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Family law [2025] SGHCF 19

WPG v WPF

The High Court dismissed a husband’s appeal against a district judge’s refusal to recuse himself, holding that case-management decisions and adjournment rulings did not show bias.

  • Recusal
  • Actual bias
  • Apparent bias
  • Adjournment
  • Medical fitness to attend court
  • Case management
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Criminal procedure [2024] SGHC 30

LIN HAIFENG v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed a recusal application in a criminal review matter, holding that the judge who made the decision should hear the s 394H leave application.

  • Apparent bias
  • Natural justice
  • Section 394h cpc
  • Section 394j cpc
  • Forum shopping
  • Criminal-review
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Civil procedure [2022] SGHC 247

TEN LEU JIUN JEANNE-MARIE v THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE

The High Court upheld the striking out of a summons seeking to set aside an earlier judgment for alleged perjury, finding the claim barred by res judicata and abuse of process.

  • Striking out under o 18 r 19 roc
  • Issue estoppel
  • Extended doctrine of res judicata/abuse of process
  • Fraud upon the court/perjury
  • Apparent bias/recusal
  • Costs
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Courts and jurisdiction [2022] SGCA 63

PRADEEPTO KUMAR BISWAS v GOURI MUKHERJEE & Anor

The Court of Appeal dismissed a recusal application and refused permission to appeal, finding no apparent bias, no public-importance point of law, and abuse of process.

  • Apparent bias
  • Permission to appeal
  • Extension of time
  • Abuse of process
  • Unless order
  • Statutory demand
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Administrative law [2022] SGHC(A) 10

PNG HOCK LENG v AXA INSURANCE PTE LTD

The Appellate Division dismissed a recusal application, holding that a judge’s prior decision in a similar case did not, by itself, create apparent bias or prejudgment.

  • Apparent bias
  • Recusal
  • Prejudgment
  • Natural justice
  • Judge shopping
  • Stare decisis
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Administrative law [2021] SGHC 96

SOH RUI YONG v LIEW WEI YEN ASHLEY

The High Court held there was no excessive judicial interference or apparent bias, allowed the pleading amendment appeal, and dismissed the appeals on expert evidence and recusal.

  • Excessive judicial interference
  • Apparent bias
  • Recusal
  • Amendment of pleadings
  • Late adduction of expert evidence
  • Adverse inference
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Contempt of court [2020] SGCA 17

Ong Wui Teck v The Attorney-General

The Court of Appeal upheld contempt findings against Ong Wui Teck for baseless allegations of judicial bias and for filing insulting affidavits before the judge.

  • Scandalising contempt
  • Contempt in the face of the court
  • Judge-shopping
  • Fair criticism
  • Public confidence in the judiciary
  • Scandalising-contempt
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Contempt of court [2019] SGHC 147

Re: The Attorney-General

The High Court sentenced Ong Wui Teck to seven days’ imprisonment for contempt after false affidavits were used in an alleged judge-shopping attempt.

  • Judge-shopping
  • Scandalising the judiciary
  • Committal proceedings
  • Purging contempt
  • Deterrence
  • Contempt-of-court
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Contempt of court [2019] SGHC 30

Re: The Attorney-General

The High Court held that affidavits accusing a judge and the Supreme Court of bias, complicity and obstruction of justice amounted to scandalising contempt and contempt in the face of the court.

  • Scandalising contempt
  • Contempt in the face of the court
  • Publication of court documents
  • Fair criticism
  • Scandalising-contempt
  • Contempt-in-the-face-of-the-court
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Civil procedure [2018] SGHC 92

WERNER SAMUEL VUILLEMIN v OVERSEAS-CHINESE BANKING CORPORATION LIMITED

The High Court dismissed a recusal application and an appeal against refusal of an Anton Piller order, finding no apparent bias and no basis for the draconian relief.

  • Recusal for apparent bias
  • Anton piller (ex parte search)
  • Security for costs
  • Leave to commence committal proceedings
  • Extension of time and delay
  • Abuse of process
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