Contract

Act CLA 1909

Civil Law Act 1909

Act CRTPA 2001

Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 2001

[2024] SGHC 94

MoneySmart Singapore Pte Ltd v Artem Musienko [2024] SGHC 94

SGHC2024-04-02

Contract] — [Illegality and public policy] — [Restraint of trade

[2024] SGHC 92

COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd v PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills and others [2024] SGHC 92

SGHC2024-03-28

Arbitration — Restraint of proceedings — Foreign judicial; Arbitration — Agreement — Scope — Whether a stand-alone tort claim for damage done by shipowner/carrier to a trestle bridge owned by the cargo shipper is a dispute “arising out of or in connection wit...

[2024] SGHC 81

Jiangsu New Huaming International Trading Co Ltd v PT Musim Mas and another [2024] SGHC 81

SGHC2024-03-20

Contract — Breach — Remedies; Contract — Formation — Whether contract existed; Agency — Actual authority — Whether employee had implied actual authority; Agency — Apparent authority — Whether employee had apparent authority; Contract — Discharge — Rescission...

[2024] SGHC 70

Manoj Dharmadas Kalwani v Bharat Dharmadas Kalwani [2024] SGHC 70

SGHC2024-03-15

Civil Procedure — Pleadings; Contract — Loan agreement; Contract — Oral contract; Limitation of Actions — Extension of limitation period — Acknowledgment] [Restitution — Unjust enrichment; Restitution — Failure of consideration — Total failure of consideration

[2024] SGHC 59

Riady Tjandra v Cheng Yi Han [2024] SGHC 59

SGHC2024-03-05

Contract — Formation; Contract — Breach; Contract — Remedies — Damages; Contract — Misrepresentation — Fraudulent; Contract — Contractual terms — Exclusion clauses; Restitution — Unjust enrichment — Subsidiarity principle; Restitution — Unjust enrichment — To...

[2024] SGHC 56

The “World Dream” [2024] SGHC 56

SGHC2024-02-28

Admiralty and Shipping — Practice and procedure of action in rem — Payment out of proceeds of sale — Whether “gaming equipment” was included in a ship mortgage — Whether there is sufficient evidence that there was “gaming equipment” on board the vessel belong...

[2024] SGHC 44

Peck Wee Boon Patrick and another v Lim Poh Goon and others [2024] SGHC 44

SGHC2024-02-15

Companies — Incorporation of companies — Lifting corporate veil; Contract — Breach; Contract — Misrepresentation — Fraudulent; Equity — Dishonest assistance; Equity — Knowing receipt; Tort — Conspiracy; Trusts — Constructive trusts — Institutional constructiv...

[2024] SGHC(I) 6

Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd and another matter [2024] SGHC(I) 6

SGHC(I)2024-02-14

Civil Procedure — Pleadings; Contract — Contractual terms; Credit and Security — Guarantees and indemnities

[2024] SGHC 39

Tiger Pictures Entertainment Ltd v Encore Films Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 39

SGHC2024-02-09

Intellectual Property — Copyright — Infringement; Contract — Formation

[2024] SGCA 3

Alternative Advisors Investments Pte Ltd v Asidokona Mining Resources Pte Ltd and another [2024] SGCA 3

SGCA2024-02-07

Agency — Principal — Undisclosed — Rights and liabilities; Agency — Ratification — Conditions; Agency — Ratification — Effect; Agency — Third party and principal’s relations — Contractual relations; Contract — Formation

[2024] SGHC 33

Lim Swee Joo v Nan Bei Dou Mu Gong and another [2024] SGHC 33

SGHC2024-02-05

Contract — Breach; Contract — Formation — Oral agreement; Contract — Formation — Certainty of terms; Evidence — Proof of evidence — Onus of proof; Restitution — Unjust enrichment

[2024] SGHC 31

Lin Yueh Hung (as liquidators of CST South East Asia Pte Ltd (in members’ voluntary liquidation)) and another v Andreas Vogel & Partner, Rechtsanwaelte, AV & P Legal LLP and others [2024] SGHC 31

SGHC2024-02-02

Civil Procedure — Jurisdiction — Inherent; Contract — Ratification; Insolvency Law — Winding up — Proof of debt; Limitation of Actions — Particular causes of action — Contract

[2024] SGHC 29

Shopee Singapore Pte Ltd v Lim Teck Yong [2024] SGHC 29

SGHC2024-01-31

Employment Law] — [Contract of service] — [Restrictive covenants] — [Enforceability of restraint of trade clauses; Injunctions] — [Interlocutory injunction] — [Applicable test for interlocutory injunctions giving effect to restraint of trade clauses; Contract...

