Singapore court decisions

• The claims for malicious falsehood, slander and libel failed, as did the counterclaim

  [2025] SGHC 221 · High Court · 7 Nov 2025Gurpreet Gill Maag and others v Mc Kee, Ian · [2025] SGHC 221 · High Court · 7 Nov 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Defamation Act 1957, s 6

  Police and courts

• A sentence for criminal breach of trust by an employee was upheld on appeal

  [2025] SGHC 222 · High Court · 7 Nov 2025Kalaichelven Genesan v Public Prosecutor · [2025] SGHC 222 · High Court · 7 Nov 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871

  Police and courts

• The accused was convicted after the court found the complainant had not consented

  [2025] SGHC 219 · High Court · 6 Nov 2025Public Prosecutor v Fok Jin Jin Dhanabalan · [2025] SGHC 219 · High Court · 6 Nov 2025 · Summary

  Police and courts

• The lawyers' fee estimate was not a promise, but the hours billed were not explained

  [2025] SGHC 220 · High Court · 6 Nov 2025Selvam LLC v AMLA Pte Ltd and another appeal · [2025] SGHC 220 · High Court · 6 Nov 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Legal Profession Act 1966, s 128

  Police and courts

• Xiamen Tonghin Furniture Industries Co Pte Ltd

  [2025] SGHCR 36 · High Court (Registrar) · 5 Nov 2025[2025] SGHCR 36 · High Court (Registrar) · 5 Nov 2025

• Court leave was needed to arbitrate against the trustees, and late leave was refused

  [2025] SGHC 218 · High Court · 4 Nov 2025Kardachi, Jason Aleksander (as private trustee in bankruptcy of Rajesh Bothra) and another v Deepak Mishra and others and another matter · [2025] SGHC 218 · High Court · 4 Nov 2025 · Summary

  Money and debt

• A moneylending defence failed as the defendants did not meet their burden of proof

  [2025] SGHC 217 · High Court · 3 Nov 2025Tan Hai Peng Micheal and another (as the executors of the e state of Tan Thuan Teck, deceased) v Tan Cheong Joo and another and other matters · [2025] SGHC 217 · High Court · 3 Nov 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893

  Money and debt

• Selling a trust flat only because its value had risen was a ground to refuse the sale

  [2025] SGHC 215 · High Court · 31 Oct 2025Re Tan Yi Lin Cheryl and another · [2025] SGHC 215 · High Court · 31 Oct 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Trustees Act 1967, s 15

• A portfolio manager's conviction and prison sentence for undervalue sales stood

  [2025] SGHC 216 · High Court · 31 Oct 2025Sun Weiyeh v Public Prosecutor · [2025] SGHC 216 · High Court · 31 Oct 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Interpretation Act 1965, s 9A

  Police and courts

• Further payments for an option were part of its price and not refundable

  [2025] SGHC 212 · High Court · 30 Oct 2025Kwon Do Hyeong v Covenson Pte Ltd · [2025] SGHC 212 · High Court · 30 Oct 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Civil Law Act 1909, s 28

  Housing

• Withdrawing affidavits with leave kept the privilege against self-incrimination

  [2025] SGHC 213 · High Court · 30 Oct 2025Zhongshan Shengwang Electrical Appliance Co Ltd and another v Phua Kian Chey Colin and another · [2025] SGHC 213 · High Court · 30 Oct 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893

  Police and courts

• Permission to act for a company was given only for the proceedings in question

  [2025] SGHC 214 · High Court · 30 Oct 2025Landscape Engineering Pte Ltd v Dot Safety Solutions Pte Ltd and another · [2025] SGHC 214 · High Court · 30 Oct 2025 · Summary

  Police and courts

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