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XSN v XSO

Appeal against a committal application over two dogs was dismissed. The court held the consent order was too unclear for contempt and ownership was not proved.

  • Consent orders
  • Judgment and orders enforcement
  • Civil contempt
  • Interpretation of consent orders
  • Matrimonial assets
  • Ownership of dogs
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Commercial transactions [2026] SGSCT 9

JGC v JGD

The Small Claims Tribunals dismissed a consumer claim over spa treatment purchases, finding the claimant authorised the disputed $9,000 transaction and proved no misrepresentation.

  • Sale of services
  • Unauthorised payment
  • Misrepresentation
  • Contract formation by conduct
  • Tribunal procedure
  • Court conduct and ajpa
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Contempt of court [2026] SGDC 113

CAIRNHILL LAW LLC v ROYAL'S ENGINEERING & TRADING (S) PTE. LTD.

The District Court dismissed a committal application, finding no contempt proved beyond reasonable doubt where the director attended the first EER, had solicitors, and had a medical appointment.

  • Civil contempt
  • Committal proceedings
  • Examination of enforcement respondent (eer)
  • Administration of justice (protection) act 2016
  • Section 4(1) ajpa
  • Section 21 ajpa
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Contempt of court [2026] SGHC 37

ZHONGSHAN SHENGWANG ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO., LTD. v Phua Kian Chey Colin & Anor

The court found deliberate contempt for breaching disclosure and Mareva orders, sentencing Mr Phua to four months’ imprisonment and Triple D to a S$60,000 fine.

  • Sentencing
  • Asset disclosure
  • Freezing order breaches
  • Committal
  • Privilege against self-incrimination
  • Double counting in sentencing
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Legal profession [2025] SGHC 234

THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v YEO YAO HUI, CHARLES (YANG YAOHUI)

The court affirmed disciplinary convictions for repeated solicitors’ accounts breaches, verification failures, dishonesty to court, and social media misconduct, and struck the respondent off.

  • Striking off
  • Grossly improper conduct
  • Misconduct unbefitting
  • Customer due diligence (pmlr)
  • Solicitors' accounts rules (sar) breaches
  • Duty of candour to the court
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Family law [2025] SGFC 106

XSN v XSO

The Family Court dismissed a committal application over two dogs, holding that the plaintiff failed to prove ownership beyond reasonable doubt and that the order was ambiguous.

  • Committal
  • Breach of court order
  • Ownership of pets
  • Ancillary relief
  • Striking out evidence
  • Breach-of-court-order
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Civil procedure [2025] SGCA 46

FRANCESCO MAZZAGATTI v ALLIANCE PETROCHEMICAL INVESTMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.

The Court of Appeal dismissed a leave-to-appeal application and upheld permission for a further affidavit in committal proceedings, rejecting Ladd v Marshall.

  • Further affidavit evidence
  • Committal proceedings
  • Rules of court interpretation
  • Grounds v evidence distinction
  • Ladd v marshall applicability
  • Further-affidavit-evidence
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Contempt of court [2025] SGDC 195

BCH HOTEL INVESTMENT PTE LTD TRADING AS INTERCONTINENTAL SINGAPORE v SEMTEC HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. & Anor

The District Court dismissed a committal application, finding no proof beyond reasonable doubt that the company could pay or that its director was liable for contempt.

  • Civil contempt
  • Committal proceedings
  • Director liability for corporate contempt
  • Mens rea for contempt
  • Administration of justice (protection) act 2016
  • Paid-up capital vs assets
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Insolvency [2025] SGCA 31

Zhu Su v THREE ARROWS CAPITAL LTD & 2 Ors

The Court of Appeal dismissed two appeals over disclosure and committal orders, but set aside a liquidation examination order because the liquidators had already decided to sue and had not disclosed it.

  • Disclosure orders
  • Production of documents
  • Examination of officers
  • Service and jurisdiction
  • Delay and extension of time
  • Abuse of process
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Contempt of court [2025] SGCA 26

WEI HO-HUNG v LYU JUN

The Court of Appeal upheld a civil contempt finding over refusal to transfer property, but reduced the jail term from one month to two weeks.

  • Committal for contempt
  • Service of process requirements (o 23 r 4)
  • Interpretation of "immediate" compliance (o 17 r 2)
  • Sentencing for contempt
  • Enforcement of court orders
  • Civil-contempt
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