Singapore court decisions

• A party who asked for a retrial abroad cannot later say he had no notice of it Key decision

  [2026] SGHC(A) 24 · Appellate Division · 16 Sep 2026Goh Heng Tee v Xiamen Tonghin Furniture Industries Co Pte Ltd and another matter · [2026] SGHC(A) 24 · Appellate Division · 16 Sep 2026 · Summary

  Money and debt

• Ongoing loss from an alleged breach did not stop the time limit for a claim running

  [2026] SGHC(A) 23 · Appellate Division · 9 Sep 2026Ever Strategy Consultants Ltd v Corporación Crambo, SA and others and other appeals · [2026] SGHC(A) 23 · Appellate Division · 9 Sep 2026 · Summary

  Relies on Limitation Act 1959

  Police and courts

• A party's contractual discretion to value completed work must be used in good faith

  [2026] SGHC(A) 22 · Appellate Division · 27 Aug 2026Shipworks Engineering Pte Ltd and another v Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard Pte Ltd and another and another appeal · [2026] SGHC(A) 22 · Appellate Division · 27 Aug 2026 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893

  Police and courts

• On appeal, the lender's damages for the developer's conspiracy were increased

  [2026] SGHC(A) 21 · Appellate Division · 24 Aug 2026United Overseas Bank Ltd v Lippo Marina Collection Pte Ltd · [2026] SGHC(A) 21 · Appellate Division · 24 Aug 2026 · Summary

  Relies on Civil Law Act 1909, s 12

  Police and courts

• A shareholder that misstated what it knew was refused a derivative action

  [2026] SGHC(A) 20 · Appellate Division · 30 Jul 2026Vivaz Group Holdings Pte Ltd v TripleOne (Cambodia) Investment Pte Ltd (Lee Kok Heng Jeremiah, non-party) · [2026] SGHC(A) 20 · Appellate Division · 30 Jul 2026 · Summary

  Relies on Companies Act 1967

  Running a business

• A buyer that waived the seller's breach did not validly end the supply contract

  [2026] SGHC(A) 19 · Appellate Division · 29 Jun 2026Full Support Healthcare Ltd v Smart Glove International Pte Ltd and another appeal · [2026] SGHC(A) 19 · Appellate Division · 29 Jun 2026 · Summary

  Running a business

• The fraud finding stood; the conspiracy claim failed for lack of evidence

  [2026] SGHC(A) 18 · Appellate Division · 17 Jun 2026Lo Yew Seng v Astrawati Aluwi · [2026] SGHC(A) 18 · Appellate Division · 17 Jun 2026 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893

• Only the payments found illegal were unenforceable; the rest of the account still stood

  [2026] SGHC(A) 17 · Appellate Division · 5 Jun 2026Deepak Mishra and another v Rashmi Bothra · [2026] SGHC(A) 17 · Appellate Division · 5 Jun 2026 · Summary

  Running a business

• Permission to appeal refused: a counterclaim alleging a conspiracy was left for trial

  [2026] SGHC(A) 16 · Appellate Division · 14 May 2026Capajet Pte Ltd v EV Technology Pte Ltd and others and other matters · [2026] SGHC(A) 16 · Appellate Division · 14 May 2026 · Summary

  Police and courts

• The court upheld a sale order for property owned by former spouses

  [2026] SGHC(A) 15 · Appellate Division · 13 May 2026Tan Huat Chan v Wu Lee Choo · [2026] SGHC(A) 15 · Appellate Division · 13 May 2026 · Summary

  Housing

• The majority held the judge erred in finding too little proof of a shared intention

  [2026] SGHC(A) 14 · Appellate Division · 5 May 2026Tia Sock Kiu Sally v Tia Oon Lai and another appeal · [2026] SGHC(A) 14 · Appellate Division · 5 May 2026 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893

• An ousted co-owner could recover the full rent of a reasonable substitute home

  [2026] SGHC(A) 13 · Appellate Division · 28 Apr 2026Lee Cheng Mui v Lee Say Yng · [2026] SGHC(A) 13 · Appellate Division · 28 Apr 2026 · Summary

  Relies on Civil Law Act 1909, s 7

  Housing

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