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Admiralty and shipping

The “VAYU” (formerly known as “QIAN TAI 1”)

The court set aside default judgment, the warrant of arrest, and the in rem claim after finding admiralty jurisdiction was not properly invoked.

  • Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest
  • Setting aside default judgment and originating process
  • Applicability of the evidence act 1893 to cross-examined interlocutory evidence
  • Hearsay admissibility
  • Admiralty-jurisdiction
  • Ship-arrest
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Family law

YJM v YJN

The Family Court dismissed a wife's interim maintenance application after finding her own income and rental proceeds exceeded her assessed reasonable monthly needs.

  • Maintenance
  • Wife
  • Assessment
  • Adverse inference
  • Admissions
  • Interim-maintenance
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Civil procedure

Re Dossey, James P (individually and as the executor of the estate of Dale Dossey, deceased) and another (Mulacek, Philippe Emanuel and others, non-parties)

The court appointed a private examiner, allowed video recording, restricted examination to Singapore counsel, and applied Singapore law with limited Texas procedural rules.

  • Witnesses
  • Foreign judicial assistance
  • Letter of request
  • Private examiner
  • Video recording of deposition
  • Foreign counsel participation
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Tort [2026] SGDC 167

Jong Khee Beng Ainsley v Teo Kim Phang

The District Court assessed damages for a road traffic injury claim, rejecting shoulder causation and future loss claims but awarding limited sums for a neck injury, hand contusion, head injury, medical and transport expenses.

  • Causation
  • Measure of damages
  • General damages
  • Special damages
  • Loss of earning capacity
  • Medical expenses
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Company law [2026] SGHC 109

META HEALTH LIMITED v CHUA KHENG CHOON & 5 Ors

The High Court allowed an appeal against transfer to the SICC, holding the dispute was not international because Singapore was the place most closely connected.

  • Sicc jurisdiction and transfer
  • Place most closely connected
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Breach of directors' duties
  • Dishonest assistance
  • Knowing receipt
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Road traffic law [2026] SGDC 169

PP v Muhammad Rajis bin Abdullah

The District Court acquitted the accused of failing to provide a blood specimen, finding no proof that the doctor had authorised the police request under s 71 RTA.

  • Failure to provide blood specimen
  • Preliminary breath test
  • Protection of hospital patients (s71)
  • Police arrest powers (s69)
  • Authorisation by registered medical practitioner
  • Road-traffic-law
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Civil procedure [2026] SGHC 103

HU YINAN V PEH CHIN HUA & 2 ORS

The High Court clarified that production under ROC 2021 depends on materiality to the issues, and limited inspection of Weixin messages to documents actually produced.

  • Production of documents
  • Inspection of documents
  • List of documents
  • Scope of disclosure
  • Cross-border inspection and authentication
  • Production-of-documents
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Contract [2026] SGMC 56

See Kok Eng v Eng Sieh Mei

The Magistrate’s Court held that $27,166 paid by the claimant was not a loan, but was made pursuant to a partnership agreement to fund Marylebone’s stock purchases.

  • Formation of contract
  • Certainty of terms
  • Whether payment was loan or investment
  • Interpretation of documents
  • Burden of proof
  • Contract-formation
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Contract [2026] SGDC 150

HONG SEH MOTORS PTE LTD v RYNENATION PTE. LTD. & 2 Ors

The District Court upheld a liquidated damages clause in a Tesla lease, dismissed a penalty-rule argument not pleaded below, and rejected fresh evidence on appeal.

  • Liquidated damages
  • Penalty rule (rule against penalties)
  • Contract interpretation
  • Admissibility of extrinsic evidence
  • Adduction of fresh evidence on appeal (ladd v marshall)
  • Pleadings
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