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Contract

Formation, breach, remedies, and construction of contracts.

589 decisions

Principal legislation

Contract decisions

Result 52

[2025] SGHC 255

DRO v DRP

General Division of the High Court17 December 2025

Arbitration — Arbitral tribunal — Jurisdiction — Whether member of a consortium had locus standi to commence arbitration on its own, or only jointly with other consortium member; Arbitration — Arbitral tribunal — Jurisdiction — Whether failure to comply with pre-arbitration procedures went to admissibility or jurisdiction; Arbitration — Arbitral tribunal — Jurisdiction — Whether pre-arbitration procedures were conditions precedent; Contract — Waiver — Whether compliance with pre-arbitration procedures had been waived

Result 59

[2025] SGDC 267

The Body Firm Pte Ltd v Siow Soon Sin and another

District Court21 October 2025

Contract — Breach — Whether former employee breached her contractual obligation to ensure that she did not retain electronic or soft copies of materials belonging to her former employer; Intellectual Property — Law of confidence — Breach of duty — Whether former employee breached her equitable duty of confidence by downloading a WhatsApp chat group used by her former employer to provide work instructions; Intellectual Property — Law of confidence — Remedies — Equitable damages; Personal Property — Ownership — Whether employer has legal ownership of online accounts

Result 62

[2025] SGHC 201

Tuffi (Pte) Ltd v Techkon Pte Ltd and another

General Division of the High Court14 October 2025

Contract — Contractual terms — Interpretation — Whether parties agreed on fixed sum or formula for payment; Contract — Contractual terms — Implied terms — Whether implied term for adjusting sum payable exists; Contract — Mistake — Mistake of fact — Whether mistake attributable to fault of a party; Contract — Privity of contract — Whether joint venture company also party to agreement between principals; Evidence — Witnesses — Competency — How witness with speech impediments may give evidence; Restitution — Mistake — Mistake of fact — Whether mistaken payment or mistake in formation of contract

Result 65

[2025] SGHC 190

Nanyang Commercial Management Pte Ltd v Matex International Ltd

General Division of the High Court22 September 2025

Companies — Shares — Allotment; Companies — Members — Rights — Proper plaintiff rule; Companies — Directors — Meetings — Quorum; Companies — Memorandum and articles of association — Effect; Companies — Capacity — Indoor Management Rule; Contract — Contractual terms — Common law rectification; Civil Procedure — Discontinuance — With leave

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