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The “VICTOR 1” [2024] SGHC 165
A demise charterparty terminates upon the judicial sale of the vessel, and the legal fiction of the sale proceeds representing the vessel does not extend to preserving contractual obligations or the status of a demise charterer for the purposes of s 4(4) HCAJA.
Three Arrows Capital Ltd and others v Davies, Kyle Livingston and another [2024] SGHC 164
The court held that the liquidators established a good arguable case for claims against the respondent and demonstrated a real risk of dissipation of assets, justifying the continuation of a freezing order.
TOWA Corp v ASMPT Singapore Pte Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 163
The court clarified parameters for the assessment of damages for patent infringement, including the calculation of 'But-for Sales', market share, and the exclusion of unclassified general costs.
Public Prosecutor v CRX [2024] SGHC 162
In Public Prosecutor v CRX, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Sentencing, Criminal Law — Offences.
Muhammad Nurashik bin Mohd Nasir v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGHC 161
In Muhammad Nurashik bin Mohd Nasir v Public Prosecutor, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Criminal Law — Statutory offences, Criminal Procedure and Sentencing — Appeal.
Re Zhong Jun Resources (S) Pte Ltd (in liquidation) (Inner Mongolia Huomei-Hongjun Aluminium Electricity Co Ltd and another, non-parties) [2024] SGHC 160
The liquidator bears the burden of proof to show, on a balance of probabilities, that proofs of debt were wrongly admitted and should be expunged.
Phoa Eugene (personal representative of the estates of Evelyn Phoa and William Phoa, deceased) v Oey Liang Ho (sole executor of the estate of Wirio Kasenda, deceased) [2024] SGHC 16
The court dismissed the plaintiff's applications to adduce fresh evidence, appoint a representative, and amend the title-in-action, holding that the plaintiff failed to establish standing and that the applications were an attempt to rectify a fundamental defect in the suit after
Gan Hsiao Ching Elizabeth (alias Yan Xiaoqing Elizabeth) v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGHC 159
The court affirmed that the mens rea requirement in s 477A of the Penal Code is concerned with the fraudulent intent of the person charged, and there is no requirement that the falsified document must originate from the employer.
Siti Hasmah bte Adam v Majlis Pusat Singapura [2024] SGHC 158
In Siti Hasmah bte Adam v Majlis Pusat Singapura, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Insolvency Law —Winding up.
Re Picotin Pte Ltd and other matters [2024] SGHC 156
The court held that related companies are necessary and integral to a restructuring arrangement if they are essential to the restructuring objectives, and that carve-outs for landlords are not required if conditions can be imposed to protect their interests.
Re Fullerton Capital Ltd (in liquidation) [2024] SGHC 155
The court recognised a BVI liquidation as a foreign main proceeding under the UNCITRAL Model Law, finding that the BVI was the company's centre of main interests (COMI) and that the requirements for recognition were satisfied.
DCA v DCB [2024] SGHC 154
In DCA v DCB, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Tort — Negligence.
Seah Ming Yang Daryle v Public Prosecutor [2024] SGHC 152
The court established a benchmark sentence of two weeks’ imprisonment and two years’ disqualification for the archetypal case of a first-time offender driving without a valid licence.
Tsang Lolita v Personal Representatives of Eng James Jr, deceased [2024] SGHC 151
The High Court dismissed a claim for S$8.5 million in an inter vivos gift dispute but allowed the recipient to retain funds remaining in a bank account upon its closure, dismissing the estate's counterclaim for those funds.
Lim Chun Yong (alias Lin Junxiong) (suing through his deputy and litigation representative Fung Wui Mang Janet) v Yap Jeffrey (alias Yap Kean Hui) and others [2024] SGHC 150
The decision in Lim Chun Yong (alias Lin Junxiong) v Yap Jeffrey [2024] SGHC 150 represents a comprehensive judicial examination of liability and quantum in the context of a catastrophic multi-vehicle chain collision. The dispute arose from an accident on 12 February 2018 at KM 7
Golden Pacific Shipping & Holdings Pte Ltd v Arc Marine Engineering Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 15
In Golden Pacific Shipping & Holdings Pte Ltd v Arc Marine Engineering Pte Ltd, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Bailment — Negligence, Damages — Mitigation.
Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 4099 v TPS Construction Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 149
A claim in tort for construction defects is time-barred under s 24A(3)(a) of the Limitation Act when physical damage manifests and is reasonably discoverable, and the limitation period is not reset by subsequent recurrences of the same defect.
Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) Pte Ltd and another v Suji Mannattu Thampi and others [2024] SGHC 148
The court held that the plaintiffs and their officers were in civil contempt for retaining and using data that they were ordered to irretrievably delete under a discharge order.
EBS Flow Control Ltd v Greene, Tweed & Co Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 147
The court held that the 2020 Distributorship Agreement was for a fixed one-year term without automatic renewal, and that there was no implied term requiring the defendant to buy back leftover inventory upon expiry.
Tjiang Giok Moy and another v Ang Jimmy Tjun Min (Citibank NA, non-party) [2024] SGHC 146
A party to the main proceedings has locus standi to be heard on a discovery application against a non-party if their interests are affected, and is entitled to costs if their opposition is successful.
Banque de Commerce et de Placements SA, DIFC Branch & Anor v China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corporation Ltd [2024] SGHC 145
The court held that the contract between the defendant and the third party was not a sham or fraudulent transaction, and that the plaintiff failed to establish liability in deceit, negligent misrepresentation, breach of contract, unjust enrichment, or unlawful means conspiracy.
Rich Construction Co Pte Ltd v Greatearth Construction Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and others and another matter [2024] SGHC 144
The court held that the Settlement Deeds did not provide a complete release of the company's liabilities from 1 September 2021, but only a release from performance of obligations under the JVA. The court also affirmed that contingent and expectation losses are provable in a windi
Re Civelli, Carlo Giuseppe and another [2024] SGHC 143
The Evidence (Civil Proceedings in Other Jurisdictions) Act 1979 does not preclude the appointment of a private examiner to take evidence for foreign proceedings, provided the court retains oversight.
Shieh Liang H v Google Singapore Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 142
The court dismissed the plaintiff's applications to extend the validity of the Writ and for leave to serve out of jurisdiction, noting the suit had been struck out against the main defendants and lacked substantial connection to Singapore.