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Administrative law [2026] SGCA 19

QURESHI MOHAMED ASLAM v MAJLIS UGAMA ISLAM, SINGAPURA

The Court of Appeal dismissed a challenge to the Appeal Board’s summary dismissal, holding there was no prima facie breach of any duty to give reasons.

  • Duty to give reasons
  • Judicial review
  • Ouster clause
  • Matrimonial property division in polygamous marriage
  • Procedural impropriety
  • Natural justice
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Criminal law [2026] SGHC 51

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v Hossain Mohammad Azim

High Court conviction for aggravated sexual assault by penetration, criminal intimidation and perverting the course of justice, with complainant credibility and corroboration upheld.

  • Aggravated sexual assault by penetration
  • Criminal intimidation
  • Perverting the course of justice
  • Corroboration of complainant testimony
  • Consent
  • Medical evidence on sexual assault
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Family law [2026] SGHCF 1

XGO v XGN

The High Court dismissed an application to stay execution pending appeal in a family dispute, finding the appeal weak and substantive relief lay with the Indonesian courts.

  • Child custody
  • Stay of execution
  • Forum for enforcement of foreign judgments
  • Inter-jurisdictional child removal
  • Stay-of-execution
  • Child-custody
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Family law [2025] SGHCF 53

XLM v XLN

Singapore High Court stayed an interim maintenance application, holding that the Indian court was the proper forum for divorce and ancillary relief.

  • Interim maintenance
  • Forum non conveniens
  • Stay of proceedings
  • Jurisdiction to grant interim relief
  • Ancillary relief to divorce
  • Interim-maintenance
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Criminal law [2025] SGCA 37

Chandroo Subramaniam v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal refused permission for a death-row applicant to file a post-appeal capital application, finding no fresh material and no reasonable prospect of success.

  • Capital punishment
  • Stay of execution
  • Post-appeal applications (pacc)
  • New evidence
  • Permission under s60g scja
  • Abuse of process
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Arbitration [2025] SGCA(I) 2

DJP & 2 Ors v DJO

The Court of Appeal upheld setting aside of an arbitration award after finding extensive copying from parallel awards created apparent bias and breached natural justice.

  • Setting aside award
  • Apparent bias
  • Natural justice
  • Equal treatment of arbitrators
  • Use of parallel awards
  • Remittal vs setting aside
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International arbitration [2025] SGHC(I) 9

REPUBLIC OF KOREA v MASON CAPITAL L.P. & Anor

The Singapore International Commercial Court dismissed Korea’s bid to set aside an investment-treaty award, holding the treaty objections were mainly merit issues.

  • Uncitral model law article 34
  • Uncitral model law article 16
  • International arbitration act s10(3)
  • Natural justice
  • Treaty interpretation (vclt arts 31–32)
  • Jurisdictional objections vs merits
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Legal profession [2024] SGCA 36

THEODOROS KASSIMATIS KC v THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL OF THE REPUBLIC OF SINGAPORE & Anor

The Court of Appeal held that foreign counsel seeking ad hoc admission under s 15 of the Legal Profession Act cannot personally address the court on their own applications.

  • Ad hoc admission
  • Unauthorised practice of law
  • Self-representation
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Section 15, 32, 33, 34 lpa
  • Ad-hoc-admission
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Arbitration [2024] SGHC(I) 24

DJO v DJP & 2 Ors

The Singapore International Commercial Court set aside an ICC award after finding that extensive copying from parallel awards and related reasoning breached natural justice.

  • Setting-aside of arbitral award
  • Breach of natural justice
  • Apparent bias
  • Use of prior awards/copying
  • Model law/international arbitration act
  • Icc rules compliance
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Family law [2024] SGCA 1

WKM v WKN

The Court of Appeal held that child wishes from a judicial interview must be weighed with welfare reports and other evidence, and restored care and control to the Father.

  • Custody
  • Care and control
  • Access
  • Judicial interview of children
  • Child welfare reports
  • Parental responsibility
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