[2024] SGHC 27

Hoon Kee Meng and another v Dash Living Pte Ltd and another matter [2024] SGHC 27

SGHC2024-01-30

Contract — Contractual Terms — Unilateral mistake rectification; Contract — Contractual terms — Interpretation of contractual terms; Contract — Contractual terms — Subject to contract clause

[2024] SGHC 20

Progress ABMS Pte Ltd v Progress Welded Mesh Sdn Bhd [2024] SGHC 20

SGHC2024-01-29

Civil Procedure — Summary judgment — Whether defendant had a real or bona fide defence to the claimant’s claim; Civil Procedure — Summary judgment — Effect of counterclaim — Whether a stay of execution of the summary judgment should be granted pending the tri...

[2024] SGHC 18

Rajesh Harichandra Budhrani v INTL FCStone Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 18

SGHC2024-01-24

Contract — Breach; Contract — Contractual terms — Exclusion clauses; Contract — Formation; Restitution — Duress; Restitution — Undue influence; Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation

[2024] SGHC 9

Saha Ram Krishna and others v Tan Tai Joum ( a cting in his capacity as the personal [2024] SGHC 9

SGHC2024-01-23

Contract — Breach; Contract — Contractual terms — Implied terms; Contract — Discharge — Breach; Contract — Remedies — Damages; Contract — Remedies — Mitigation of damage

[2024] SGHC 13

Oon Swee Gek and others v Violet Oon Inc Pte Ltd and others and other matter [2024] SGHC 13

SGHC2024-01-19

Companies — Oppression — Equal shareholders; Companies — Directors — Removal; Companies — Winding up; Companies — Members — Rights; Companies — Directors — Powers; Companies — Capital — Share capital; Contract — Duress — Economic duress — Causation; Contract...

[2024] SGHC 10

Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt Ltd v JG Jewelry Pte Ltd and another suit [2024] SGHC 10

SGHC2024-01-18

Contract — Formation — Certainty of terms; Restitution — Unjust enrichment — Failure of consideration — Counter-restitution; Companies — Oppression — Minority shareholders; Companies — Directors — Duties

[2024] SGHC 7

Keppel DC Singapore 1 Ltd v DXC Technology Services Singapore Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 7

SGHC2024-01-12

Contract — Contractual terms

[2023] SGCA 45

QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd and another v Relax Beach Co Ltd [2023] SGCA 45

SGCA2023-12-21

Civil Procedure — Costs — Principles; Civil Procedure — Costs — Discontinuance of appeal; Courts and Jurisdiction — Court judgments — Parties settling before court hearing; Insurance — General principles — Business interruption policies covering loss resultin...

[2023] SGCA 41

UniCredit Bank AG v Glencore Singapore Pte Ltd [2023] SGCA 41

SGCA2023-11-28

Banking — Letters of credit — Fraud Exception; Bills of Exchange and other Negotiable Instruments — Letter of credit transaction; Contract — Misrepresentation — Fraudulent

[2023] SGHC(A) 39

Tan Hong Joo and others v Full House Building Construction Pte Ltd and another [2023] SGHC(A) 39

SGHC(A)2023-11-28

Contract — Contractual terms — Warranties; Contract — Contractual terms — Rules of construction

[2023] SGHC 333

Terrenus Energy SL2 Pte Ltd v Attika Interior + MEP Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 333

SGHC2023-11-27

Building and Construction Law — Building and construction contracts — Lump sum contract; Building and Construction Law — Contractors’ duties — Extension of time and liquidated damages; Building and Construction Law — Damages — Damages for defects; Building an...