Tort

[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

[2022] SGCA 72

How Weng Fan and others v Sengkang Town Council and other appeals

Court of Appeal9 November 2022

Equity — Fiduciary relationships — Duties; Equity — Fiduciary relationships — When arising; Trusts — Accessory liability; Trusts — Recipient liability; Tort — Negligence — Duty of care; Tort — Breach of statutory duty — Duties imposed by statute; Statutory Interpretation — Construction of statute

[2022] SGHC 281

Aviation Hub Pte Ltd v Higgins , Daniel

General Division of the High Court4 November 2022

Civil Procedure — Injunctions; Land — Licences — Contractual; Tort — Trespass

[2022] SGHC(A) 38

United Overseas Bank Ltd v Lippo Marina Collection Pte Ltd

Appellate Division of the High Court28 October 2022

Tort — Conspiracy; Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit

[2022] SGHC 259

Chia Soo Kiang (personal representative of the estate of Tan Yaw Lan, deceased) v Tan Tock Seng Hospital Pte Ltd and others

General Division of the High Court13 October 2022

Tort — Negligence — Medical negligence — Breach of duty; Tort — Negligence — Medical negligence — Informed consent

[2022] SGHC(A) 35

Gangadhara Brhmendra Srikanth Maroju v Epoch Minerals Pte Ltd

Appellate Division of the High Court12 October 2022

Tort — Conspiracy — Unlawful means; Restitution — Failure of consideration — Total failure of consideration

[2022] SGHC 243

On Site Car Accessories.SG (KEL Services) v Tang Mun Wah Jerry

General Division of the High Court28 September 2022

Tort — Defamation — Defamatory statements] [Tort — Defamation — Justification] [Tort — Defamation — Fair comment

[2022] SGHC 238

Baker, Samuel Cranage and another v SPH Interactive Pte Ltd and others

General Division of the High Court26 September 2022

Companies — Oppression — Minority shareholders; Tort — Conspiracy; Companies — Directors — Duties

[2022] SGHC 207

Low Eng Chai and another v Ishak bin Mohamed Basheere and another

General Division of the High Court29 August 2022

Contract — Misrepresentation — Damages; Contract — Misrepresentation — Fraudulent; Contract — Misrepresentation Act; Evidence — Adverse inferences; Tort — Conspiracy — Unlawful means conspiracy; Damages — Measure of damages — Loss of chance

[2022] SGHC 205

Writers Studio Pte Ltd v Chin Kwok Yung

General Division of the High Court25 August 2022

Confidence — Breach of Confidence; Employment Law — Part-time employees; Employment Law — Duties; Tort — Negligence — Breach of Duty

[2022] SGCA 58

Iskandar bin Rahmat and others v Attorney-General and another

Court of Appeal4 August 2022

Constitutional Law — Accused person — Rights; Constitutional Law — Fundamental liberties — Right to life and personal liberty; Constitutional Law — Equality before the law; Tort — Breach of statutory duty — Essential factors; Abuse of Process — Collateral purpose

[2022] SGHC 179

Bharat Forge Ltd v Bombardier Aerospace Services Singapore Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court29 July 2022

Civil Procedure — Costs — Indemnity costs; Contract — Breach; Contract — Contractual terms — Implied terms; Contract — Contractual terms — Unfair Contract Terms Act; Damages — Measure of damages — Contract; Tort — Negligence — Duty of care

[2022] SGHC 170

Tiong Sze Yin Serene v Chan Herng Nieng

General Division of the High Court19 July 2022

Tort — Negligence — Breach of duty; Tort — Negligence — Duty of care; Tort — Rule in Wilkinson v Downton