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CIC Video International v Forward International Singapore Pte Ltd and Another [2000] SGHC 15
In CIC Video International v Forward International Singapore Pte Ltd and Another, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of No catchword.
Public Prosecutor v Ong Li Xia and Another [2000] SGHC 149
The court held that youthful offenders who engage in vicious, sadistic violence causing serious harm without provocation should receive deterrent custodial sentences, and that the court's power to impose such sentences under the CPC is not contingent on proving the offender is of
Rizal bin Abdul Razak v Public Prosecutor [2000] SGHC 148
The court affirmed the conviction for rape and abetment of rape, finding that the victim's identification of the appellant was reliable and corroborated by the co-accused's testimony.
Silver Stream Air-Conditional Restaurant (In Receivership) v Ong Kay Eng (Ng Chiow Tong, Third Party) [2000] SGHC 147
The court found that the Third Party had properly accounted for the partnership funds and that the Defendant's claim was unsubstantiated.
Projection Pte Ltd v The Tai Ping Insurance Company Limited [2000] SGHC 146
In Projection Pte Ltd v The Tai Ping Insurance Company Limited [2000] SGHC 146, the High Court dismissed the plaintiffs' claim, ruling they failed to prove a binding compromise agreement existed. The court cited a lack of essential contract elements and drew adverse inferences from witness absences.
Sime Darby Edible Products Ltd v Ngo Chew Hong Edible Oil Pte Ltd [2000] SGHC 145
The court held that the trade mark 'Royal Spoon' is not devoid of any distinctive character and that there is no likelihood of confusion with the applicant's earlier trade mark.
Chua Choon Lim Robert v MN Swami and Others [2000] SGHC 144
The High Court has inherent jurisdiction to prevent the initiation of civil proceedings which are vexatious, frivolous or likely to constitute an abuse of the process of court, including the power to make an order prohibiting new proceedings without leave of the court.
Gunalan s/o Govindarajoo v Public Prosecutor [2000] SGHC 143
Breach proceedings under s 44(2)(a) of the CYPA do not amount to a criminal conviction for the purposes of the autrefois convict doctrine, as they involve a transfer order based on the suitability of the institution rather than an adjudication of guilt for a specific offence.
Hassan bin Ahmad v Public Prosecutor [2000] SGHC 142
A police officer who receives periodic payments from a private individual and subsequently uses his official position to perform favours for that individual is guilty of corruption under s 6(a) of the Prevention of Corruption Act.
MFH Marine Pte Ltd v Asmoniah bin Mohamad [2000] SGHC 141
The court held that the statutory prohibition in the Workmen's Compensation Act against commencing civil action while a compensation claim is pending does not suspend the running of the limitation period for the civil action.
Tan Chong Realty Pte Ltd v Victory Industrial Co Pte Ltd [2000] SGHC 140
The court held the defendants liable for damages caused to a warehouse floor due to overloading. Consequently, the defendants were ordered to compensate the plaintiffs for the full cost of the necessary repairs.
Pan-United Shipyard Pte Ltd v India International Insurance Pte Ltd [2000] SGHC 14
The High Court dismissed the claim, ruling that the insurance policy's indemnity was restricted to liabilities incurred in the capacity of 'Owner'. It did not cover losses arising from the plaintiff's role as a ship repairer.
Sivalingam Suresh v Public Prosecutor [2000] SGHC 139
An appellate court will not disturb findings of fact unless they are clearly reached against the weight of the evidence, and in sexual offences, it is dangerous to convict on the complainant's evidence alone unless it is unusually compelling.
Peh Chui Choo v Kuah Peng Ah [2000] SGHC 138
A husband who deliberately divests his assets to avoid maintenance obligations cannot seek a downward variation of a maintenance order because the change in circumstances is his own creation.
Public Prosecutor v Low Hong Siah [2000] SGHC 137
The accused was found guilty of trafficking in a controlled drug under the Misuse of Drugs Act based on evidence of possession and self-incriminating statements.
Ho Kian Siang and Another v Ong Cheng Hoo and Others [2000] SGHC 136
Where a plaintiff elects for damages in lieu of specific performance at trial, the appropriate date for assessment of damages is the date of the trial.
Tropical Associated Co Pte Ltd v Michael Wijaya Goutama and Another [2000] SGHC 135
The court held that the Plaintiffs failed to prove the existence of the alleged loan agreement and misrepresentation, and that the Deed was unenforceable due to misrepresentation and failure of condition precedent.
Kim Hok Yung and Others v Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA (trading as Rabobank) (Lee Mon Sun, Third Party) [2000] SGHC 134
A claim founded on the tort of deceit must give full particulars of the basis for the averment or else it must be struck out. A claim that is intrinsically weak and hopeless may be struck out as frivolous and vexatious.
Awtar Singh s/o Margar Singh v Public Prosecutor [2000] SGHC 133
The court held that the appellant's conduct in failing to make enquiries despite obvious inconsistencies in the number of sub-tenants and his failure to verify identities demonstrated wilful blindness, sufficient to establish the mens rea for abetment by intentional aiding.
Lee Siong Kee v Beng Tiong Trading, Import and Export (1988) Pte Ltd [2000] SGHC 132
A party who affirms a contract after knowledge of a repudiatory breach cannot later claim to have accepted the repudiation. Furthermore, a claim for quantum meruit for work done under a contract fails where the contract has not been terminated by acceptance of a repudiatory breac
Re Boonann Construction Pte Ltd [2000] SGHC 130
A secured creditor is entitled to contractual interest up to the date of payment when a company in judicial management redeems a mortgage, as the judicial management regime does not abrogate contractual rights to interest.
LKM Investment Holdings Pte Ltd v Cathay Theatres Pte Ltd [2000] SGHC 13
In LKM Investment Holdings Pte Ltd v Cathay Theatres Pte Ltd, the court restrained a winding-up petition based on a disputed statutory demand. It ruled that while an appeal does not automatically render a judgment debt 'disputed,' the court may grant an injunction pending a stay of execution.
Public Prosecutor v Teo Cheng Kiat [2000] SGHC 129
The court held that in cases of criminal breach of trust, the severity of the sentence should be proportional to the amount misappropriated, and that the high degree of trust reposed in the offender is a significant aggravating factor.
Chng Gim Huat v Public Prosecutor [2000] SGHC 127
The term 'interest' in the Income Tax Act refers to compensation for the deprivation of the use of money, and the label given to a payment by parties is not conclusive of its legal nature.