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Criminal law [2025] SGHC 227

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v ZH BUILDERS PTE. LTD.

The High Court allowed sentencing appeals under the Building Control Act, holding that the respondents’ culpability was high and the harm at least medium.

  • Sentencing framework
  • Harm assessment
  • Culpability
  • Plea discount
  • Offender-specific aggravating and mitigating factors
  • Sentencing-framework
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Criminal law [2022] SGHC 52

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v SINDOK TRADING PTE LTD (NOW KNOWN AS BSS GLOBAL PTE LTD)

The High Court increased sentences for breaches of UN DPRK sanctions, imposing six weeks’ imprisonment on Chong Hock Yen and higher fines on three companies.

  • Un‑dprk regulations
  • United nations act s5(1)
  • Disgorgement and bifurcated fines
  • General and specific deterrence
  • Post‑amendment sentencing
  • Sentencing
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Criminal law [2017] SGHC 230

CHUA HOCK SOON JAMES v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

High Court appeal on pyramid selling convictions involving the Global Edupreneur Program; convictions were upheld, with the court addressing exclusions, mens rea, promotion, and director liability.

  • Multi-level marketing
  • Pyramid selling
  • Excluded schemes
  • Purposive statutory construction
  • Mens rea
  • Strict liability
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Admiralty and shipping [2005] SGHC 166

Antara Koh Pte Ltd v Eng Tou Offshore Pte Ltd

The High Court refused Antara Koh Pte Ltd’s bid to limit liability under s 136 of the Merchant Shipping Act after finding the casualty involved defective crane equipment and the company’s own fault.

  • Limitation of liability under s136 merchant shipping act
  • Actual fault or privity
  • Negligence and causation
  • Ship equipment maintenance and management
  • Identification doctrine for corporate owners
  • Admiralty-and-shipping
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Immigration [2001] SGHC 32

Tom-Reck Security Services Pte Ltd v Public Prosecutor

High Court appeal over conviction for employing an illegal immigrant; the court held the employee’s knowledge could not be imputed to the company and allowed the appeal.

  • Mens rea
  • Illegal employment
  • Attribution of knowledge to corporations
  • Section 57(1)(e) immigration act
  • Due diligence
  • Corporate criminal liability
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