Act CLA 1909
Singapore · Practice area
Contract
Formation, breach, remedies, and construction of contracts.
589 decisions
Principal legislation
Act CRTPA 2001
Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 2001
Contract decisions
[2024] SGHC 33
Lim Swee Joo v Nan Bei Dou Mu Gong and another
General Division of the High Court5 February 2024
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
General Division of the High Court2 February 2024
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
General Division of the High Court31 January 2024
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] — [Illegality and public policy] — [Restraint of trade
[2024] SGHC 27
Hoon Kee Meng and another v Dash Living Pte Ltd and another matter
General Division of the High Court30 January 2024
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
General Division of the High Court29 January 2024
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 trial of the counterclaim; Debt and Recovery — Right of set-off; Contract — Formation — Whether there was an oral contract; Tort — Conspiracy — Conspiracy by unlawful means
[2024] SGHC 18
Rajesh Harichandra Budhrani v INTL FCStone Pte Ltd and others
General Division of the High Court24 January 2024
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
General Division of the High Court23 January 2024
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
General Division of the High Court19 January 2024
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 — Duress — Illegitimate pressure; Contract — Undue influence — Actual; Contract — Undue influence — Presumed; Insolvency Law — Winding up — Grounds for petition; Insolvency Law — Winding up — Effect of petition; Insolvency Law — Winding up — Winding-up order; Abuse of Process — Collateral purpose; Abuse of Process — Inconsistent positions
[2024] SGHC 10
Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt Ltd v JG Jewelry Pte Ltd and another suit
General Division of the High Court18 January 2024
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
General Division of the High Court12 January 2024
[2023] SGCA 45
QBE Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd and another v Relax Beach Co Ltd
Court of Appeal21 December 2023
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 resulting from outbreak of disease at the premises; Insurance — General principles — Claims for loss suffered in the context of COVID-19 pandemic and Government measures in response; Contract — Contractual terms — Notification of claim as condition precedent
[2023] SGCA 41
UniCredit Bank AG v Glencore Singapore Pte Ltd
Court of Appeal28 November 2023
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
Appellate Division of the High Court28 November 2023
Contract — Contractual terms — Warranties; Contract — Contractual terms — Rules of construction
[2023] SGHC 333
Terrenus Energy SL2 Pte Ltd v Attika Interior + MEP Pte Ltd
General Division of the High Court27 November 2023
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 and Construction Law — Scope of works — Specifications; Contract — Remedies — Damages; Contract — Remedies — Remoteness of damage
[2023] SGCA 39
Lim Siau Hing @ Lim Kim Hoe and another v Compass Consulting Pte Ltd and another appeal
Court of Appeal24 November 2023
[2023] SGHC(A) 38
PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills v Sunrise Industries (India) Ltd and another appeal
Appellate Division of the High Court24 November 2023
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
General Division of the High Court20 November 2023
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 — Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act; Injunctions — Injunction quia timet; Injunctions — Purposes for grant — Protection of contractual rights; Injunctions — Purposes for grant — Restraint of wrongs
[2023] SGHC 325
Chng Heow Ho (alias Victor Chng) v Chng Choon Ming Roger
General Division of the High Court16 November 2023
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 of trusts made out; Trusts — Resulting trusts — Presumed resulting trusts — Whether trusts made out
[2023] SGHC 320
Intertek Testing Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Ha idir bin Mohamad Khir
General Division of the High Court8 November 2023
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
General Division of the High Court2 November 2023
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
General Division of the High Court27 October 2023
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
General Division of the High Court17 October 2023
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
General Division of the High Court13 October 2023
[2023] SGHC 292
Lian Tian Yong Johnny v Tan Swee Wan and another
General Division of the High Court13 October 2023
Courts and Jurisdiction — Jurisdiction — Appellate; Contract — Formation — Oral agreement; Credit and Security — Guarantees and indemnities; Equity — Defences — Clean hands
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