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Civil procedure

DUP v DUQ

The High Court maintained a proprietary injunction over disputed cryptocurrency tokens, rejected abuse of process and disclosure objections, and ordered notional fortification of US$125,000.

  • Mareva injunctions
  • Proprietary injunction
  • Balance of convenience
  • Fortification of damages
  • Real risk of dissipation
  • Full and frank disclosure
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Insolvency law

PT SRI REJEKI ISMAN TBK & 7 Ors

The Singapore International Commercial Court recognised Indonesian bankruptcy proceedings as a foreign main proceeding and granted targeted relief to protect assets.

  • Recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings
  • Foreign main proceeding
  • Center of main interests
  • Extended stay relief
  • Investigative relief
  • Administrative relief
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Family law

YDF v YDG

The court granted joint custody, sole care and control to the Wife, set defined access for the Husband, divided matrimonial assets 75/25, and ordered maintenance.

  • Custody
  • Access
  • Matrimonial assets division
  • Maintenance for wife
  • Maintenance for child
  • Matrimonial-assets-division
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Civil procedure

TAN SZE SHAN v GAIN CITY BEST-ELECTRIC PTE LTD

The District Court dismissed an enforcement application after holding that the respondent had already tendered the replacement laptop required by the order.

  • Judgments and orders
  • Enforcement
  • Whether judgment remains capable of enforcement after attempted performance by judgment debtor
  • Whether judgment debtor’s inputs can be obtained before determining application for an enforcement order made without notice
  • Civil-procedure
  • Judgments-and-orders
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Contract

Tan Seng Kiat v Lim Kim Wee Nigel

The District Court held that Tan’s demand terminated the returns obligation, rejected any variation of the restoration obligation beyond $10,000, and awarded only $50 nominal damages.

  • Contractual terms
  • Breach
  • Termination
  • Remedies
  • Damages
  • Variation
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Criminal law

Mohammad Shaffy Bin Hassan v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal dismissed Mohammad Shaffy bin Hassan’s criminal appeal, upholding his conviction and mandatory death sentence for possessing diamorphine for trafficking.

  • Misuse of drugs act
  • Possession for the purpose of trafficking
  • Presumption of knowledge
  • Chain of custody
  • Courier sentencing regime
  • Further evidence on appeal
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Civil procedure

Lee Jia Yun v Barrie Tan

The High Court held that a strike-out application based on limitation was premature because the Defence had not been filed and limitation had not been pleaded.

  • Striking out
  • Limitation defence
  • Pleadings
  • Prematurity of application
  • Time-bar
  • Striking-out
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Employment law

JKD v JKE

The Employment Claims Tribunals held that an employer could not withhold earned salary to satisfy an alleged training bond claim, and awarded the claimant the unpaid wages.

  • Salary payment
  • Deductions from salary
  • Set-off against salary
  • Training bond compensation
  • Ect jurisdiction
  • Costs
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