Singapore court decisions

• Communications about paying a lawyer's fees were not legally privileged

  [2025] SGHC 128 · High Court · 7 Jul 2025Madison Pacific Trust Ltd and others v David Salim and another · [2025] SGHC 128 · High Court · 7 Jul 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Civil Law Act 1909

  Police and courts

• An appeal against the sentence for aggravated outrage of modesty was dismissed

  [2025] SGHC 130 · High Court · 7 Jul 2025Ismail bin Jamaludin v Public Prosecutor · [2025] SGHC 130 · High Court · 7 Jul 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871, s 354

  Police and courts

• A judge wrongly declined to forfeit items used to commit the offences

  [2025] SGHC 121 · High Court · 4 Jul 2025Public Prosecutor v Gumede Sthembiso Joel · [2025] SGHC 121 · High Court · 4 Jul 2025 · Summary

  Police and courts

• Palyanitsa Ltd v Bridgetower Capital Ltd

  [2025] SGHCR 21 · High Court (Registrar) · 4 Jul 2025[2025] SGHCR 21 · High Court (Registrar) · 4 Jul 2025

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893

  Police and courts

• The accused's bail application was dismissed; remand conditions did not hamper his defence

  [2025] SGHC 127 · High Court · 3 Jul 2025Ng Yu Zhi v Public Prosecutor · [2025] SGHC 127 · High Court · 3 Jul 2025 · Summary

  Police and courts

• Statutory damages were set against an absent defendant who used a counterfeit mark

  [2025] SGHC 122 · High Court · 2 Jul 2025Louis Vuitton Malletier v Ng Hoe Seng (formerly trading as EMCASE SG) · [2025] SGHC 122 · High Court · 2 Jul 2025 · Summary

  Running a business

• A negligence claim failed as the accident was not shown to have happened as claimed

  [2025] SGHC 124 · High Court · 2 Jul 2025Tao Yuegang v United T ec Construction Pte Ltd · [2025] SGHC 124 · High Court · 2 Jul 2025 · Summary

• A defamation claim belonged in the Magistrate's Court, so court fees were limited

  [2025] SGHC 125 · High Court · 2 Jul 2025Foo Diana v Woo Mui Chan · [2025] SGHC 125 · High Court · 2 Jul 2025 · Summary

  Relies on State Courts Act 1970

  Police and courts

• A co-owner ousted from the property was held entitled to rent he had to pay

  [2025] SGHC 126 · High Court · 2 Jul 2025Lee Say Yng v Lee Cheng Mui · [2025] SGHC 126 · High Court · 2 Jul 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Residential Property Act 1976

  Housing

• A marriage of convenience made before the law on them took effect was not void

  [2025] SGHC 112 · High Court · 1 Jul 2025Cheng Tze Tzuen v Dang Lan Anh · [2025] SGHC 112 · High Court · 1 Jul 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Central Provident Fund Act 1953, s 25A

  Family

• A claim that insurance policies were held on trust failed for lack of evidence

  [2025] SGHC 118 · High Court · 1 Jul 2025Lim Yan Yi Michelle v Leow Quek Shiong and another · [2025] SGHC 118 · High Court · 1 Jul 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893, s 116

  Money and debt

• A creditors' meeting was refused as the scheme had no realistic hope of approval

  [2025] SGHC 120 · High Court · 1 Jul 2025Re CKR Paints & Coating Specialist Pte Ltd (Maybank Singapore Ltd and others, non-parties) · [2025] SGHC 120 · High Court · 1 Jul 2025 · Summary

  Running a business

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