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Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor JP [2000] SGHC 111
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[2000] SGHC 111
General Division of the High Court of Singapore19 Jun 2000Suit 1896/1998
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“nt pursuant to a legal, social or moral duty, or in the furtherance of a legitimate interest, to a person with a corresponding duty or interest to receive it: see Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor [2000] SGHC 111 at [242]. By s 12(1) of the Defamation Act read with Part I of the Schedule thereto, qualified privilege”
“ings: Soon Peck Wah v Woon Che Chye [1997] 3 SLR(R) 430 (“Soon Peck Wah”) at [34]. The position was clearly articulated by Chan Seng Onn JC (as he then was) in Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor JP [2000] SGHC 111 (“Arul Chandran”). He held at [142] that under the hearsay rule, factual findings in a foreign judgment”
“f the publication and after the publication including the entire surrounding circumstances, must be viewed in totality in determining whether there was malice (Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor JP [2000] SGHC 111 (“Arul”) at [301]). In the present case, a consideration of all the circumstances fails to show that the”
“The Plaintiffs also referred me to the decision in Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor JP [2000] SGHC 111 (“Arul Chandran”). I shall cite more out of that judgment than the Plaintiffs referred me to because it is also relevant to the question of evidence on the Substantive Issue which I shall consider be”
“prior to the publication, at the time of the publication and after the publication, including the entire surrounding circumstances, must be viewed in totality: Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor JP [2000] SGHC 111 (“Arul Chandran (HC)”) at [301].”
“prior to the publication, at the time of the publication and after the publication, including the entire surrounding circumstances, must be viewed in totality: Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor JP [2000] SGHC 111 at [301].”
“edly defamatory publication has more than one “sting”, then CDI has to justify all the “stings”, otherwise it will be held liable for the unjustified “stings” (Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor JP [2000] SGHC 111 at [136]).”
“The applicable principles are illustrated in Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor [2000] SGHC 111 (“Arul Chandran”). In Arul Chandran, the plaintiff (“Arul”), a member of the Tanglin Club, sued the defendant (“Chew”), another member of the Tanglin Club, for the publication of three letters. In th”
“of an earlier judicial determination as a final judgment of a competent court, and to establish what the causes of action, parties, and issues previously were: Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor JP [2000] SGHC 111 at [141] (on appeal, the Court of Appeal in Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor [2001] SLR(R) 86 (“Arul”
“f the same Act deems such judgments irrelevant unless the existence of such judgments are facts in issue or are relevant under another provision of the Act. In Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor JP [2000] SGHC 111, the High Court discussed these provisions at [141] as follows:”
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Arul Chandran v Chew Chin Aik Victor JP [2000] SGHC 111
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Case No: Suit 1896/1998
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Court: General Division of the High Court of Singapore
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Decision Date: 2000-06-19
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