Singapore Case Law Database
2,012 cases · Page 16 of 81SUPREME COURT OF SINGAPORE 7 January 2026 Case summary  Yit Chee Wah (as private trustee of the estate of Chan Siew Lee Jannie, a bankrupt) v Fulcrum Distressed Partners…
In a novel question of law, a respondent in judicial review proceedings sought security for costs against an applicant challenging police decisions. The court rejected the…
POSH Projects brought an admiralty in personam claim against the owner and/or demise charterer of the vessel Yangtze Harmony in a maritime dispute. The court addressed issues of…
Zhang Zhencheng sued Tan Huay Lim and another party in a dispute over beneficial ownership of property and commercial assets. The court addressed claims of resulting trust, common…
Ng Kuan Chuan appealed against his conviction and sentence for criminal offences. The High Court examined the evidence and the trial court's findings, assessing whether there were…
A plaintiff sued on an Acknowledgement of Debt for $72,400 signed by the defendant and her husband, while the defendant contended the money was the plaintiff's investment in her…
Former spouses filed cross-applications for personal protection orders against each other following an incident at the ex-wife's residence. The court granted the ex-husband's PPO…
A father applied to enforce child access orders against the mother under the new s 126B(2) of the Women's Charter, alleging the mother denied him alternate weekend overnight…
A husband applied to set aside the ancillary matters order and final divorce judgment made in his absence, while the wife sought to empower the court registrar to execute…
Kanan Packrisamy and others brought claims against Herbal Pharm and its directors for oppression under s 216 of the Companies Act, alleging minority shareholder oppression through…
Former lovers who had a 30-year extramarital affair disputed the characterisation of money transfers between them, with the claimant alleging he lent the defendant $800,000 and…
Wen Hanrong, a construction worker, sued Huationg Contractor and another party for personal injuries sustained at a worksite. The Magistrate's Court assessed the defendants'…
A homeowner insured under a Chubb Masterpiece Insurance Policy sought a declaration that the insurer was obliged to defend her against a High Court counterclaim brought by a…
A father applied to vary custody orders to obtain sole custody and care and control of a 6-year-old child after the mother took the child to Indonesia for about a month without…
A solicitor-applicant sought further arguments after the Appellate Division dismissed her application for an extension of time to file a notice of appeal in a defamation case. The…
Following the merits judgment in Wish Controls v Trident Water Systems where the claimant was awarded $522,747.54 and the defendant was awarded $3,000 in nominal damages, the…
A construction worker sued his employer for negligence and breach of workplace safety duties after he was allegedly flung two metres when a rebar broke while he was using a rebar…
The first defendant in a fraud case involving a Thai shipyard sought to amend his defence after new evidence in committal proceedings contradicted his original position regarding…
A father and his girlfriend were convicted of multiple charges of rape and sexual assault of the father's young daughter, who was enticed into sexual acts through promises of…
FirstCom Academy, a registered training provider under the WSQ scheme, sued a competitor and two former employees for breach of restrictive covenants, copyright infringement,…
A wife and mother of four children applied under section 69 of the Women's Charter for maintenance from her high-earning husband, who had unilaterally left the family and resigned…
The accused was convicted after trial of two charges of outrage of modesty and one charge of rape by penile-oral penetration against a victim under 14 years old who had come to…
A 49-year-old Malaysian man was convicted after trial of four charges including rape and sexual assault by penetration of a complainant in her home, with the central dispute being…
A defendant in a construction dispute sought to strike out the claimant's separate action on the basis that O 6 r 8(1) of the Rules of Court 2021 mandates that all claims against…
A shareholder and former director of a company in liquidation applied to reverse the liquidators' partial rejection of his proof of debt, which included claims for director's…