De Beaute (SSC) Pte Ltd v Tan Mong Ngoh

De Beaute (SSC) Pte Ltd v Tan Mong Ngoh

Court accepted plaintiff’s evidence on electronic time cards and therapists' testimony for specific unauthorized absences, shortfall hours, unjust enrichment from treatments provided by two therapists, and misappropriations by defendant; excluded computerized Consumption Records as inadmissible or afforded them minimal weight due to ex post compilation, lack of source corroboration and failure to give required hearsay notice; awarded damages totaling SGD 71,000.65 plus interest at 5.33% from date of writ; plaintiff’s broader claims for anticipated losses based on treatment booklets were not allowed except nominal damages because customers had ceased demanding treatments and consumption...

Citation
[2025] SGDC 268
Parties
Plaintiff: De Beaute (SSC) Pte Ltd; Defendant: Tan Mong Ngoh
Court
District Court
Jurisdiction
Singapore
Judgment Date
8 October 2025
Case Number
DC/DC 2892/2020
Procedural Posture
District Court Civil Suit / Judgment
Outcome
Judgment for Plaintiff
Legal Topics
Breach of Contract, Damages, Failure of Basis (unjust Enrichment), Hearsay Admissibility, Business Records Exception, Notice to Rely on Hearsay Evidence, Waiver and Estoppel, Burden of Proof, Quantification of Damages
Source Language
English
Contract Unjust Enrichment Evidence Employment Law Breach of Contract Damages Failure of Basis (unjust Enrichment) Hearsay Admissibility +5 more

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Parties

De Beaute (SSC) Pte Ltd

Plaintiff

Tan Mong Ngoh

Defendant

Procedural Posture

District Court Civil Suit / Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether defendant absent on specified Mondays without authorization
  2. 2 Whether defendant worked less than stipulated hours without authorization
  3. 3 Whether defendant received free treatments from staff and was unjustly enriched

Ratio Decidendi

Court accepted plaintiff’s evidence on electronic time cards and therapists' testimony for specific unauthorized absences, shortfall hours, unjust enrichment from treatments provided by two therapists, and misappropriations by defendant; excluded computerized Consumption Records as inadmissible or afforded them minimal weight due to ex post compilation, lack of source corroboration and failure to give required hearsay notice; awarded damages totaling SGD 71,000.65 plus interest at 5.33% from date of writ; plaintiff’s broader claims for anticipated losses based on treatment booklets were not allowed except nominal damages because customers had ceased demanding treatments and consumption...

Court Disposition

Judgment for Plaintiff

Orders

  • Judgment entered for Plaintiff in sum SGD 71,000.65
  • Interest at 5.33% per annum from date of writ to date of payment