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JWT Realty Pte Ltd and another v The Pod Pte Ltd [2026] SGHC 30
A landlord who is statutorily liable for a Land Betterment Charge (LBC) can contractually shift the burden of payment to the tenant through tenancy agreement clauses requiring the tenant to procure necessary approvals and bear all associated costs and expenses.
The “Yangtze Harmony” [2026] SGHC 3
The court has residual common law power to lift a stay of admiralty in rem proceedings to allow a claimant to enter judgment in rem to enforce a foreign arbitral award, as the in rem and in personam claims do not merge.
LinkChina Capital Pte Ltd v Sparrow Tech Pte Ltd [2026] SGHC 29
The court held that the term 'enterprise value' in the engagement agreement should be objectively determined based on the financial terms of the share purchase agreement and the accounts of the target company, applying the formula: Equity Value + Total Debt – Cash.
Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 561 v Kosma Holdings Pte Ltd [2026] SGHC 25
The court granted an easement of right of way over a service road for access to a loading bay, subject to conditions regarding maintenance costs and entry charges, and declared an administrative fee for unauthorised entry to be an unenforceable penalty.
DQR and another v DQT [2026] SGHC 23
The court held that the Tribunal did not exceed its jurisdiction as it was aware that matters under the JV Deed were outside its scope and it only made findings necessary to resolve the dispute under the Services Contract.
Law Society of Singapore v Willjude Vimalraj s/o Raymond Suras [2026] SGHC 22
Dishonesty integral to a criminal conviction of a solicitor is a ground for striking off the Roll, as it reveals a character defect rendering the solicitor unfit for the profession.
Landscape Engineering Pte Ltd v Dot Safety Solutions Pte Ltd and another [2026] SGHC 19
The court granted an extended civil restraint order (ECRO) against a party that persistently commenced unmeritorious applications.
Olea Global Pte Ltd v Energe Asia Pte Ltd [2026] SGHC 18
The court held that the arbitration agreement did not extend to the debt in question, and the debtor failed to raise triable issues regarding the debt, justifying a winding-up order.
Forbes Monaco APAC v Kawajiri Seiji [2026] SGHC 16
A freezing order (Mareva injunction) will be set aside where the claimant fails to establish a good arguable case, fails to show a real risk of dissipation, and breaches the duty of full and frank disclosure.
Prashant Mudgal v SAP Asia Pte Ltd [2026] SGHC 15
The court affirmed that the implied term of mutual trust and confidence exists in employment contracts under Singapore law, and that an employer breaches this term if it conducts itself in a manner calculated and likely to destroy or seriously damage the relationship of trust and
GC Lease Singapore Pte Ltd v Fonbell Solution Pte Ltd and others [2026] SGHC 14
A director can be personally liable for a tort committed by the company if he directed or procured the commission thereof, and the Said v Butt principle does not apply to torts such as deceit.
Liu Huijian v Public Prosecutor [2026] SGHC 13
The court held that a procedural irregularity in the late filing of the Public Prosecutor's consent does not invalidate a conviction or sentence unless it causes a failure of justice, and that the appellant failed to establish such prejudice.
Wang Yunhe v Attorney-General [2026] SGHC 11
The court held that judicial review is a remedy of last resort and that the applicant failed to exhaust alternative remedies, specifically the revisionary jurisdiction of the High Court under s 27 of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969.
Aryan (SEA) Pte Ltd v Pure Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd [2025] SGHC 99
The prima facie standard of review applies to winding-up applications where the underlying debt is subject to an arbitration agreement, and the court will grant an injunction to restrain the winding-up application unless the debtor's cross-claim is an abuse of process.
Abdul Ghufran bin Abdul Wahid v Public Prosecutor [2025] SGHC 98
The court's role in determining the notional imprisonment period (NIP) under the fitness to plead regime is facilitative rather than punitive, and prevention is the primary consideration in determining the NIP.
Park Hotel Group Management Pte Ltd v Aw Eng Hai (in his capacity as a joint and several liquidator of Park Hotel CQ Pte Ltd (in liquidation)) and others [2025] SGHC 97
In a r 133(2) application, the court hears the application de novo and the liquidator must satisfy the court on a balance of probabilities that the proof of debt was properly adjudicated.
Xu Xiangrong and another v Fu Xianwei and others [2025] SGHC 95
The court held that dispensation of personal service on a foreign defendant does not require prior permission for service out of jurisdiction, provided the service is effected within Singapore. The court also affirmed that Singapore was the natural forum for the dispute given the
Sin Chiau Soon v Bond, Aitken Robert [2025] SGHC 94
The High Court has a general power under s 18(2) read with paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the SCJA 2020 to order a sale of land in lieu of partition where it is necessary or expedient, without needing a separate substantive legal basis.
Yangbum Engineering Pte Ltd v Liang Xihong [2025] SGHC 93
The court found that the defendant held shares in three companies on a resulting trust for the claimant, Yangbum Engineering Pte Ltd, as the claimant had paid the incorporation costs.
The Resolution and Collection Corp v Tsuneji Kawabe and others [2025] SGHC 92
Tracing as an evidentiary tool to establish a cause of action is distinct from tracing as an equitable remedy; the former is permissible in discovery applications to determine if assets were misappropriated.
Cheng Shi Ying Cherissa v Khoo Chong Kiat and another [2025] SGHC 91
The court held that costs should be fixed based on the court's discretion, considering efforts at amicable resolution, and distinguished the case from Chia Soo Kiang where the claimant's conduct was more unreasonable.
Rajavikraman s/o Jayapandian v Public Prosecutor [2025] SGHC 90
The court affirmed that penalty orders under the Prevention of Corruption Act must be imposed individually for each charge rather than as a single global penalty order.
Public Prosecutor v Mark Kalaivanan s/o Tamilarasan [2025] SGHC 89
The court held that in deciding whether to impose additional imprisonment in lieu of caning where an offender is medically unfit, the court must consider whether there is a need to compensate for lost deterrent or retributive effects, subject to an effectiveness analysis regardin
Shim Wai Han v Lai Seng Kwoon (in his capacity as the joint and several trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Ng Yu Zhi) and another [2025] SGHC 88
Mere factual complexity is not a sufficient ground for a private trustee to reject a proof of debt if the underlying claim is not substantially disputed. Furthermore, a creditor with claims against both a bankrupt estate and an insolvent company's liquidation is entitled to prove