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• The court allowed the accused persons to be tried together on their charges

  [2024] SGHC 323 · High Court · 16 Dec 2024Public Prosecutor v Sentek Marine & Trading Pte Ltd and others · [2024] SGHC 323 · High Court · 16 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893, s 8

  Police and courts

• A claim was not struck out because the defendant's arguments belonged at trial

  [2024] SGHC 321 · High Court · 13 Dec 2024Hong Kah Ing v Tee Kim Leng and others · [2024] SGHC 321 · High Court · 13 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Police and courts

• A scam victim was entitled to her money back; it had been lawfully acquired

  [2024] SGHC 320 · High Court · 12 Dec 2024Public Prosecutor v Marlene Wise · [2024] SGHC 320 · High Court · 12 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Wildlife Act 1965, s 12D

  Police and courts

• A young offender who committed rape got prison and caning, not reformative training

  [2024] SGCA 59 · Court of Appeal · 6 Dec 2024Public Prosecutor v CPS · [2024] SGCA 59 · Court of Appeal · 6 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871, s 375

  Police and courts

• Sentences were reduced on appeal, but not as far as the appellants sought

  [2024] SGHC 315 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024Ng Cheng Tiam v Public Prosecutor and other appeals · [2024] SGHC 315 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871, s 34

  Police and courts

• The sentence for attempted murder was set well above what the defence had asked for

  [2024] SGHC 316 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024Public Prosecutor v Chong Shiong Hui · [2024] SGHC 316 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Penal Code 1871, s 307

  Police and courts

• Offences split across sittings caused no grave injustice, so revision was refused

  [2024] SGHC 317 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024Kalachelvam s/o Packirisamy v Public Prosecutor · [2024] SGHC 317 · High Court · 6 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Police and courts

• A trustee who repeatedly breached the duty of care was removed from the trust

  [2024] SGHC 310 · High Court · 5 Dec 2024Devin Jethanand Bhojwani and others v Jethanand Harkishindas Bhojwani · [2024] SGHC 310 · High Court · 5 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Limitation Act 1959

  Family

• Claimants could not add claims for losses suffered overseas to their libel action

  [2024] SGHC 311 · High Court · 5 Dec 2024Maag, Daniel and another v Lalit Kumar Modi · [2024] SGHC 311 · High Court · 5 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Defamation Act 1957, s 8

  Police and courts

• The engagement terms were unreasonable and void, and the fees were excessive

  [2024] SGHC(A) 37 · Appellate Division · 5 Dec 2024Arbiters Inc Law Corp v Arokiasamy Steven Joseph and another · [2024] SGHC(A) 37 · Appellate Division · 5 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Legal Profession Act 1966, s 113

  Police and courts

• Each charge led to its own penalty order, matching the gratification in that charge

  [2024] SGCA 58 · Court of Appeal · 4 Dec 2024Chang Peng Hong Clarence v Public Prosecutor · [2024] SGCA 58 · Court of Appeal · 4 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Interpretation Act 1965, s 2

  Police and courts

• An appeal against a conviction and sentence for outrage of modesty was dismissed

  [2024] SGHC 306 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024Thangarajan Elanchezhian v Public Prosecutor · [2024] SGHC 306 · High Court · 3 Dec 2024 · Summary

  Relies on Evidence Act 1893

  Police and courts

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