Contract

[2023] SGHC 47

Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar (suing as the administratrix of the estate of Anil Vassudeva Salgaocar) and another v Darsan Jitendra Jhaveri and others ( Kwan Ka Yu Terence , third party

General Division of the High Court28 February 2023

Trusts — Breach of trust; Trusts — Express trusts; Trusts — Constructive trusts; Contract — Illegality and public policy — Illegality under international and foreign law

[2023] SGHC 49

Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar (suing as the administratrix of the estate of Anil Vassudeva Salgaocar, deceased) v Purnima Anil Salgaocar

General Division of the High Court28 February 2023

Contract — Contractual terms — Rules of construction; Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Enforcement of negative covenant

[2023] SGHC 37

Bhoomatidevi d/o Kishinchand Chugani Mrs Kavita Gope Mirwani v Nantakumar s/o v Ramachandra and another

General Division of the High Court17 February 2023

[2023] SGHC 39

Dialectic PR LLC and another v Brilliante Resources International and ano ther

General Division of the High Court17 February 2023

Contract — Breach; Companies — Incorporation of companies — Lifting corporate veil; Tort — Inducement of breach of contract

[2023] SGHC 34

[2023] SGHC 34

General Division of the High Court15 February 2023

Contract — Breach; Contract — Termination; Confidence — Breach of confidence; Tort — Conspiracy — Conspiracy by unlawful means; Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Intellectual Property — Trade marks and trade names — Passing off — Goodwill

[2023] SGCA(I) 1

BCBC Singapore Pte Ltd and another v PT Bayan Resources TBK and another

Court of Appeal (International)10 February 2023

[2023] SGHC(A) 9

Crescendas Bionics Pte Ltd v Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd and other appeals

Appellate Division of the High Court9 February 2023

Building and Construction Law — Damages — Delay in completion; Contract — Remedies — Loss of chance; Contract — Remedies — Damages — Causation; Contract — Remedies — Remoteness of damage; Damages — Assessment; Damages — Measure of damages — Contract; Damages — Quantum; Damages — Remoteness

[2023] SGHC 30

Chng Kheng Chye (in a representative capacity on behalf of Kaefer Prostar Pte Ltd) v Kaefer Integrated Services Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court9 February 2023

Companies — Statutory derivative action; Contract — Contractual terms; Contract — Formation — Oral contracts

[2023] SGHC(A) 6

Asidokona Mining Resources Pte Ltd and another v Alternative Advisors Investments Pte Ltd

Appellate Division of the High Court3 February 2023

Agency — Ratification — Acts; Choses in Action — Assignment; Contract — Illegality and public policy — Maintenance and champerty; Damages — Liquidated damages or penalty

[2023] SGHC 5

Thong Soon Seng v Magnus Energy Group Ltd

General Division of the High Court2 February 2023

Evidence — Proof of evidence — Onus of proof; Contract — Breach; Restitution — Unjust enrichment; Restitution — Mistake — Mistake of fact; Restitution — Failure of consideration — Total failure of consideration; Restitution — Absence of consideration

[2023] SGHC(A) 3

Terigi, Morgan Bernard Jean and others v Hook, Laurence

Appellate Division of the High Court26 January 2023

[2023] SGHC 17

Compass Consulting Pte Ltd v Lim Siau Hing (alias Lim Kim Hoe) and another

General Division of the High Court20 January 2023

Contract — Contractual terms — Rules of construction; Contract — Illegality and public policy — Statutory illegality

[2023] SGCA 3

Ethoz Capital Ltd v Im8ex Pte Ltd and others

Court of Appeal20 January 2023

Damages — Liquidated damages or penalty; Contract — Misrepresentation; Credit and Security — Mortgage of real property — Equity of redemption

[2023] SGHC 13

Bay Lim Piang v Lye Cher Kang

General Division of the High Court19 January 2023

Contract — Misrepresentation — Fraudulent; Contract — Misrepresentation Act; Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation; Contract — Consideration — Forbearance — Whether consideration was requested

[2023] SGHC 12

B High House International Pte Ltd v MCDP Phoenix Services Pte Ltd and another

General Division of the High Court17 January 2023

Agency — Principal — Undisclosed; Agency — Third party and principal’s relations — Contractual relations; Commercial transactions — Sale of services — Breach of contract; Contract — Breach; Contract — Illegality and public policy — Gaming and wagering; Trusts — Accessory liability — Acts amounting to assistance; Trusts — Breach of trust; Trusts — Constructive trusts

[2023] SGHC 3

Sunrise Industries (India) Ltd v PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills and another

General Division of the High Court6 January 2023

Commercial Transactions — Sale of goods — Breach of contract; Contract — Variation

[2023] SGHC 4

Kelly, Patrick Michael v Clicks2customers Pte Ltd and others

General Division of the High Court6 January 2023

Contract — Formation; Contract — Breach; Contract — Remedies — Damages

[2022] SGHC 317

Ten-League Engineering & Technology Pte Ltd and another v Precise Development Pte Ltd and another

General Division of the High Court23 December 2022

Building and Construction Law — Subcontracts — Direct payments to supplier; Contract — Formation — Oral agreement; Abuse of Process — Henderson v Henderson doctrine; Abuse of Process — Inconsistent positions

[2022] SGHC 316

TG Master Pte Ltd v Tung Kee Development (Singapore) Pte Ltd and another

General Division of the High Court19 December 2022

Contract — Contractual terms — Rules of construction; Contract — Remedies — Penalties; Land — Sale of land — Contract

[2022] SGHC 310

Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte Ltd v Capgemini Singapore Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court9 December 2022

Tort — Negligence — Breach of duty; Tort — Negligence — Causation; Tort — Negligence — Contributory negligence; Tort — Negligence — Duty of care; Tort — Negligence — Damages][Commercial Transactions — Sale of services — Breach of contract; Contract — Contractual terms — Exclusion clauses; Contract — Remedies — Damages

[2022] SGHC(I) 16

CUG and others v CUH

Singapore International Commercial Court2 December 2022

Arbitration — Arbitral Tribunal — Jurisdiction; Contract — Formation

[2022] SGHC 296

Appelqvist, Pontus Paal v Eon Reality Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court30 November 2022

Contract — Breach — Employment contract; Tort — Negligence — Breach of duty to perform due diligence

[2022] SGHC(A) 39

Aquarius Corporation v Haribo Asia Pacific Pte Ltd and another appeal

Appellate Division of the High Court28 November 2022

Contract — Breach; Evidence — Admissibility of evidence — Hearsay

[2022] SGHC(A) 37

Ma Binxiang v Hainan Hui Bang Construction Investment Group Ltd

Appellate Division of the High Court27 October 2022

Contract — Formation; Evidence — Proof of Evidence — Standard of proof