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Civil procedure

Pleadings, interlocutory applications, costs, limitation, and appeals.

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Civil procedure decisions

Result 52

[2026] SGDC 150

[2026] SGDC 150

District Court29 April 2026

Contract — Contractual terms — Rules of construction — Interpretation of contracts — Leasing of Tesla car — Lessee breaching lease agreement — Lessor terminating lease agreement — Whether liquidated damages payable by lessee — Whether contractual clause plain and unambiguous — Whether reference to extrinsic evidence permissible; Civil Procedure — Pleadings — Lessee seeking to argue contract infringed rule against penalties — Whether rule against penalties must be pleaded — Whether rule against penalties can be relied on at appeal; Civil Procedure — Appeals — Adducing fresh evidence on appeal — Lessee seeking to adduce fresh evidence on appeal to contend rule against penalties infringed — Whether requirement of relevance under Ladd v Marshall principles satisfied

Result 60

[2026] SGHC 79

Aquilo Shipping Inc v SRTT Marine Trading & Services Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court10 April 2026

Arbitration — Interlocutory order or direction — Injunction; Injunctions — Mandatory injunction — Interim mandatory injunction compelling seller of ship to furnish security; Admiralty and Shipping — Practice and procedure of action in rem — Release — Whether release can be procured by way of an interim mandatory injunction; Admiralty and Shipping — Sale of ships — Clause 9 of the Norwegian Saleform 2012 — Construction; Contract — Contractual terms — Rules of construction — Indemnities; Civil Procedure — Summary determination of question of law — Construction of contract

Result 64

[2026] SGHCR 10

Beranek, Michal v Sreerangam Muruthi and others

High Court Registrar6 April 2026

Civil Procedure — Material non-disclosure — Setting aside; Civil Procedure — Service — Substituted service — Setting aside —Defendant outside Singapore at the time of service — Whether substituted service without permission to serve out of the jurisdiction should be set aside; Conflict of Laws — Jurisdiction — Defendant outside Singapore at the time of service — Whether service out of the jurisdiction necessary to establish court’s jurisdiction over defendant — Section 16(1)(a) Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969

Result 66

[2026] SGDC 102

[2026] SGDC 102

District Court24 March 2026

Damages — Measure of damages — Personal injuries case — Assessment of injuries attributable to accident — Whether accident caused aggravation of pre-existing degenerative conditions — Whether accident caused psychiatric injuries; Civil Procedure — Appeals — Adducing fresh evidence on appeal — Legal principles governing adduction of further evidence in an appeal — Whether Ladd v Marshall principles applicable; Civil Procedure — Interim payment — Repayment of interim payment after judgment — Whether repayment of interim payment must be ordered before perfection of judgment

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