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Civil procedure [2026] SGCA 26

DRH v DRI

The Court of Appeal held that permission was not required to appeal a confidentiality order, granted interim sealing of the appeal file, and dismissed a strike-out application.

  • Striking out notice of appeal
  • Permission to appeal
  • Sealing court file
  • Open justice vs confidentiality
  • Final vs interlocutory order
  • Permission-to-appeal
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Injunctions [2024] SGHC 94

MONEYSMART SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. v ARTEM MUSIENKO

The High Court discharged interim injunctions against a former employee, holding the non-compete clause unenforceable and finding no good arguable breach of confidentiality.

  • Interlocutory injunction
  • Non-compete clause
  • Confidentiality clause
  • Severance/blue pencil
  • Garden leave
  • Full and frank disclosure
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Civil procedure [2022] SGCA 29

LIM OON KUIN & 2 Ors v Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

The Court of Appeal allowed the Lims’ appeals to join them to injunction proceedings against Rajah & Tann, finding their confidentiality and supervisory-jurisdiction claims were not plainly unsustainable.

  • Joinder of parties (o.15 r.6(2)(b))
  • Breach of confidence
  • Supervisory jurisdiction to restrain solicitors
  • Conflict of interest
  • Striking out
  • Interim judicial management
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Employment law [2021] SGHC 168

ANGLISS SINGAPORE PTE LTD v YEE HENG KHAY (ROGER)

The High Court held that a former employee breached confidence and contractual confidentiality by copying and disclosing Angliss’s confidential data, causing loss of Arla’s distributorship.

  • Employees' duties
  • Law of confidence
  • Confidentiality breach
  • Breach of contractual duties of confidence, loyalty and fidelity
  • Fiduciary relationships
  • Employee-duties
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Arbitration [2021] SGCA 50

THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA v VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC

The Court of Appeal dismissed India’s appeal, holding that its declaratory relief application was an abuse of process and an impermissible backdoor attack on arbitral procedural orders.

  • Collateral purpose
  • Minimal curial intervention
  • Seat court jurisdiction
  • Cross-disclosure of documents
  • Model law article 5
  • Backdoor appeal / advisory opinion
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Civil procedure [2020] SGCA 114

MICHAEL VAZ LORRAIN v SINGAPORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION

The Court of Appeal set aside a damages award for legal advice costs, substituted nominal damages, and applied the defendant’s offer-to-settle costs consequences.

  • Damages
  • Offer to settle (o 22a r 9)
  • Costs on indemnity and standard basis
  • Punitive damages
  • Breach of mediation confidentiality
  • Breach of confidence
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Arbitration [2020] SGHC 208

THE REPUBLIC OF INDIA v VEDANTA RESOURCES PLC

The High Court refused declaratory relief on arbitration confidentiality and cross-disclosure, holding the application was not barred but was unwarranted in discretion.

  • Confidentiality of arbitration documents
  • Cross-disclosure between arbitrations
  • Court declaratory relief
  • Tribunal procedural powers
  • Lex arbitri
  • Abuse of process
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Civil procedure [2020] SGHCR 04

GENK CAPITAL PTE LTD v ZHANG CHANGJIE

The High Court Registrar approved a confidentiality undertaking clause limiting the defendant’s access to documents to the presence of solicitors, but rejected a clause on injunctive relief.

  • Confidentiality undertaking
  • Discovery of documents
  • Use and limitation of disclosed documents
  • Proportionality in disclosure
  • Remote access protocols
  • Confidentiality-undertaking
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Civil procedure [2020] SGCA 29

LVM LAW CHAMBERS LLC v WAN HOE KEET (WEN HAOJIE) & Anor

The Court of Appeal held that the law firm could continue acting, but it could not disclose the prior settlement terms to its new client or anyone else.

  • Solicitor conflict of interest
  • Breach of confidence
  • Settlement confidentiality
  • Equitable duty of confidence
  • Real and sensible possibility test
  • Burden of proof for exclusion of counsel
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