Tort

Act CLA 1909

Civil Law Act 1909

Act DA 1957

Defamation Act 1957

[2024] SGHC 150

Lim Chun Yong (alias Lin Junxiong) (suing through his deputy and litigation representative Fung Wui Mang Janet) v Yap Jeffrey (alias Yap Kean Hui) and others [2024] SGHC 150

SGHC2024-06-10

Tort — Motor accidents; Tort — Negligence; Damages — Assessment; Damages — Measure of damages — Personal injuries cases; Damages — Computation; Civil Procedure — Experts

[2024] SGHC 145

Banque de Commerce et de Placements SA, DIFC Branch and another v China Aviation Oil (Singapore) Corp Ltd (Shandong Energy International (Singapore) Pte Ltd, third party; Golden Base Energy Pte Ltd, fourth party) [2024] SGHC 145

SGHC2024-06-05

Banking — Branch bank — Whether representative office was branch bank — Whether plaintiff had standing to sue; Bills of Exchange and Other Negotiable Instruments — Letter of credit transaction — Whether fraud exception established — Whether representation mad...

[2024] SGHC 133

CIX v DGN [2024] SGHC 133

SGHC2024-05-24

Res judicata] — [Extended doctrine of res judicata; Tort] — [Misrepresentation] — [Fraud and deceit; Tort] — [Negligence] — [Duty of care

[2024] SGCA 15

Nicholas Eng Teng Cheng v Government of the City of Buenos Aires [2024] SGCA 15

SGCA2024-05-15

Companies — Incorporation of companies — Lifting corporate veil; Conflict of Laws — Choice of law — Corporations; Evidence — Proof of evidence — Onus of proof; Tort — Misrepresentation

[2024] SGHC 124

Dways International Pte Ltd (formerly known as D’way International Pte Ltd and as Longevite Pte Ltd) v Lim Seow Hui Ratna Irene and others [2024] SGHC 124

SGHC2024-05-10

Tort — Conversion — Damages — Measure of damages to a plaintiff who is a distributor of the converted goods — Meaning of relevant market; Tort — Defamation — Damages

[2024] SGHC 110

Wong Ben and others v The WatchFund Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 110

SGHC2024-04-30

Companies — Incorporation of companies — Lifting corporate veil; Contract — Breach — Repudiatory breach; Contract — Remedies — Specific performance; Contract — Remedies — Damages; Evidence — Admissibility of evidence — Hearsay; Tort — Misrepresentation — Frau...

[2024] SGHC 103

Chen Qiming v Huttons Asia Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 103

SGHC2024-04-17

Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation; Contract — Formation — Certainty of terms; Statutory Interpretation — Construction of statute — Whether Estate Agents Act 2010 and subsidiary legislation conf...

[2024] SGHC 44

Peck Wee Boon Patrick and another v Lim Poh Goon and others [2024] SGHC 44

SGHC2024-02-15

Companies — Incorporation of companies — Lifting corporate veil; Contract — Breach; Contract — Misrepresentation — Fraudulent; Equity — Dishonest assistance; Equity — Knowing receipt; Tort — Conspiracy; Trusts — Constructive trusts — Institutional constructiv...

[2024] SGHC 36

Nagarajan Murugesan v Grand Rich Electrical & Engineering Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 36

SGHC2024-02-08

Tort — Negligence — Breach of duty; Tort — Negligence — Contributory negligence

[2024] SGHC 20

Progress ABMS Pte Ltd v Progress Welded Mesh Sdn Bhd [2024] SGHC 20

SGHC2024-01-29

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 tri...

[2024] SGHC 18

Rajesh Harichandra Budhrani v INTL FCStone Pte Ltd and others [2024] SGHC 18

SGHC2024-01-24

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 15

Golden Pacific Shipping & Holdings Pte Ltd v Arc Marine Engineering Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 15

SGHC2024-01-19

Bailment — Negligence; Damages — Mitigation — Tort; Tort — Negligence — Duty of care; Tort — Negligence — Damages

[2023] SGHC 361

Marten, Joseph Matthew and another v AIQ Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and others [2023] SGHC 361

SGHC2023-12-29

Companies — Oppression — Minority shareholders — Locus standi of nominee holding company to bring oppression action for acts done to beneficial shareholder; Companies — Oppression — Minority shareholders — Rights issue to raise urgently needed funds for compa...

[2023] SGHC 345

The Enterprise Fund III Ltd and another v CNPLaw LLP ( formerly known as Colin Ng & Partnership) [2023] SGHC 345

SGHC2023-12-07

Tort – Negligence – Breach of duty – Lawyers

[2023] SGHC 344

Lam Wing Yee Jane v Realstar Premier Group Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 344

SGHC2023-12-05

Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation; Tort — Vicarious liability

[2023] SGHC 334

Don King Martin (trading as King Excursion & Transport Provider) v Lenny Arjan Singh [2023] SGHC 334

SGHC2023-11-27

Tort — Conversion; Damages — Quantum

[2023] SGHC 326

Ho Dat Khoon v Chan Wai Leen (in her personal capacity and as administratrix of the estate of Wong Ching Fong, deceased) and another [2023] SGHC 326

SGHC2023-11-17

Gifts — Avoidance — Whether inter vivos gift could be set aside for mistake; Land — Registration of title — Whether rectification of the land-register should be ordered; Tort — Conspiracy; Restitution — Unjust enrichment — Whether proprietary remedies could b...

[2023] SGHC 322

Karan Bagga v Stichting Chemical Distribution Institute [2023] SGHC 322

SGHC2023-11-09

Tort — Defamation — Damages; Tort — Defamation — Defamatory statements; Tort — Defamation — Justification; Tort — Defamation — Malice][Tort — Defamation — Malicious falsehood; Tort — Defamation — Publication; Tort — Defamation — Qualified privilege

[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 311

M Badiuzzaman and others v Salma Islam and others [2023] SGHC 311

SGHC2023-10-30

Tort — Defamation — Whether aggravated damages and special damages are warranted

[2023] SGHC 303

Value Monetization III Ltd v Lim Beng Choo and another matter ( Crest Capital Asia Pte Ltd and others, third parties) [2023] SGHC 303

SGHC2023-10-27

Tort — Damages — Joint and several liability — Contribution — Limitation Act; Tort — Damages — Joint and several liability — Contribution — Procedure; Res Judicata — Applicable principles

[2023] SGHC 264

Seatrium New Energy Ltd (formerly known as Keppel FELS Ltd) v HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co, Ltd (formerly known as Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co Ltd) [2023] SGHC 264

SGHC2023-09-20

Tort — Negligence — Duty of care — Whether duty of care to be imposed in addition to contractual duty of due care, skill and diligence

[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 245

Voltas Ltd v Ng Theng Swee and another [2023] SGHC 245

SGHC2023-09-05

Tort — Conspiracy — Whether there was a combination between the director and his company; Tort— Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit