Contract

Act CLA 1909

Civil Law Act 1909

Act CRTPA 2001

Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 2001

[2023] SGCA 39

Lim Siau Hing @ Lim Kim Hoe and another v Compass Consulting Pte Ltd and another appeal [2023] SGCA 39

SGCA2023-11-24

Contract — Contractual terms — Rules of construction

[2023] SGHC(A) 38

PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills v Sunrise Industries (India) Ltd and another appeal [2023] SGHC(A) 38

SGHC(A)2023-11-24

Courts and Jurisdiction — Appeals; Commercial Transactions — Sale of goods — Breach of contract; Commercial Transactions — Sale of goods — Performance of contract; Contract — Variation; Contract — Termination; Civil Procedure — Damages — Interest

[2023] SGHC 328

Gazelle Ventures Pte Ltd v Lim Yong Sim and others [2023] SGHC 328

SGHC2023-11-20

Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Quia timet injunctions; Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Precautionary injunctions; Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Freestanding injunctions; Breach of Contract — Remedies — Injunctions; Contract — Privity of contract — Contract...

[2023] SGHC 325

Chng Heow Ho (alias Victor Chng) v Chng Choon Ming Roger [2023] SGHC 325

SGHC2023-11-16

Contract — Formation — Certainty of terms — Whether contract was formed; Trusts — Constructive trusts — Common intention constructive trusts – Whether trusts made out; Trusts — Express trusts — Certainties — Whether certainties of intention and subject matter...

[2023] SGHC 320

Intertek Testing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Ha idir bin Mohamad Khir [2023] SGHC 320

SGHC2023-11-08

Civil Procedure — Discovery; Contract — Breach — Independent breach; Contract — Remedies — Damages

[2023] SGHC 317

Swift Maids Pte Ltd and another v Cheong Yi Qiang and others [2023] SGHC 317

SGHC2023-11-02

Contract — Breach; Employment Law — Employees’ duties; Equity — Fiduciary relationships — When arising; Confidence — Breach of confidence; Tort — Conspiracy

[2023] SGHC 307

Cradle Wealth Solutions Pte Ltd v MTN Consultants & Building Management Pte Ltd and another [2023] SGHC 307

SGHC2023-10-27

Contract — Contractual terms — Entire agreement clause; Contract — Contractual terms — Parol evidence rule — Section 94(c) Evidence Act; Contract — Intention to create legal relations — Sham — Whether settlement agreement was sham agreement

[2023] SGHC 294

Spamhaus Technology Ltd v Reputation Administration Service Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 294

SGHC2023-10-17

Civil Procedure — Delay; Civil Procedure – Judgment entered in default of defence – Setting aside default judgment; Contract — Formation

[2023] SGHC 290

Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar (suing as the administratrix of the estate of Anil Vassudeva Salgaocar, deceased) v Purnima Anil Salgaocar [2023] SGHC 290

SGHC2023-10-13

Contract — Breach — Breach of settlement agreement

[2023] SGHC 292

Lian Tian Yong Johnny v Tan Swee Wan and another [2023] SGHC 292

SGHC2023-10-13

Courts and Jurisdiction — Jurisdiction — Appellate; Contract — Formation — Oral agreement; Credit and Security — Guarantees and indemnities; Equity — Defences — Clean hands

[2023] SGCA 31

COT v COU and others and other appeals [2023] SGCA 31

SGCA2023-10-11

Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside; Arbitration — Arbitral tribunal — Jurisdiction; Arbitration — Conduct of arbitration — Pleadings; Contract — Formation

[2023] SGHC 276

Tan Yew Huat v Sin Joo Huat Hardware Pte Ltd and another matter [2023] SGHC 276

SGHC2023-10-04

Companies — Winding up — Majority sought winding up order on just and equitable grounds — Whether there was unfairness when majority could have voluntarily wound up the company; Contract — Mistake — Mistake of fact

[2023] SGHC 279

Pure Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Siong Ann Engineering Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 279

SGHC2023-10-04

Contract — Breach

[2023] SGCA 28

Kuvera Resources Pte Ltd v JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. [2023] SGCA 28

SGCA2023-09-28

Banking — Letters of credit — Confirming bank; Banking — Letters of credit — Applicable principle; Contract — Contractual terms; Damages — Assessment

[2023] SGCA(I) 6

Lim Chang Huat v Stronghold Global Holdings L imited (in liquidation) [2023] SGCA(I) 6

SGCA(I)2023-09-13

Contract — Breach; Evidence — Admissibility of evidence — Hearsay; Evidence — Admissibility of evidence — Foreign law

[2023] SGHC 256

Li Jialin and another v Wingcrown Investment Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 256

SGHC2023-09-12

Contract — Remedies — Deposits; Contract — Remedies — Liquidated damages — Penalties; Civil Procedure — Damages — Interest — Pre-judgment interest

[2023] SGHC 258

Maybank Singapore Ltd v Synergy Global Resources Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 258

SGHC2023-09-12

Insolvency Law — Winding up — Triable issue; Contract — Contractual discretion; Contract — Contractual terms — Unfair Contract Terms Act

[2023] SGHC(I) 13

The Micro Tellers Network Ltd and others v Cheng Yi Han and others [2023] SGHC(I) 13

SGHC(I)2023-09-06

Agency] — [Third party and principal’s relations; Contract] — [Misrepresentation] — [Fraudulent; Contract] — [Implied contracts] — [Implied retainer; Equity] — [Fiduciary relationships] — [Duties; Equity] — [Fiduciary relationships] — [Dishonest assistance; T...

[2023] SGHC 243

Axis Megalink Sdn Bhd v Far East Mining Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 243

SGHC2023-08-31

Agency — Third party and principal’s relations — Contractual relations — Attribution of agent’s knowledge of his own breach to principal; Contract — Misrepresentation — Fraudulent; Contract — Mistake — Unilateral mistake as to identity of contracting counterp...

[2023] SGHC 239

Zhongshan Shengwang Electrical Appliance Co Ltd v Triple D Trading Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 239

SGHC2023-08-30

Contract — Intention to create legal relations; Evidence — Admissibility of evidence

[2023] SGHC 211

Elcarim Science Pte Ltd v Zhang Yongtai [2023] SGHC 211

SGHC2023-08-15

Companies — Directors — Duties; Companies — Directors — Removal; Companies — Directors — Remuneration; Companies — Capital — Share capital; Companies — Shares — Transfer; Contract — Breach; Contract — Formation

[2023] SGHC 218

Tan Meow Hiang (trading as Chip Huat) v Ong Kay Yong (trading as Wee Wee Laundry Service) [2023] SGHC 218

SGHC2023-08-11

Courts and Jurisdiction — Jurisdiction — Appellate; Contract — Collateral contracts

[2023] SGHC 210

Chian Teck Realty Pte Ltd v SDK Consortium and another [2023] SGHC 210

SGHC2023-08-04

Building and Construction Law — Building and construction related contracts — Guarantees and bonds; Building and Construction Law — Terms — Implied terms; Contract — Contractual terms — Implied terms; Credit and Security — Performance bond

[2023] SGHC(A) 27

Acute Result Holdings Ltd v CGS-CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd (formerly known as CIMB Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd) [2023] SGHC(A) 27

SGHC(A)2023-07-28

Trusts — Resulting trusts — Whether resulting trust compatible with security interest; Trusts — Express trusts — Whether express trust compatible with security interest; Contract — Breach