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Partnership law [2025] SGDC 274

Naszima Banu D/O MD Nassim v Khairoodin S/O Ali Bux & 3 Ors

The District Court held that the plaintiff was only a nominal partner in the minimart and that no enforceable partnership terms or exit agreement were proven. The claim was dismissed.

  • Nominal partner
  • Partnership agreement validity
  • Exit agreement
  • Acquiescence
  • Limitation
  • Accounting of profits
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Contract law [2024] SGHC 206

BGC PARTNERS (SINGAPORE) LIMITED & Anor v SUMIT GROVER

The High Court held the written employment agreement binding, rejected non est factum, upheld termination for failing a performance ratio, and ordered loan repayment.

  • Non est factum
  • Entire agreement clause
  • Performance ratio and contractual termination
  • Implied duty of mutual trust and confidence
  • Contractual discretion and reasonableness
  • Loan repayment triggered by partnership cessation
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Partnership law [2022] SGCA 47

LEE KER MIN v LEE GIN HONG & Anor

The Court of Appeal held the partnership was solvent, rejected the appellant’s consent and laches defences, and ordered an inquiry into misapplied funds and private profits.

  • Partners inter se
  • Accounting for profits and losses
  • Misapplication of partnership funds
  • Constructive trust
  • Consent defence to breach of fiduciary duty
  • Laches
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Partnership law [2022] SGHC 29

TAN HUAH SUN v TAN HUAH TAI & Anor

The High Court dismissed a summons seeking a liquidator or receiver for a dissolved partnership, holding there was no basis for such appointment and no delay by the plaintiff.

  • Dissolution of partnership
  • Appointment of receiver
  • Appointment of liquidator
  • Taking of partnership accounts
  • Abuse of process
  • Court powers and interim preservation
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Tort [2021] SGHC(I) 11

THE MICRO TELLERS NETWORK LIMITED & 3 Ors v CHENG YI HAN (ZHONG YIHAN) & 3 Ors

The SICC found a prima facie deceit case against Then Feng over escrow and bank-purchase representations, but dismissed the partnership claim and left quantum for later.

  • No case to answer
  • Fraudulent misrepresentation
  • Evidential burden shift
  • Measure of damages
  • Statutory declaration
  • Ancillary relief
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Partnership law [2021] SGCA 37

BRIAN IHAEA TOKI & 2 Ors v BETTY LENA REWI & Anor

The Court of Appeal dismissed a partnership appeal, holding that the appellants breached their duty to obtain the best price by rejecting a US$1.2 million offer for the vessel.

  • Dissolution of partnership
  • Partners' duty to obtain best price when winding up
  • Admissibility of hearsay and business records exception
  • Valuation of partnership assets and accounting
  • Partnership-dissolution
  • Partners-duty-to-obtain-best-price
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Partnership law [2020] SGHC 226

BETTY LENA REWI & Anor v BRIAN IHAEA TOKI & 2 Ors

The High Court held that partners could not continue chartering a partnership vessel after dissolution and were obliged to sell it within a reasonable time.

  • Dissolution of partnership
  • Duties of partners
  • Authority post-dissolution
  • Winding up
  • Accounts between partners
  • Management fees
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Partnership law [2020] SGHC 159

Lee Ker Min v Lee Gin Hong & Anor

High Court partnership dispute over overdraft liability, misapplied funds, and constructive trust claims. The court dismissed the plaintiff’s claim and ordered an inquiry.

  • Partners' liabilities
  • Constructive trust
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Account and inquiry
  • Partnership property
  • Misapplication of partnership funds
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Partnership law [2016] SGHC 43

Heament Kurian v Lian Foo Kuan David

High Court partnership dispute over a failed business venture between friends. The court found equal profit and loss sharing, ordered dissolution and accounting, and awarded no damages.

  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Partnership dissolution
  • Accounting and audit
  • Capital contribution
  • Profit and loss sharing
  • Asset tracing
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Partnership law [2015] SGCA 27

Chiam Heng Hsien (on his own behalf and as partner of Mitre Hotel Proprietors) v Chiam Heng Chow (executor of the estate of Chiam Toh Say, deceased) and others

The Court of Appeal held that the first and second respondents were not partners of Mitre Hotel Proprietors, but the third and fourth respondents were.

  • Admission of partners
  • Implied consent
  • Partnership property
  • Trust for sale / doctrine of conversion
  • Technical dissolution
  • Limitation period
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