Tort

57 cases · January 2025 to January 2026

Case Volume by Year

43
25
14
26
2025–2026

Key Issues & Sub-Topics

Conspiracy 9 Negligence — Breach of duty 7 Negligence — Duty of care 6 Inducement of breach of contract 6 Negligence — Causation 6 Vicarious liability 4 Conversion 3 Negligence — Contributory negligence 3 Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit 3 Negligence 2 Defamation — Fair comment 2 Defamation — Qualified privilege 2 Defamation — Defamatory statements 2 Conspiracy — Unlawful means conspiracy 2 Malicious falsehood 2 Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation 2 Unlawful means conspiracy 2 Negligence — Res ipsa loquitur 2 Negligence — Motor Accident — Liability 1 Defamation — Publication 1 + 40 more

Defamation — Injunction — Final prohibitory injunction restraining future publication of allegedly defamatory statements — Applicable principles for granting final prohibitory injunction in defamation actions 1 case

[2026] SGDC 37 CLARENCE LUN YAODONG v TAN CHIN AIK JOSEPH
23 January 2026

Defamation — Publication — Internet defamation — Allegedly defamatory comments being posted online — Whether publication element in defamation law satisfied — Whether the comments were published by the defendant — Whether the comments were read by a substantial number of readers in Singapore 1 case

[2026] SGDC 37 CLARENCE LUN YAODONG v TAN CHIN AIK JOSEPH
23 January 2026

Conspiracy — Whether combination between alleged conspirators proven 1 case

[2026] SGHC 14 GC LEASE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. v FONBELL SOLUTION PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors
20 January 2026

Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit — Whether representation made fraudulently 1 case

[2026] SGHC 14 GC LEASE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. v FONBELL SOLUTION PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors
20 January 2026

Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit — Confirmation of delivery signed by customers — Whether written representation made by sellers 1 case

[2026] SGHC 14 GC LEASE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. v FONBELL SOLUTION PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors
20 January 2026

Defamation — Damages Tort — Defamation — Defamatory statements — Whether publications made to the sporting community about its sports association’s executive committee are defamatory in nature Tort — Defamation — Defamatory statements — Whether the contents of a special resolution submitted for an annual general meeting are defamatory in nature Tort — Defamation — Malice — Whether the defendant acted with malice by making the defamatory publications to prevent the claimant from serving on the executive committee of a sports association Tort — Defamation — Publication — Whether the creator of a collaborative online document that can be accessed and edited by multiple users is responsible for its publication Tort — Defamation — Qualified privilege — Whether the defence of qualified privilege applies to publications made to the sporting community about its sports association’s executive committee 1 case

[2026] SGDC 1 ALICIA TAN GEK CHENG v POK VIC SENT
19 January 2026

Defamation — Whether claim in slander is actionable pursuant to section 5 of the Defamation Act 1957 1 case

[2026] SGDC 5 TERRENCE FERNANDEZ v TAN AIK HONG THOMAS
16 January 2026

Conversion — Whether the giving of instructions to release delivery orders constitutes an act of conversion 1 case

[2026] SGCA 1 Valency International Pte Ltd v JSW International Tradecorp Pte Ltd & 2 Ors
12 January 2026

Key Statutes

Evidence Act (Cap 97)
cited in 16 cases
Defamation Act
cited in 5 cases
Companies Act (Cap 50)
cited in 5 cases
Interpretation Act (Cap 1)
cited in 3 cases
Limitation Act (Cap 163)
cited in 3 cases
Road Traffic Act (Cap 276)
cited in 3 cases
COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act
cited in 3 cases
Restructuring and Dissolution Act
cited in 3 cases
Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act
cited in 3 cases
Misrepresentation Act
cited in 2 cases
International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A)
cited in 2 cases
Penal Code (Cap 224)
cited in 2 cases
Conveyancing and Law of Property Act (Cap 61)
cited in 2 cases
Civil Law Act (Cap 43)
cited in 2 cases
Protection from Harassment Act (Cap 256A)
cited in 1 case

Court Distribution

SGHC 60 SGDC 26 SGMC 6 SGHC(A) 6 SGCA 5 SGCA(I) 2 SGHC(I) 2

Key People & Firms

Top Judges

Mohamed Faizal 6 Steven Chong 5 Belinda Ang Saw Ean 5 Wong Li Kok, Alex 3 Sia Aik Kor 3

Top Firms

Allen & Gledhill LLP 6 Drew & Napier LLC 5 Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP 3 PKWA Law Practice LLC 3 Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP 3

Top Lawyers

Lauren Tang Hui Jing 2 Ooi Chit Yee 2 Yogarajah Yoga Sharmini 2 Hewage Ushan Saminda Premaratne 2 Liew Hwee Tong Eric 2

Cases

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[2025] SGHC 50
Valency International Pte Ltd v JSW International Tradecorp Pte Ltd & 2 Ors
28 March 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 54
Diana Foo v Woo Mui Chan
28 March 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGDC 77
JA'AFAR BIN ABDUL SAMAD v LIM ZHEN XIANG
20 March 2025
SGDC
[2025] SGCA 10
CIX v DGN
13 March 2025
SGCA
[2025] SGHC 14
VIBRANT GROUP LIMITED v TONG CHI HO & Anor
27 January 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 13
ATT SYSTEMS (S’PORE) PTE LTD & Anor v CENTRICORE (S) PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors
23 January 2025
SGHC
[2025] SGHC 4
Jonathan William Glassberg v UBS AG, SINGAPORE BRANCH
10 January 2025
SGHC