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• Protection of a cheese's name does not cover Parmesan, which is not its translation

  [2024] SGCA 53 · Court of Appeal · 22 Nov 2024Fonterra Brands (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Consorzio del Formaggio Parmigiano Reggiano · [2024] SGCA 53 · Court of Appeal · 22 Nov 2024 · Summary

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• Directors' fraudulent breaches of duty were not time-barred, and they were held liable

  [2024] SGHC 293 · High Court · 19 Nov 2024Prometheus Marine Pte Ltd (in liquidation) v Pickering, Alan John and others · [2024] SGHC 293 · High Court · 19 Nov 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Limitation Act 1959

  Police and courts

• A tort claim over bridge damage at the load port fell within the arbitration clause

  [2024] SGCA 50 · Court of Appeal · 13 Nov 2024COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd v PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills and others and another matter · [2024] SGCA 50 · Court of Appeal · 13 Nov 2024 · Summary

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

  Police and courts

• The seller could not forfeit the deposit but could keep the fee paid for the option

  [2024] SGCA 48 · Court of Appeal · 6 Nov 2024Li Jialin and another v Wingcrown Investment Pte Ltd · [2024] SGCA 48 · Court of Appeal · 6 Nov 2024 · Summary

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• The buyer had agreed a contract for the cargo and was in breach by denying it

  [2024] SGHC 285 · High Court · 6 Nov 2024[2024] SGHC 285 · High Court · 6 Nov 2024 · Summary

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• A shipowner that released cargo without the bills of lading was liable to the bank

  [2024] SGHC 282 · High Court · 4 Nov 2024The “Maersk Katalin” · [2024] SGHC 282 · High Court · 4 Nov 2024 · Summary

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• The “Tina I”

  [2024] SGHCR 12 · High Court (Registrar) · 1 Nov 2024[2024] SGHCR 12 · High Court (Registrar) · 1 Nov 2024

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• Arbitration confidentiality was lost once the award became part of the court record

  [2024] SGCA 46 · Court of Appeal · 30 Oct 2024Karan Chandur Tilani v Maarten Hein Bernard Koedijk and another · [2024] SGCA 46 · Court of Appeal · 30 Oct 2024 · Summary

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

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• Asiana Airlines, Inc v Gate Gourmet Korea Co, Ltd and others

  [2024] SGCA(I) 8 · Court of Appeal · 29 Oct 2024[2024] SGCA(I) 8 · Court of Appeal · 29 Oct 2024

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

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• An application to set aside an arbitration award for breach of natural justice failed

  [2024] SGHC 272 · High Court · 25 Oct 2024Siddiqsons Tin Plate Ltd v New Metallurgy Hi-Tech Group Co Ltd · [2024] SGHC 272 · High Court · 25 Oct 2024 · Summary

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

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• The defendant must make up the shortfall on the investment under an oral agreement

  [2024] SGHC 268 · High Court · 23 Oct 2024Oan Chim Seng v Leong Kai Rui (Liang Kairui) · [2024] SGHC 268 · High Court · 23 Oct 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Civil Law Act 1909, s 12

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• A company that still dealt with its customers was not defunct and could be restored

  [2024] SGHC 270 · High Court · 23 Oct 2024Lye Yew Cheong v Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (Xie Zhiyang Keith, non-party) · [2024] SGHC 270 · High Court · 23 Oct 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Interpretation Act 1965

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