Singapore court decisions

• Foreign King's Counsel were refused ad hoc admission to act in a constitutional challenge

  [2024] SGCA 49 · Court of Appeal · 8 Nov 2024Kassimatis, Theodoros KC v Attorney-General and another and another appeal · [2024] SGCA 49 · Court of Appeal · 8 Nov 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Legal Profession Act 1966, s 15

  Police and courts

• The seller could not forfeit the deposit but could keep the fee paid for the option

  [2024] SGCA 48 · Court of Appeal · 6 Nov 2024Li Jialin and another v Wingcrown Investment Pte Ltd · [2024] SGCA 48 · Court of Appeal · 6 Nov 2024 · Summary

  Running a business

• Arbitration confidentiality was lost once the award became part of the court record

  [2024] SGCA 46 · Court of Appeal · 30 Oct 2024Karan Chandur Tilani v Maarten Hein Bernard Koedijk and another · [2024] SGCA 46 · Court of Appeal · 30 Oct 2024 · Summary

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

  Running a business

• Prison already served cannot count towards a default term set on appeal for a fine

  [2024] SGCA 45 · Court of Appeal · 29 Oct 2024Public Prosecutor v Xu Yuanchen · [2024] SGCA 45 · Court of Appeal · 29 Oct 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Computer Misuse Act 1993, s 3

  Police and courts

• Asiana Airlines, Inc v Gate Gourmet Korea Co, Ltd and others

  [2024] SGCA(I) 8 · Court of Appeal · 29 Oct 2024[2024] SGCA(I) 8 · Court of Appeal · 29 Oct 2024

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

  Running a business

• Permission to appeal was refused as the judge's decision showed no apparent error

  [2024] SGCA 44 · Court of Appeal · 25 Oct 2024Nature One Dairy (Australia) Pte Ltd v Bicheno Investments Pty Ltd · [2024] SGCA 44 · Court of Appeal · 25 Oct 2024 · Summary

  Money and debt

• Insurance activities in breach of its licence did not move a company's main interests

  [2024] SGCA 43 · Court of Appeal · 24 Oct 2024British Steamship Protection and Indemnity Association Ltd and another v Thresh, Charles and another · [2024] SGCA 43 · Court of Appeal · 24 Oct 2024 · Summary

  Money and debt

• An appeal against a 16-year sentence for culpable homicide was dismissed

  [2024] SGCA 42 · Court of Appeal · 23 Oct 2024CNK v Public Prosecutor · [2024] SGCA 42 · Court of Appeal · 23 Oct 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871

  Police and courts

• DFM v DFL

  [2024] SGCA 41 · Court of Appeal · 17 Oct 2024[2024] SGCA 41 · Court of Appeal · 17 Oct 2024

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

  Running a business

• The application failed as the applicant had no new material to challenge his conviction

  [2024] SGCA 40 · Court of Appeal · 15 Oct 2024Sulaiman bin Jumari v Public Prosecutor · [2024] SGCA 40 · Court of Appeal · 15 Oct 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Constitution of the Republic of Singapore

  Police and courts

• Disclosing prisoners' letters was unlawful, but copyright damages stayed nominal

  [2024] SGCA 39 · Court of Appeal · 11 Oct 2024Syed Suhail bin Syed Zin and others v Attorney-General · [2024] SGCA 39 · Court of Appeal · 11 Oct 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Government Proceedings Act 1956

  Police and courts

• Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd v Renault SAS

  [2024] SGCA(I) 7 · Court of Appeal · 8 Oct 2024[2024] SGCA(I) 7 · Court of Appeal · 8 Oct 2024

  Police and courts

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