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Tort

Negligence, defamation, nuisance, and other civil wrongs.

367 decisions

Principal legislation

Tort decisions

Result 52

[2025] SGDC 303

Tan Shuh Lin (Administrator of the Estate of Tan Kut Fai, Deceased) v Loong Kai Jun Matthew

District Court11 December 2025

Land — Strata titles — By-laws — Whether the by-laws prohibited a subsidiary proprietor from owning a Corgi; Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Whether dog owner owes a duty to take reasonable care in handling or controlling his dog — The standard of care required by a dog owner; Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Whether dog owner should prevent his dog from barking

Result 55

[2025] SGHC 241

Guy Carpenter & Co Pte Ltd v Choi Okmi and others

General Division of the High Court3 December 2025

Confidence — Breach of confidence — Locus standi to sue for person under one’s responsibility; Employment Law — Contract of service — Breach; Employment Law — Contract of service — Restrictive covenants — Protection of trade connection with clients and suppliers; Evidence — Witnesses — Examination — Cross-examination of witness called by co-defendant; Tort — Conspiracy — Unlawful means conspiracy; Tort — Inducement of breach of contract

Result 60

[2025] SGDC 260

Tey Song Kiem Mrs Goh Cheow Miang V Mohd Jaffar Bin Ismail practising as Ffusion Architects (Singapore UEN No. 53432836M) & Another

District Court30 September 2025

Tort – Negligence – Breach of duty – Injury suffered when automated gate fell on claimant – Whether builder negligent in construction of automated gate –Whether duty of care arose – Whether claimant’s conduct broke chain of causation – Whether claimant contributorily negligent; Tort – Injury suffered when automated gate fell on claimant – No contractual relationship between architect and claimant – Whether architect owed duty of care to claimant in tort — Whether sufficient proximity between architect and claimant for a duty of care to arise — Whether policy considerations exist which militate against a duty of care imposed on architect — Whether duty in respect of construction of automated gate is confined to design intent; Tort – Injury suffered when automated gate fell on claimant – Scope of architect’s duty of supervision — Duty to supervise building works to ensure they were being carried out in conformity with contractual specifications — Whether architect breached its duty of supervision — Whether architect owed duty of care to claimant in tort; Damages — Measure of damages — Personal injuries — Pre-trial loss of earnings — Medical leave period coincided with Covid-19 pandemic — Whether and to what extent claimant should be awarded damages for loss of earnings

Result 67

[2025] SGHC 166

Yeo Xueli Celeste v Sin David and another

General Division of the High Court21 August 2025

Civil Procedure -— Pleadings — Amendment; Civil Procedure -— Pleadings — Striking out; Equity — Fiduciary relationships — When arising; Equity — Fiduciary relationships — Accessory liability — Dishonest assistance — Requisite mental state; Tort — Conspiracy — Combination; Tort — Conspiracy — Lawful means conspiracy — Predominant purpose to cause injury or damage; Trusts — Express trusts — Certainties; Trusts — Constructive trusts — Institutional constructive trust

Result 68

[2025] SGHC 160

Ka Shin Technologies (S) Pte Ltd v The estate of Tan Kiat Lan, deceased ( Integrated Power Solutions Pte Ltd and others, third parties

General Division of the High Court11 August 2025

Contract — Illegality and public policy; Damages — Rules in awarding — Proof of actual damage — Whether settlement agreement against joint tortfeasor has already compensated plaintiff for loss; Employment Law — Contract of service — Breach; Employment Law — Employees’ duties — Duty of good faith and fidelity and duty to act in the interests of the company; Intellectual Property — Law of confidence — Breach of confidence] [Restitution — Unjust enrichment; Tort — Negligence — Breach of duty; Tort — Negligence — Causation; Tort — Conspiracy; Tort — Conversion

Result 71

[2025] SGCA 33

Banque de Commerce et de Placements SA, DIFC Branch and another v China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp Ltd

Court of Appeal7 July 2025

Bills of Exchange and Other Negotiable Instruments — Letter of credit transaction — Presentation of letter of indemnity — Whether representations in letter of indemnity were false — Whether representor made representations with no honest belief in their truth — Whether documents presented to issuing bank contained representations made to the issuing bank; Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit — Whether honest belief in representation is to be assessed by reference to representor’s or representee’s subjective understanding of the representation

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