Singapore court decisions

• A scam victim was entitled to her money back; it had been lawfully acquired

  [2024] SGHC 320 · High Court · 12 Dec 2024Public Prosecutor v Marlene Wise · [2024] SGHC 320 · High Court · 12 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Wildlife Act 1965, s 12D

  Police and courts

• A seller must credit a forfeited deposit against damages, even for wasted expenses

  [2024] SGHC 314 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024Li Jialin and another v Wingcrown Investment Pte Ltd · [2024] SGHC 314 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024 · Summary

• Sentences were reduced on appeal, but not as far as the appellants sought

  [2024] SGHC 315 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024Ng Cheng Tiam v Public Prosecutor and other appeals · [2024] SGHC 315 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871, s 34

  Police and courts

• The sentence for attempted murder was set well above what the defence had asked for

  [2024] SGHC 316 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024Public Prosecutor v Chong Shiong Hui · [2024] SGHC 316 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871, s 307

  Police and courts

• Offences split across sittings caused no grave injustice, so revision was refused

  [2024] SGHC 317 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024Kalachelvam s/o Packirisamy v Public Prosecutor · [2024] SGHC 317 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Police and courts

• A trustee who repeatedly breached the duty of care was removed from the trust

  [2024] SGHC 310 · High Court · 5 Dec 2024Devin Jethanand Bhojwani and others v Jethanand Harkishindas Bhojwani · [2024] SGHC 310 · High Court · 5 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Limitation Act 1959

  Family

• Claimants could not add claims for losses suffered overseas to their libel action

  [2024] SGHC 311 · High Court · 5 Dec 2024Maag, Daniel and another v Lalit Kumar Modi · [2024] SGHC 311 · High Court · 5 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Defamation Act 1957, s 8

  Police and courts

• A shareholder could not claim losses that merely reflected the company's own losses

  [2024] SGHC 313 · High Court · 4 Dec 2024Khan Aisanullah v Rajib Kumar Dhali · [2024] SGHC 313 · High Court · 4 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Running a business

• An appeal against a conviction and sentence for outrage of modesty was dismissed

  [2024] SGHC 306 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024Thangarajan Elanchezhian v Public Prosecutor · [2024] SGHC 306 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893

  Police and courts

• The victim's account was convincing and all three charges were made out

  [2024] SGHC 307 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024Ler Chun Poh v Public Prosecutor · [2024] SGHC 307 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871, s 354

  Police and courts

• A party enforcing a foreign award must still follow the court's procedural rules

  [2024] SGHC 308 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024Wuhu Ruyi Xinbo Investment Partnership (Ltd Partnership) v Shandong Ruyi Technology Group Co, Ltd and another · [2024] SGHC 308 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893, s 2

  Police and courts

• The arbitrator did not prejudge the case; the claim of apparent bias was not made out

  [2024] SGHC 309 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024DJK and others v DJN · [2024] SGHC 309 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

  Running a business

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