Tort

[2023] SGHC 243

Axis Megalink Sdn Bhd v Far East Mining Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court31 August 2023

Agency — Third party and principal’s relations — Contractual relations — Attribution of agent’s knowledge of his own breach to principal; Contract — Misrepresentation — Fraudulent; Contract — Mistake — Unilateral mistake as to identity of contracting counterparty; Tort — Conspiracy

[2023] SGHC 221

Foo Diana v Woo Mui Chan

General Division of the High Court14 August 2023

Tort — Defamation; Tort — Defamation — Justification; Tort — Defamation — Qualified privilege

[2023] SGHC 171

Haw Wan Sin David and another v Kwek Siang Ling Wendy and others

General Division of the High Court20 June 2023

Contract — Collateral contracts; Tort — Breach of statutory duty; Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation; Trusts — Constructive trusts

[2023] SGHC 156

Dr Who Waterworks Pte Ltd and others v D r Who (M) Sdn Bhd and others

General Division of the High Court26 May 2023

Intellectual Property — Trade marks and trade names — Infringement; Intellectual Property — Trade marks and trade names — Passing off; Contract — Breach; Tort — Conspiracy; Tort — Detinue

[2023] SGHC 127

Hector Finance Group Ltd and another v Chan Chew Keak

General Division of the High Court26 May 2023

[2023] SGHC 139

Government of the City of Buenos Aires v HN Singapore Pte Ltd and another

General Division of the High Court12 May 2023

Companies — Incorporation of companies — Lifting corporate veil; Conflict of Laws — Choice of law — Contract; Contract — Breach; Contract — Frustration; Contract — Termination; Contract — Waiver; Tort — Misrepresentation

[2023] SGHC 124

Low Sing Khiang v LogicMills Learning Centre Pte Ltd and others

General Division of the High Court5 May 2023

Contract — Misrepresentation — Action for rescission; Contract — Misrepresentation — Innocent; Contract — Misrepresentation Act; Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation

[2023] SGHC 117

Chia June Theo Grace (alias Xie Yunzhen) Mrs Grace Doney and others v Selvakumar Ranjan and another

General Division of the High Court3 May 2023

[2023] SGHC 104

2253 Apparel Inc v Medico Titan Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court19 April 2023

Contract — Formation; Contract — Misrepresentation; Restitution — Unjust enrichment; Tort — Conspiracy

[2023] SGHC 89

Raffles Education Corp Ltd and others v Shantanu Prakash and another

General Division of the High Court6 April 2023

Tort — Conspiracy; Tort — Inducement of breach of contract; Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation

[2023] SGHC 80

Liang Xihong v Loong Soo Min and another and another suit

General Division of the High Court31 March 2023

Companies — Oppression; Trusts — Breach of trust; Trusts — Accessory liability — Acts amounting to assistance; Tort — Conspiracy

[2023] SGHC 75

Salmizan bin Abdullah v Crapper , Ian Anthony

General Division of the High Court30 March 2023

Tort — Negligence — Causation — Whether causation may be disputed at the assessment of damages hearing; Tort — Negligence — Damages — What makes out the elements of negligence to entitle a claimant to damages; Tort — Negligence — Breach of duty — Whether different types of damage give rise to different causes of action for the same breach of duty; Damages — Assessment

[2023] SGHC 70

Pappa w/o Veeramuthu v National University Health Services Group Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court29 March 2023

[2023] SGHC 53

Cheng Hoe Soon v Ezekiel Peter Latimer

General Division of the High Court3 March 2023

Tort — Negligence — Professional negligence; Civil Procedure — Striking out; Civil Procedure — Costs — Personal liability of solicitor for costs

[2023] SGHC 23

Tritech Water Technologies Pte Ltd and others v Duan Wei and another

General Division of the High Court22 February 2023

Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation; Tort — Negligence; Intellectual Property — Law of confidence — Breach of confidence

[2023] SGHC 39

Dialectic PR LLC and another v Brilliante Resources International and ano ther

General Division of the High Court17 February 2023

Contract — Breach; Companies — Incorporation of companies — Lifting corporate veil; Tort — Inducement of breach of contract

[2023] SGHC 34

[2023] SGHC 34

General Division of the High Court15 February 2023

Contract — Breach; Contract — Termination; Confidence — Breach of confidence; Tort — Conspiracy — Conspiracy by unlawful means; Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit; Intellectual Property — Trade marks and trade names — Passing off — Goodwill

[2023] SGHC 14

Mah Kiat Seng v Attorney-General and others

General Division of the High Court19 January 2023

Statutory Interpretation — Construction of statute; Tort — Assault and battery; Tort — Breach of statutory duty — Duties imposed by statute; Tort — False imprisonment

[2023] SGHC 13

Bay Lim Piang v Lye Cher Kang

General Division of the High Court19 January 2023

Contract — Misrepresentation — Fraudulent; Contract — Misrepresentation Act; Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation; Contract — Consideration — Forbearance — Whether consideration was requested

[2022] SGHC 311

CXN (a minor suing by her father and litigation representative) v CXO and another

General Division of the High Court13 December 2022

Tort — Negligence — Duty of care; Tort — Negligence — Breach of duty; Tort — Negligence — Apportionment of liability

[2022] SGHC 310

Razer (Asia-Pacific) Pte Ltd v Capgemini Singapore Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court9 December 2022

Tort — Negligence — Breach of duty; Tort — Negligence — Causation; Tort — Negligence — Contributory negligence; Tort — Negligence — Duty of care; Tort — Negligence — Damages][Commercial Transactions — Sale of services — Breach of contract; Contract — Contractual terms — Exclusion clauses; Contract — Remedies — Damages

[2022] SGHC(A) 42

Gomez, Kevin Bennett v Bird & Bird ATMD LLP and another

Appellate Division of the High Court6 December 2022

Civil Procedure — Appeals — Admission of further evidence on appeal; Civil Procedure — Appeals — Leave to raise new points — O 56A r 9(5)(b); of the Rules of Court (2014 Rev Ed); Legal Profession — Professional conduct; Tort — Negligence — Breach of duty; Tort — Negligence — Causation; Tort — Negligence — Damages; Res judicata — Issue estoppel

[2022] SGHC 296

Appelqvist, Pontus Paal v Eon Reality Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court30 November 2022

Contract — Breach — Employment contract; Tort — Negligence — Breach of duty to perform due diligence

[2022] SGHC 292

Continental Steel Pte Ltd v Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Southeast Asia Pte Ltd and another

General Division of the High Court23 November 2022

Tort — Defamation — Defamatory statements — Innuendo; Tort — Defamation — Damages — Publication — Grapevine effect; Tort — Defamation — Justification — Unpleaded; Tort — Defamation — Damages — General damages for corporate claimant — Special damages and causation; Tort — Defamation — Malicious falsehood