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Tort

Negligence, defamation, nuisance, and other civil wrongs.

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Tort decisions

Result 26

[2026] SGDC 202

Mobot Pte Ltd v The Management Corporation Strata Plan No 4067

District Court22 June 2026

Tort — Misrepresentation — Subsidiary proprietor of strata title property applying to management corporation for fitting out permit — Subsidiary proprietor carrying out fitting out works — Whether representations made by management corporation fitting out works approved — Whether subsidiary proprietor submitted a complete and compliant set of documents for approval of fitting out works — Whether fitting out works authorised

Result 27

[2026] SGHC 134

Twitter Asia Pacific Pte Ltd v Media Matters for America

General Division of the High Court19 June 2026

Civil Procedure — Service — Setting aside of service out of jurisdiction; Civil Procedure — Service — Jurisdictional limbs under paragraph 63(3)(f) of the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021; Tort — Defamation — Publication — Whether direct or indirect evidence of publication in Singapore; Conflict of Laws — Choice of law — Tort — Malicious falsehood; Conflict of Laws — Natural forum; Tort — Defamation — Malicious falsehood — Place and applicable law of tort

Result 41

[2026] SGDC 84

Nguyen Thuy Ha v Tran Thi Bich Ha and another matter

District Court11 March 2026

Tort — Defamation — Publication — Internet defamation — Defamatory comments being posted on Facebook — Whether publication element in defamation law satisfied — Whether Facebook Posts read by substantial number of readers in Singapore — Whether publication of Facebook Posts in Singapore limited and nominal — Whether real and substantial tort disclosed —Whether the Jameel doctrine applicable; Tort — Defamation — Reference to plaintiff — Whether readers in Singapore would understand the Facebook Posts to refer to the plaintiffs

Result 43

[2026] SGCA(I) 1

Kupetz, Jonathan and others v Terraform Labs Pte Ltd and others and another appeal and other matters

Court of Appeal (International)6 March 2026

Damages — Measure of damages — Tort — Reliance measure of damages for tort of deceit; Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Civil Procedure — Appeals — Adducing fresh evidence on appeal; Civil Procedure — Pleadings — Adequacy of pleadings; Civil Procedure — Representative proceedings — Whether certain findings decided on representative basis and binding on all claimants; Civil Procedure — Costs — Principles

Result 45

[2026] SGHCR 5

United Overseas Bank Ltd v Xu Yuanchen and another

High Court Registrar4 March 2026

Tort — Defamation — Assessment of damages — Corporate claimant — Banking institution — Online publication — Quantum of general damages; Tort — Defamation — Assessment of damages — Factors to be considered — Nature and gravity of defamation — Standing of parties — Mode and extent of publication; Tort — Defamation — Assessment of damages — Whether natural indignation of court should be independently considered; Tort — Defamation — Assessment of damages — Malice — Whether established — Burden of proof on claimant — No evidence of falsity; Civil Procedure — Service — Service out of jurisdiction — Notice of appointment for assessment of damages — Whether court approval required for service out of jurisdiction; Civil Procedure — Costs — District Court scale — Proceedings commenced in High Court for enforcement purposes — Whether sufficient reason for High Court scale costs

Result 48

[2026] SGDC 37

Clarence Lun Yaodong v Tan Chin Aik Joseph

District Court23 January 2026

Tort — Defamation — Publication — Internet defamation — Allegedly defamatory comments being posted online — Whether publication element in defamation law satisfied — Whether the comments were published by the defendant — Whether the comments were read by a substantial number of readers in Singapore; Tort — Defamation — Injunction — Final prohibitory injunction restraining future publication of allegedly defamatory statements — Applicable principles for granting final prohibitory injunction in defamation actions

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