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Criminal law [2025] SGCA 55

Muhammed Izwan Bin Borhan v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Court of Appeal dismissed two drug-trafficking appeals, upholding mandatory death sentences after finding the heroin and Ice charges, and the statements relied on, were proved.

  • Trafficking under misuse of drugs act
  • Chain of custody of exhibits
  • Admissibility and voluntariness of statements (tip)
  • Abetment and conspiracy
  • Mandatory death penalty
  • Remittal/additional evidence
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Criminal law [2025] SGCA 49

Soh Chee Wen v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal dismissed the conviction appeals in a securities-manipulation case, upholding the charge framing, the factual findings on account control, and the conspiracy convictions.

  • Criminal conspiracy
  • Market manipulation
  • False trading
  • Price manipulation
  • Deception
  • Cheating
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Tort [2022] SGHC 292

CONTINENTAL STEEL PTE. LTD v Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Southest Asia Pte. Ltd. & Anor

Singapore High Court defamation and malicious falsehood case over steel product marketing, where innuendo, publication, justification, and damages were contested.

  • Defamation by innuendo
  • Publication and republication
  • Justification (truth)
  • Malice and recklessness
  • Damages — general and special
  • Vicarious liability
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Criminal law [2022] SGCA 15

Gunasilan Rajenthiran v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal dismissed a drug trafficking appeal, upholding the conviction and life sentence for importing 1,475.3 grams of cannabis.

  • Misuse of drugs act
  • Presumption of knowledge s 18(2) mda
  • Hsa certification and forensic testing
  • Admissibility of statements and mdp notice
  • Disclosure obligations (kadar)
  • Misuse-of-drugs-act
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Criminal law [2022] SGHC 27

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Kishor Kumar A/L Raguan & Anor

The High Court convicted two accused in a diamorphine trafficking case, admitted disputed statements from one accused, and imposed death on one and life imprisonment on the other.

  • Trafficking
  • Possession for purpose of trafficking
  • Voluntariness and admissibility of statements
  • Chain of custody
  • Presumptions under the misuse of drugs act
  • Death penalty and s 33b certificate
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Family law [2021] SGHCF 7

VLG v VLH

A family appeal partly succeeded after the court set aside a child-maintenance increase based on false evidence about the child’s schooling, but refused repayment and costs.

  • Maintenance variation
  • Credibility and perjury
  • Admission of further evidence
  • Costs
  • Child-maintenance
  • Maintenance-variation
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Criminal law [2021] SGHC 48

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Dzulkarnain Bin Khamis & Anor

High Court drug trafficking case involving two accused, a brown box of cannabis, chain of custody, statutory presumptions, and courier sentencing under the MDA.

  • Trafficking
  • Possession
  • Statutory presumptions (s 18 mda)
  • Chain of custody
  • Section 33b courier sentencing
  • Mandatory death penalty
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Criminal law [2021] SGHC 16

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Salzawiyah Binte Latib & 2 others

High Court judgment on amended diamorphine trafficking charges, rejecting claims that Jumadi’s statements were induced and admitting the statements in evidence.

  • Voluntariness of statements
  • Admissibility of confessions
  • Misuse of drugs act (s17,s18,s33b)
  • Common intention (s34 penal code)
  • Presumption of trafficking (s17(c) mda)
  • Ancillary hearing procedure (s258 cpc)
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Arbitration [2020] SGHC 209

VITOL ASIA PTE LTD v MACHLOGIC SINGAPORE PTE LTD

The High Court upheld leave to enforce an arbitral award, holding that a deemed arbitration agreement arose, documents-only procedure was fair, and public policy objections failed.

  • Enforcement of arbitral awards
  • Section 19 international arbitration act
  • Article 36 uncitral model law
  • Documents-only arbitration
  • Section 2a(6) deeming arbitration agreement
  • Fraud and corruption allegations
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Criminal law [2020] SGHC 08

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Muhammad Abdul Hadi Bin Haron & Anor

The High Court convicted two men in a methamphetamine trafficking case, admitted Salleh’s statements as voluntary, rejected both defences, and imposed life imprisonment for Hadi and death for Salleh.

  • Abetment by instigation
  • Presumption of knowledge under s 18(2) mda
  • Discretionary sentencing under s 33b mda (courier limb)
  • Voluntariness and admissibility of statements (s22/s23 cpc)
  • Credibility assessment and lucas lies
  • Possession for purpose of trafficking
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