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Wang CongQin Bobby v Ong Heng Huat and another action [2001] SGHC 202
The court held that a private agreement between shareholders/directors regarding the use of company property as collateral for a personal loan is enforceable as a contract between the parties, provided it does not involve the company as a party and is not illegal per se.
Tan Hin Leong v Lee Teck Im
A contractual licence to occupy property is not revocable at will if the terms of the contract define the duration and circumstances for termination.
Women’s Charter (Offences Against Women and Girls) Rules
Overview of the Women’s Charter (Offences Against Women and Girls) Rules, Singapore sl.
Wildlife (Composition of Offences) Rules 2020
Overview of the Wildlife (Composition of Offences) Rules 2020, Singapore sl.
Cheng William v Loo Ngee Long Edmund [2001] SGHC 201
The Public Prosecutor has the power to intervene in and discontinue private prosecutions, including those on appeal, to prevent the abuse of state machinery by private individuals.
Wildlife (Protected Wildlife Species) Rules 2020
Overview of the Wildlife (Protected Wildlife Species) Rules 2020, Singapore sl.
Tan Hun Hoe v Harte Denis Mathew
The decision in Tan Hun Hoe v Harte Denis Mathew represents a seminal authority in Singapore’s medical negligence jurisprudence, particularly concerning the standard of post-operative care and the complex interplay between causation and the "loss of chance" doctrine in personal i
Wildlife (Exemption) Order 2020
Overview of the Wildlife (Exemption) Order 2020, Singapore sl.
Malayan Banking Bhd v Measurex Engineering Pte Ltd and Another [2001] SGHC 200
Summary judgment should not be granted for a sum that is seriously disputed, but where only a component of the claim is disputed, unconditional leave to defend should only be granted in respect of that disputed component.
Voluntary Sterilisation Regulations 2012
Overview of the Voluntary Sterilisation Regulations 2012, Singapore sl.
Re Fineplas Holdings Pte Ltd (fka Tasinder Pte Ltd) [2001] SGHC 20
The burden of proof is on the plaintiff to show that the defendant is unable to pay damages if the plaintiff seeks to maintain an interlocutory injunction on the basis that damages would not be an adequate remedy.
Visiting Forces (Designation — France) Order 2003
Overview of the Visiting Forces (Designation — France) Order 2003, Singapore sl.
Em Services Private Limited v Triple Five Transportation & Engineering Construction Pte Ltd [2001] SGHC 2
A contractor is entitled to the stipulated price for substantial performance of a contract, subject to a cross-claim for omissions or defects.
Visiting Forces (Designation) Order
Overview of the Visiting Forces (Designation) Order, Singapore sl.
Arubugam Suppiah v Curt Evert Borgensten [2001] SGHC 199
The court held that there was solid evidence of a real risk of dissipation of assets by the defendant, justifying the continuation of a Mareva injunction, based on the defendant's lack of probity, repeated failure to comply with court orders, and questionable financial transactio
Visiting Forces (Designation — U.S.A.) Order
Overview of the Visiting Forces (Designation — U.S.A.) Order, Singapore sl.
Visiting Forces (Exemption) Order
Overview of the Visiting Forces (Exemption) Order, Singapore sl.
The "Antares V" [2001] SGHC 198
The court held that the renewal of an admiralty writ may be granted where there is a good reason, and that ongoing negotiations between parties can constitute such a reason, with the overriding consideration being the balance of justice between the parties.
Visiting Forces (Unlawful Occupation) Order
Overview of the Visiting Forces (Unlawful Occupation) Order, Singapore sl.
Quah Su-Ling v Inno-Pacific Holdings Ltd [2001] SGHC 197
The court held that a requirement as to the time for the doing of an act, unless it is a substantive time-bar provision, is a procedural requirement which the court has the power to abridge or extend.
Visiting Forces (Internal Security Act) Order
Overview of the Visiting Forces (Internal Security Act) Order, Singapore sl.
Yuninshing v Edward Mondong [2001] SGHC 196
The court affirmed that the Spiliada test for forum non conveniens requires determining the most appropriate forum in the interests of all parties and the ends of justice, noting that the defendant's fugitive status and the advanced stage of proceedings in Singapore weighed again
Variable Capital Companies (Winding Up) Rules 2020
Overview of the Variable Capital Companies (Winding Up) Rules 2020, Singapore sl.
Variable Capital Companies (Consequential Amendments to Other Acts) Order 2020
Overview of the Variable Capital Companies (Consequential Amendments to Other Acts) Order 2020, Singapore sl.