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Family law [2021] SGHCF 35

VWW v VWX

The High Court dismissed a husband’s appeal to abridge time to enter final judgment in a divorce, holding his immigration-based reasons and asserted paternity did not justify the order.

  • Abridgement of time to enter final judgment
  • Divorce ancillary matters
  • Legitimacy of children
  • Judicial discretion
  • Evidence admissibility
  • Family-law
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Road traffic [2007] SGHC 136

Aw Bock Eng v Public Prosecutor

High Court appeal upholding convictions for using a car as a public service vehicle and driving without valid insurance, with fines, disqualification, and forfeiture affirmed.

  • Public service vehicle
  • Hire or reward
  • Statutory presumption
  • Rebuttal on balance of probabilities
  • Insurance exclusion
  • Forfeiture
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Evidence [2006] SGHC 40

R Alagiyasolan v Public Prosecutor

The High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction for employing an overstayer, holding that the evidence supported knowledge or reasonable grounds of belief.

  • Weight of evidence
  • Substitution of prior statements for oral evidence
  • Section 147(6) evidence act safeguards
  • Employment of overstayer
  • Section 57 immigration act due diligence
  • Employer screening obligations
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Criminal procedure and sentencing [2005] SGHC 47

Yeo Eng Siang v Public Prosecutor

The High Court allowed an appeal against conviction for harbouring an overstayer, finding the sole prosecution witness’s account unsafe and full of improbabilities.

  • Appeal against findings of fact
  • Credibility of sole prosecution witness
  • Harbouring overstayer
  • Section 57(1)(d) immigration act
  • Standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt
  • Adverse inference for failure to call witness
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Immigration [2003] SGHC 16

Comfort Management Pte Ltd v Public Prosecutor

The High Court upheld Comfort Management Pte Ltd’s conviction for breaching a foreign worker’s work permit condition by authorising driving outside construction sites.

  • Employment of foreign workers act s 5(3)
  • Work permit conditions
  • Strict liability
  • Mens rea
  • Interpretation act s 9a(1)
  • Foreign-worker-work-permit
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Criminal law [2002] SGHC 251

Mohamed Mustafa s/o Shahul Hamid v Public Prosecutor

High Court appeal against convictions for employing two illegal immigrants was dismissed. The judge upheld credibility findings, rejected the defence, and affirmed concurrent 12-month sentences.

  • Employment of illegal immigrants
  • Weight of evidence
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Immigration act s57(1)(e)
  • Employment-of-illegal-immigrants
  • Witness-credibility
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Immigration [2002] SGHC 92

Chan Mei Yoong Letticia v Public Prosecutor

The High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction for employing an immigration offender, holding the appellant failed to show due diligence and the 12-month sentence was not excessive.

  • Illegal entry
  • Employment of immigration offender
  • Burden of proof
  • Employer due diligence
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Appellate review of factual findings
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Immigration [2002] SGHC 46

Forward Food Management Pte Ltd and Another v Public Prosecutor

The High Court allowed an appeal against convictions for breaching a work permit condition, holding that “waiter” was ambiguous in context and should be read in the appellants’ favour.

  • Foreign worker work permit conditions
  • Construction of penal provisions and executive conditions
  • Strict construction rule
  • Ambiguity of statutory/administrative terms
  • Adverse inference and evidential burden
  • Foreign-worker-work-permit
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Criminal procedure and sentencing [2002] SGHC 11

Ma Teresa Bebango Bedico v Public Prosecutor

The High Court dismissed a criminal revision, holding that the guilty plea and statement of facts disclosed the s 36 Immigration Act offence and caused no serious injustice.

  • Revision of proceedings
  • Statement of facts
  • Control of admission
  • Visit pass / permit
  • Criminal-revision
  • Statement-of-facts
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Immigration [2001] SGHC 255

Cheong Choon Bin v Public Prosecutor

The High Court upheld convictions for employing immigration offenders, holding the appellant was the employer and that the duty to verify status was non-delegable.

  • Definition of employ
  • Employer liability for illegal employment
  • Due diligence under ss 57(9) and 57(10)
  • Wilful blindness
  • Appellate review of factual findings
  • Delegability of statutory duties
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