Singapore court decisions

• No extra prison term was added to replace caning the offender was too unwell to receive

  [2025] SGHC 89 · High Court · 14 May 2025Public Prosecutor v Mark Kalaivanan s/o Tamilarasan · [2025] SGHC 89 · High Court · 14 May 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871

  Police and courts

• A debt claim was not rejectable for complexity or an overlapping claim elsewhere

  [2025] SGHC 88 · High Court · 13 May 2025Shim Wai Han v Lai Seng Kwoon (in his capacity as the joint and several trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Ng Yu Zhi) and another · [2025] SGHC 88 · High Court · 13 May 2025 · Summary

  Money and debt

• The anti-suit injunction stayed in place but was varied to operate going forward

  [2025] SGHC 87 · High Court · 9 May 2025COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd v PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills and others · [2025] SGHC 87 · High Court · 9 May 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Civil Law Act 1909

  Police and courts

• A salon's claims against its property agent over a purchase failed

  [2025] SGHC 86 · High Court · 8 May 2025Crystal Beauty Pte Ltd v Xu Jasmine and another · [2025] SGHC 86 · High Court · 8 May 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Estate Agents Act 2010

  Running a business

• An unmarried couple held their home in equal shares, with the mortgage overpayment repaid

  [2025] SGHC 85 · High Court · 7 May 2025DOO v DOP · [2025] SGHC 85 · High Court · 7 May 2025 · Summary

• A claim to read extra terms into a company's constitution was struck out

  [2025] SGHC 84 · High Court · 6 May 2025Canstone Management Ltd v Allestari Development Pte Ltd and others · [2025] SGHC 84 · High Court · 6 May 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Constitution of the Republic of Singapore

  Police and courts

• Vigar, Andrew v XL Insurance Company Se Singapore Branch

  [2025] SGHCR 12 · High Court (Registrar) · 2 May 2025[2025] SGHCR 12 · High Court (Registrar) · 2 May 2025

  Work

• Disputing how much is owed does not defeat a demand when a large sum is undisputed

  [2025] SGHC 74 · High Court · 30 Apr 2025Koh Lin Yee v Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd · [2025] SGHC 74 · High Court · 30 Apr 2025 · Summary

  Money and debt

• The increased value part of a marine insurance was void as a wager, capping the claim

  [2025] SGHC 82 · High Court · 30 Apr 2025Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd v Argoglobal Underwriting Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and others · [2025] SGHC 82 · High Court · 30 Apr 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893

  Money and debt

• A landlord could take back the premises for unpaid utilities and unmaintained lifts

  [2025] SGHC 83 · High Court · 30 Apr 2025Sim Khong (Pte) Ltd v Lion Peak Pte Ltd · [2025] SGHC 83 · High Court · 30 Apr 2025 · Summary

  Housing

• Sun Quan v AI Mtbl Spv, Llc

  [2025] SGHCR 10 · High Court (Registrar) · 30 Apr 2025[2025] SGHCR 10 · High Court (Registrar) · 30 Apr 2025

  Money and debt

• DBS Bank Ltd v Li Yuan

  [2025] SGHCR 11 · High Court (Registrar) · 30 Apr 2025[2025] SGHCR 11 · High Court (Registrar) · 30 Apr 2025

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994, s 6

  Money and debt

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