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Criminal law [2026] SGDC 158

Public Prosecutor v. Yap Yeong Keen

The District Court sentenced Yap Yeong Keen to 15 weeks’ imprisonment for assisting in arranging a marriage of convenience under s 57C(2) of the Immigration Act.

  • Marriage of convenience
  • Assisting to arrange marriage
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Public institution fraud
  • Marriage-of-convenience
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Criminal law [2026] SGHC 45

GOH CHIN SOON v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed the appellant’s appeal, holding that s 28(4)(d) of the Immigration Act covers the knowing production of a false or misleading document without any prior demand.

  • Immigration act s28(4)(d)
  • Passports and travel documents
  • False statements (s57(1)(k))
  • Autrefois convict; double jeopardy
  • Sentencing principles; parity; totality
  • Immigration-act
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Probate and administration [2025] SGHC 112

Cheng Tze Tzuen v Dang Lan Anh

The court declined to declare a 2011 marriage void as a marriage of convenience, holding that s 11A of the Women’s Charter is not retrospective.

  • Intestate succession
  • Void marriage
  • Marriage of convenience
  • Section 11a women's charter
  • Letters of administration
  • Cpf distribution
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Criminal procedure [2025] SGHC 57

KOK CHIANG LOONG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed an appeal against conviction for abetting a marriage of convenience under the Immigration Act, upholding the trial judge’s findings.

  • Marriage of convenience
  • Abetment by instigation
  • Charge framing and prosecutorial discretion
  • Statutory defence under s57c(4)
  • Credibility and weight of witness evidence
  • Marriage-of-convenience
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Family law [2025] SGHCF 15

KEE CHEONG KENG v DINH THI THU HIEN

The court found that the marriage was a sham and declared it void, awarding costs to the plaintiff. It also held the grant-of-administration issue had to be pursued separately.

  • Nullity of marriage
  • Sham marriage
  • Intestate succession
  • Substituted service
  • Costs
  • Nullity-of-marriage
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Criminal law [2024] SGHC 12

JAYANT JIVAN GOLANI v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed an appeal against sentence for false manpower declarations and salary deduction offences, affirming a custodial sentence and fines.

  • Employment of foreign manpower act offences
  • False declaration to regulator
  • Sentencing principles
  • Mens rea (knows vs ought reasonably to know)
  • Salary deductions and employer clawback
  • Employment-of-foreign-manpower-act
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Family law [2022] SGHC(A) 24

VXF v VXE

The Appellate Division dismissed a wife's application for permission to appeal over child care, control, and relocation orders, finding no prima facie error of law.

  • Permission to appeal
  • Care and control of children
  • Relocation of children
  • Admission of further evidence
  • Judicial discretion
  • Variation for material change
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Family law [2021] SGHCF 27

VLI v VLJ

The High Court dismissed a mother’s appeal for orders compelling the father to assist with her Long Term Visit Pass, holding the request was not a proper custody remedy under the GIA.

  • Guardianship
  • Child welfare
  • Custody
  • Long term visit pass
  • Jurisdiction of family courts
  • Family-law
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Criminal law [2021] SGCA 49

GOH CHIN SOON v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal held that after a substantive late amendment of charges, the defence should generally be allowed to call fresh witnesses unless the application is frivolous, vexatious, or delaying.

  • Charge amendment
  • Calling defence witnesses after charge amendment
  • Section 283(1) and s 283(2) cpc
  • Section 131 cpc recall of witnesses
  • S 397 criminal reference
  • Passports act offences s 47(1), s 47(3), s 47(6)
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Criminal law [2020] SGHC 162

GOH CHIN SOON v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

Appeal over a false Philippine passport, charge amendment, witness exclusion, judicial conduct, and sentence. The High Court reduced 46 possession counts to one continuous s 47(6) charge.

  • Charge amendment under s128 cpc
  • Possession and use of false foreign travel document (passports act)
  • Use of false particulars in disembarkation forms (immigration act)
  • Judicial conduct and recusal
  • Calling of witnesses post‑amendment (s283 cpc)
  • Sentencing and judicial mercy
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