Singapore court decisions

• Each side breached the glove supply contracts; advance payments were refundable

  [2025] SGHC 168 · High Court · 22 Aug 2025Smart Glove International Pte Ltd v Full Support Healthcare Ltd · [2025] SGHC 168 · High Court · 22 Aug 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Civil Law Act 1909, s 12

  Running a business

• Unpleaded damages did not take a defamation claim beyond the State Courts' reach

  [2025] SGHC 169 · High Court · 22 Aug 2025Terrence Fernandez v Tan Aik Hong Thomas · [2025] SGHC 169 · High Court · 22 Aug 2025 · Summary

  Relies on State Courts Act 1970, s 22

  Police and courts

• An appeal failed; the claims against the second defendant were rightly struck out

  [2025] SGHC 166 · High Court · 21 Aug 2025Yeo Xueli Celeste v Sin David and another · [2025] SGHC 166 · High Court · 21 Aug 2025 · Summary

• Contractual interest kept running after judgment, but only on the unpaid principal

  [2025] SGHC 163 · High Court · 15 Aug 2025Deutsche Bank AG Singapore Branch v ARJ Holding Ltd and another · [2025] SGHC 163 · High Court · 15 Aug 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893

  Money and debt

• The buyers' claims failed; trying to rent out units affirmed the contracts

  [2025] SGHC 161 · High Court · 14 Aug 2025Cheung Teck Cheong Richard and others v LVND Investments Pte Ltd · [2025] SGHC 161 · High Court · 14 Aug 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Limitation Act 1959

  Running a business

• An employer who abused her domestic helper was jailed for the offences

  [2025] SGHC 162 · High Court · 14 Aug 2025Anita Damu (alias Shazana bte Abdullah) v Public Prosecutor and another appeal · [2025] SGHC 162 · High Court · 14 Aug 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871, s 73

  Police and courts

• A lawyer who approved letters sent to represented witnesses breached conduct rules

  [2025] SGHC 159 · High Court · 12 Aug 2025Rai Vijay Kumar v Law Society of Singapore · [2025] SGHC 159 · High Court · 12 Aug 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Legal Profession Act 1966

  Police and courts

• An injunction was discharged as selling assets to reduce debts was not dissipation

  [2025] SGHC 154 · High Court · 11 Aug 2025Alphard Maritime Ltd v Samson Maritime L td and others · [2025] SGHC 154 · High Court · 11 Aug 2025 · Summary

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994, s 12A

  Police and courts

• A stepfather's conviction stood on the fourth charge only; the others were overturned

  [2025] SGHC 157 · High Court · 11 Aug 2025JDA v Public Prosecutor and another appeal · [2025] SGHC 157 · High Court · 11 Aug 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893, s 147

  Police and courts

• A company's claim failed because a settlement had already covered its proven loss

  [2025] SGHC 160 · High Court · 11 Aug 2025Ka Shin Technologies (S) Pte Ltd v The estate of Tan Kiat Lan, deceased (Integrated Power Solutions Pte Ltd and others, third parties) · [2025] SGHC 160 · High Court · 11 Aug 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Civil Law Act 1909, s 15

  Work

• An applicant with a serious academic offence was not yet fit for the Bar

  [2025] SGHC 156 · High Court · 8 Aug 2025Re Ariffin Iskandar Sha bin Ali Akbar and other matters · [2025] SGHC 156 · High Court · 8 Aug 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Legal Profession Act 1966

  Police and courts

• Appeal against unlawful stalking convictions and sentences was dismissed

  [2025] SGHC 158 · High Court · 8 Aug 2025Seng Yong Yi Lucas v Public Prosecutor · [2025] SGHC 158 · High Court · 8 Aug 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893

  Police and courts

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