Singapore court decisions

• Damages for defamation were fixed far below what the plaintiff claimed

  [2025] SGHC 54 · High Court · 28 Mar 2025Foo Diana v Woo Mui Chan · [2025] SGHC 54 · High Court · 28 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Defamation Act 1957, s 1

  Police and courts

• Sentences for attempted murder and hurting a different victim ran consecutively

  [2025] SGHC 55 · High Court · 28 Mar 2025Public Prosecutor v Ong Eng Siew · [2025] SGHC 55 · High Court · 28 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871, s 307

  Police and courts

• The court upheld the liquidator's decisions to reject a proof of debt and accept another

  [2025] SGHC 52 · High Court · 27 Mar 2025Wong Joo Wan (as liquidator of Envy Hospitality Holdings Pte Ltd (in members’ voluntary liquidation)) v L im Siong Heng Raymond and another · [2025] SGHC 52 · High Court · 27 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Money and debt

• Trade marks stayed blocked; the passing off ground failed but another ground held

  [2025] SGHC 51 · High Court · 26 Mar 2025Sunrise Plus (Pte) Ltd v The Sunrider Corp dba Sunrider International · [2025] SGHC 51 · High Court · 26 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Running a business

• Indian insolvency proceedings recognised; moving assets out of Singapore needs leave

  [2025] SGHC 49 · High Court · 24 Mar 2025Re Compuage Infocom L td and another · [2025] SGHC 49 · High Court · 24 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Money and debt

• Default judgment not set aside: the defendant's delay was long and unexplained

  [2025] SGHC 47 · High Court · 21 Mar 2025Sun Yongjian and another v Goh Seng Heng · [2025] SGHC 47 · High Court · 21 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Police and courts

• Terms for trafficking and rioting ran consecutively as the offences were unrelated

  [2025] SGHC 48 · High Court · 21 Mar 2025Public Prosecutor v Ng Soon Kiat · [2025] SGHC 48 · High Court · 21 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871

  Driving and traffic

• Properties bought by a father for his daughter were gifts, not held on trust for him

  [2025] SGHC 46 · High Court · 20 Mar 2025Kwee Seng Chio Peter v Lai Seng Kwoon (in his capacity as private trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Kwee Hui Ling Karen) and another matter · [2025] SGHC 46 · High Court · 20 Mar 2025 · Summary

• Republic of Korea v Mason Capital LP and another and another matter

  [2025] SGHC(I) 9 · International Commercial Court · 20 Mar 2025[2025] SGHC(I) 9 · International Commercial Court · 20 Mar 2025

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

  Running a business

• Corrective training was lengthened on appeal for an indecent act with a child

  [2025] SGHC 45 · High Court · 18 Mar 2025Public Prosecutor v Muhammad Sufian bin Hussain · [2025] SGHC 45 · High Court · 18 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871, s 354

  Police and courts

• A lawyer who let a client's lawsuit be discontinued was held to have breached duties

  [2025] SGHC 44 · High Court · 17 Mar 2025Law Society of Singapore v Chen Kok Siang Joseph and another matter · [2025] SGHC 44 · High Court · 17 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Legal Profession Act 1966

  Police and courts

• An employer's confidentiality claim succeeded in part, but no injunction was ordered

  [2025] SGHC 41 · High Court · 14 Mar 2025Hayate Partners Pte Ltd v Rajan Sunil Kumar · [2025] SGHC 41 · High Court · 14 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Running a business

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