Singapore court decisions

• 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 challenge to a judge's notes usually should not go first to the appeal court

  [2025] SGCA 12 · Court of Appeal · 17 Mar 2025Vietnam Oil and Gas Group v Joint Stock Company (Power Machines – ZTL, LMZ, Electrosila Energomachexport) · [2025] SGCA 12 · Court of Appeal · 17 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

  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

• An order stopping the defendants dealing with assets was upheld on the same terms

  [2025] SGHC 43 · High Court · 14 Mar 2025Zhong Renhai and others v Goh Sock Ngee and others · [2025] SGHC 43 · High Court · 14 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Police and courts

• An appeal was dismissed; it was an abuse of process once the dispute had been settled

  [2025] SGCA 10 · Court of Appeal · 13 Mar 2025CIX v DGN · [2025] SGCA 10 · Court of Appeal · 13 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Relies on International Arbitration Act 1994

  Police and courts

• No bad faith or non-disclosure was found to engage the public policy exception

  [2025] SGCA 11 · Court of Appeal · 13 Mar 2025Re Fullerton Capital Ltd (in liquidation) · [2025] SGCA 11 · Court of Appeal · 13 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893, s 3

  Money and debt

• The court sided with the plaintiffs on disputed timesheets and administrative charges

  [2025] SGHC 40 · High Court · 13 Mar 2025Shipworks Engineering Pte Ltd and another v Sembcorp Marine Integrated Yard Pte Ltd and another and other suits · [2025] SGHC 40 · High Court · 13 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Running a business

• The articles let a general meeting remove a director by ordinary resolution

  [2025] SGHC 42 · High Court · 13 Mar 2025Ang Tien Sin v Lai Kin Sin and others · [2025] SGHC 42 · High Court · 13 Mar 2025 · Summary

  Running a business

• W Power Group EOOD v Ming yang Wind Power (International) Co Ltd

  [2025] SGHC(I) 7 · International Commercial Court · 11 Mar 2025[2025] SGHC(I) 7 · International Commercial Court · 11 Mar 2025

  Police and courts

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