held that a total failure of consideration can be established even if a valid contract exists, provided the essential bargain has failed and the contract does not allocate the risk of such failure to the claimant.
Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt Ltd v JG Jewelry Pte Ltd and another suit [2024] SGHC 10
The consolidated proceedings in Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt Ltd v JG Jewelry Pte Ltd and another suit [2024] SGHC 10 represent a significant judicial examination of the boundaries between informal commercial arrangements and legally binding joint ventures. The dispute arose from
Towa Corp v ASM Technology Singapore Pte Ltd and another [2023] SGHC 99
The court assessed damages for patent infringement, determining that the measure of damages should be based on lost profits from sales of the plaintiff's machines, excluding unsold and post-expiry machines, and applying a year-on-year approach for profit calculation.
Re Babel Holding Ltd and other matters [2023] SGHC 98
The court granted the extension of moratoria under s 64 of the IRDA, finding that the applicants had a substantial connection to Singapore and that the proposed scheme was not unworkable.
Public Prosecutor v Low Sze Song and another [2023] SGHC 95
The court found that the chain of custody for the drug exhibits was intact and that the accused persons failed to rebut the presumptions of possession and knowledge under the Misuse of Drugs Act.
Ahmad Danial bin Mohamed Rafa’ee v Public Prosecutor [2023] SGHC 94
The court held that the presumptive position is that a discharge not amounting to an acquittal (DNATA) should be ordered under s 232(2) of the CPC, and this presumption is stronger for serious offences. The court also observed that it may have inherent powers to grant a discharge