Singapore court decisions

• Shares were held on resulting trust for the company; an illegality defence failed

  [2025] SGHC 93 · High Court · 15 May 2025Yangbum Engineering Pte Ltd v Liang Xihong · [2025] SGHC 93 · High Court · 15 May 2025 · Summary

• No extra prison term was added to replace caning the offender was too unwell to receive

  [2025] SGHC 89 · High Court · 14 May 2025Public Prosecutor v Mark Kalaivanan s/o Tamilarasan · [2025] SGHC 89 · High Court · 14 May 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871

  Police and courts

• XCV v XC W

  [2025] SGHCF 30 · High Court (Family Division) · 14 May 2025[2025] SGHCF 30 · High Court (Family Division) · 14 May 2025

  Family

• A debt claim was not rejectable for complexity or an overlapping claim elsewhere

  [2025] SGHC 88 · High Court · 13 May 2025Shim Wai Han v Lai Seng Kwoon (in his capacity as the joint and several trustee of the bankruptcy estate of Ng Yu Zhi) and another · [2025] SGHC 88 · High Court · 13 May 2025 · Summary

  Money and debt

• The anti-suit injunction stayed in place but was varied to operate going forward

  [2025] SGHC 87 · High Court · 9 May 2025COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd v PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills and others · [2025] SGHC 87 · High Court · 9 May 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Civil Law Act 1909

  Police and courts

• A salon's claims against its property agent over a purchase failed

  [2025] SGHC 86 · High Court · 8 May 2025Crystal Beauty Pte Ltd v Xu Jasmine and another · [2025] SGHC 86 · High Court · 8 May 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Estate Agents Act 2010

  Running a business

• An unmarried couple held their home in equal shares, with the mortgage overpayment repaid

  [2025] SGHC 85 · High Court · 7 May 2025DOO v DOP · [2025] SGHC 85 · High Court · 7 May 2025 · Summary

• XFN v X FO

  [2025] SGHCF 29 · High Court (Family Division) · 7 May 2025[2025] SGHCF 29 · High Court (Family Division) · 7 May 2025

  Family

• A device's data is presumed accurately communicated, not proved reliable

  [2025] SGCA 21 · Court of Appeal · 6 May 2025GIL v Public Prosecutor · [2025] SGCA 21 · Court of Appeal · 6 May 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893, s 116A

  Police and courts

• A claim to read extra terms into a company's constitution was struck out

  [2025] SGHC 84 · High Court · 6 May 2025Canstone Management Ltd v Allestari Development Pte Ltd and others · [2025] SGHC 84 · High Court · 6 May 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Constitution of the Republic of Singapore

  Police and courts

• DOI v DOJ and others and another matter

  [2025] SGHC(I) 15 · International Commercial Court · 5 May 2025[2025] SGHC(I) 15 · International Commercial Court · 5 May 2025

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

  Running a business

• Vivek Kapoor and another v Zhang Xiaoshi

  [2025] SGMC 24 · Magistrate’s Court · 5 May 2025[2025] SGMC 24 · Magistrate’s Court · 5 May 2025

  Police and courts

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