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Administrative law [2026] SGHC 108

YANG ING WOEI v SINGAPORE MEDICAL COUNCIL

The High Court dismissed Dr Yang’s challenge to the constitution of a disciplinary tribunal, holding declaratory relief was inappropriate and the old MRA regime was saved.

  • Declaratory relief
  • Saving provisions
  • Judicial review
  • Limitation and delay
  • Administrative-law
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Criminal law [2026] SGMC 54

Public Prosecutor v GMS Carwerkz Pte Ltd

The court fined GMS Carwerkz Pte Ltd SGD 7,000 for breaching an EFMA condition to bear a foreign employee’s medical costs and ordered SGD 17,152.75 compensation to CGH.

  • Statutory offence
  • Sentencing of corporate offenders
  • Compensation order
  • Employer liability for employee medical costs
  • Efma s 22(1)(a)
  • Corporate-sentencing
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Medical professional regulation [2025] SGHC 129

Lee Pheng Lip Ian v Singapore Medical Council

The court upheld findings that Dr Lee committed professional misconduct by prescribing hormone therapies without sufficient medical basis and affirmed an 18-month suspension.

  • Hormone replacement therapy
  • Off-label prescribing
  • Professional misconduct standards
  • Sentencing of medical practitioners
  • Expert evidence
  • Delay in prosecution
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Employment law [2025] SGHC 10

EDDIE TAN TUNG WEE v SINGAPORE HEALTH SERVICES PTE LTD

The High Court held that a neurosurgeon’s repeated unauthorised access to patient records was gross misconduct, justifying summary dismissal and defeating his wrongful dismissal claim.

  • Unfair dismissal
  • Termination for gross misconduct
  • Patient confidentiality
  • Unauthorised access to electronic medical records
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Whistleblowing
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Professional regulation [2024] SGHC 188

DR AMIT PATEL v SINGAPORE DENTAL COUNCIL

The High Court upheld Dr Amit Patel’s conviction for professional misconduct in failing to supervise a conditionally registered dentist, but reduced the suspension and set aside a monetary penalty.

  • Supervision of conditional registrants
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Sentencing framework (wong meng hang)
  • Statutory and regulatory interpretation
  • Regulatory compliance and employer responsibilities
  • Dental-professional-misconduct
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Civil procedure [2024] SGHCR 1

SELVARAJ S/O PACKIRISAMY v YAP CHEE MUN & 3 Ors

A medical negligence claim was struck out as time-barred and plainly unsustainable, after the court found the claimant had knowledge by May 2018 and the pleadings were contradicted by records and expert evidence.

  • Striking out
  • Abuse of process
  • Time‑bar/limitation (s 24a limitation act)
  • Consent and emergency treatment
  • Expert evidence (medical negligence protocol)
  • Bolam‑bolitho standard
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Medical professional discipline [2023] SGHC 254

Ho Tze Woon v Singapore Medical Council

The Court of Three Judges upheld Dr Ho Tze Woon’s conviction for inadequate emergency care under s 53(1)(e) MRA, but reduced his suspension to three months.

  • Statutory interpretation of s 53(1)(e) mra
  • Professional negligence/discipline
  • Sentencing principles for medical disciplinary offences
  • Cpr standards and bcls training
  • Medical-professional-discipline
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Statutory interpretation [2020] SGHC 28

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v Zyfas Medical Co (Sued as a firm)

The High Court held that a patent declaration under the Therapeutic Products Regulations need not be knowingly or intentionally omitted for reg 24 to apply.

  • Patent declaration
  • Regulation 23(2) tpr
  • Regulation 24(1)(a)(ii) tpr
  • Regulation 25 tpr
  • Cancellation of registration
  • Mens rea in regulatory context
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Medical regulation [2017] SGHC 294

JEN SHEK WEI v SINGAPORE MEDICAL COUNCIL

The High Court upheld Dr Jen Shek Wei’s disciplinary convictions for advising surgery without adequate evaluation and performing a left oophorectomy without informed consent.

  • Informed consent
  • Professional misconduct
  • Medical negligence
  • Disciplinary proceedings
  • Sentencing and delay
  • Informed-consent
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Medical ethics [2013] SGHC 266

Pang Ah San v Singapore Medical Council

The High Court upheld a disciplinary finding that a doctor breached Clause 4.1.4 by using a novel loop-PEG procedure without prior ethics approval.

  • Innovative medical treatment
  • Clinical trials and irb approval
  • Informed consent
  • Professional misconduct
  • Interpretation of ethical guidelines
  • Innovative-medical-treatment
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