Tort

[2026] SGDC 311

Siti Azriah Binte Zainee v Abdul Rahim Bin Mohamed Wambri@Raye Wambri

District Court21 September 2026

Tort] — [Defamation] — [Defamatory statements; Tort] — [Defamation] — [Qualified privilege

[2026] SGHC 189

Chua Kim Chuan v HSBC Life (Singapore) Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court18 September 2026

[2026] SGMC 108

Ng Soon Hin v Eugene Loh

Magistrate's Court18 September 2026

Tort] – [Defamation] – [Publication; Tort] – [Defamation] – [Natural and ordinary meaning of offending words; Tort] – [Defamation] – [Justification

[2026] SGDC 307

Haweina Trading Co Ltd v Bling Blink SG Pte Ltd & Another

District Court18 September 2026

Tort — Defamation — Corporate claimant — Whether foreign corporate claimant had a Singapore reputation capable of been injured

[2026] SGHC 185

Chander Agarwal v Lee Xiu Hui Felicia

General Division of the High Court9 September 2026

Contract — Intention to create legal relations; Restitution — Unjust enrichment; Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Trusts — Constructive trusts

[2026] SGHC 178

Parastate Labs, Inc v Wang Li and others

General Division of the High Court1 September 2026

Equity — Dishonest assistance; Equity — Fiduciary relationships — When arising; Equity — Fiduciary relationships — Duties; Trusts — Express trusts — Certainties; Trusts — Accessory liability; Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Tort — Conspiracy

[2026] SGDC 277

Ngai Nai Ping Jango v Banshing Industrial Co (Pte) Ltd

District Court1 September 2026

Contract — Breach; Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation

[2026] SGDC 281

Asia Excel Pte Ltd v Chua Poh Hiok

District Court31 August 2026

Tort] — [Defamation] — [Defamatory statements] — [Whether statements defamatory; Tort] — [Defamation] — [Justification] — [Whether substance of statement justified; Tort] — [Defamation]— [Fair Comment] — [Whether statements comprised fair comments based on facts and of public interest

[2026] SGPHC 4

JHW v JHX and others

SGPHC19 August 2026

TORT — Harassment — Licensed debt collector — Whether conduct was threatening, abusive or insulting — Whether acts amounted to reasonable conduct — Whether it would be just and equitable to grant protection order — Section 12 Protection from Harassment Act 2014

[2026] SGHCR 36

Lao Iok Sim (alias Liu Yuchan) v United Overseas Bank Ltd

High Court Registrar18 August 2026

Civil Procedure — Striking Out; Tort – Negligence – Breach of Duty

[2026] SGHC 166

Sea-Dragon Marine Services Pte Ltd v Mansoor s/o Tayabbhai Gandhi and another

General Division of the High Court14 August 2026

Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Contract — Misrepresentation Act; Tort — Conspiracy — Unlawful means conspiracy; Companies — Incorporation of companies — Lifting corporate veil

[2026] SGDC 260

Underwater Diving Operators Pte Ltd v Dundee Marine & Industrial Services Pte Ltd

District Court11 August 2026

Contract — Incorporation of terms; Evidence— Burden of proof — Legal burden; Tort — Conversion; Tort — Detinue; Tort — Negligence — Breach of duty

[2026] SGMC 95

Erwin Chong Xue Yoong v Chua Yan Suan, Samantha (Cai Yanxiang

Magistrate's Court11 August 2026

Restitution] — [Unjust enrichment; Tort] — [Fraudulent misrepresentation; Tort] — [Negligent misrepresentation; Trust] — [Constructive trust; Trust] — [Resulting trust

[2026] SGHCR 32

The Timken Co v United Shipping Services Pte Ltd (ST Engineering Aerospace Systems Pte Ltd, third party

High Court Registrar5 August 2026

Civil Procedure — Third party proceedings — Pleadings — Striking out; Damages — Apportionment — Contribution; Tort — Joint tortfeasorship

[2026] SGMC 92

Pheabe Chau Mei Sze v Cheryl Lim Ching Ling

Magistrate's Court4 August 2026

Tort] — [Defamation] — [Damages; Tort] — [Defamation] — [Fair comment; Tort] — [Defamation] — [Justification

[2026] SGDC 254

Boido Riccardo v Alayne Wong Ee Lian

District Court4 August 2026

Land] — [Strata titles] — [ss 29 and 47 of the Building Management and Strata Management Act 2024; Tort] — [Defamation] — [Fair comment; Tort] — [Defamation] — [Justification; Tort] — [Defamation] — [Publication; Tort] — [Defamation] — [Qualified privilege

[2026] SGHCR 30

Da Hui Shipping (Pte) Ltd (in creditors’ voluntary liquidation) v Shook Lin & Bok LLP

High Court Registrar3 August 2026

Admiralty and Shipping — Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest — Action in rem; Civil Procedure — Extension of time; Civil Procedure — Striking out; Contract — Breach — Causation — Loss of chance; Restitution — Unjust enrichment — Unjust factors; Restitution — Subrogation; Tort — Negligence — Causation — Loss of chance

[2026] SGDC 243

[2026] SGDC 243

District Court27 July 2026

Tort — False imprisonment — Security guard attempting to stop person found in classroom of National University of Singapore to establish his identity — Person scuffling with security guard before running away — Whether intention to cause confinement of person — Whether total restraint of person

[2026] SGDC 230

Haweina Trading Co Ltd v Bling Blink SG Pte Ltd and another

District Court17 July 2026

[2026] SGCA 33

Deloitte & Touche LLP v Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd (in compulsory liquidation

Court of Appeal16 July 2026

Contract — Damages — Remoteness; Tort — Negligence — Damages; Tort — Negligence — Scope of duty

[2026] SGHC 147

Shanmugam Kasiviswanathan v Bloomberg LP and another and another matter

General Division of the High Court14 July 2026

Tort – Defamation – Reynolds privilege – Application in Singapore; Damages – Assessment – Defamation – Principles applicable to determination of appropriate quantum of damages

[2026] SGDC 215

Wendy Danubrata v J+F Private Limited and another

District Court2 July 2026

Tort] — [Misrepresentation] — [Fraud and deceit; Tort] — [Misrepresentation] — [Negligent misrepresentation; Contract] — [Misrepresentation Act

[2026] SGDC 213

Thirunavukarasu Manikam v Gumanan s/o Nallathambi & 3 Ors

District Court1 July 2026

Contract — Breach; Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation — Whether duty of care was owed; Restitution — Unjust enrichment; Restitution — Failure of consideration – Total failure of consideration; Restitution — Change of position

[2026] SGHC(I) 9

Kupetz, Jonathan and others v Terraform Labs Pte Ltd and others

Singapore International Commercial Court29 June 2026

Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Damages — Measure of damages — Tort — Reliance measure of damages for tort of deceit