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Road traffic law [2026] SGDC 169

PP v Muhammad Rajis bin Abdullah

The District Court acquitted the accused of failing to provide a blood specimen, finding no proof that the doctor had authorised the police request under s 71 RTA.

  • Failure to provide blood specimen
  • Preliminary breath test
  • Protection of hospital patients (s71)
  • Police arrest powers (s69)
  • Authorisation by registered medical practitioner
  • Road-traffic-law
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Criminal procedure [2026] SGHC 99

HABEEB ZALEENA D/O PALLIVILAKAM KADER HABEEB MOHAMED v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court dismissed a sentence appeal for careless driving causing grievous hurt, holding that the custodial threshold was crossed and the 11-week term was not manifestly excessive.

  • Sentencing appeals
  • Careless driving causing grievous hurt
  • Statutory disqualification
  • Guilty plea discount
  • Appellate review
  • Sentencing-appeals
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Criminal law [2026] SGHC 85

SONG CHAO v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court upheld five weeks’ imprisonment for serious careless driving and reduced drink-driving imprisonment to three weeks, with a 48-month driving ban.

  • Drink driving
  • Careless driving (serious offender)
  • Sentencing frameworks and calibration
  • Disqualification from driving
  • Restitution
  • Guilty plea reductions
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Criminal law [2026] SGCA 3

NG SOON KIAT v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The Court of Appeal upheld Ng Soon Kiat’s 13-year drug-trafficking sentence, but held that his 34-month driving disqualification had to start on conviction.

  • Drug trafficking
  • Rioting
  • Drink driving
  • Disqualification of driving licence
  • Bail
  • Parity in sentencing
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Tort [2025] SGHC 254

JEFF LIM WAI KIT v ARUMUGAM ALAMUTHU

High Court appeal on a traffic accident re-apportioned liability 75/25, held the appeal was in time from formal interlocutory judgment, and disregarded new images in submissions.

  • Negligence
  • Contributory negligence
  • Time to appeal
  • Bifurcated trials
  • Admission of new evidence on appeal
  • Statutory construction of traffic rules
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Criminal law [2025] SGHC 247

PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v YOONG KOK KAI

The High Court increased the sentence for intoxicated dangerous driving causing grievous hurt, holding the offence was at the highest end of seriousness and that a full guilty plea discount was unwarranted.

  • Dangerous driving
  • Intoxicated driving
  • Grievous hurt
  • Plea reduction
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Disqualification
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Tort [2025] SGDC 312

BAEK JONGWOO v JOHN S/O SUSARETNAM

The District Court held that a driver who ran a red light breached his duty of care, and that an unbelted passenger was 20% responsible for his injuries.

  • Seatbelt obligation
  • Contributory negligence
  • Duty of care
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Apportionment of fault
  • Contributory-negligence
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Criminal procedure [2025] SGHC 135

JEREMIAH NG EN YOU (HUANG ENYOU) v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court upheld a 7-year sentence for dangerous driving causing death and 6 months for drink driving, and clarified sentencing frameworks under the Road Traffic Act.

  • Dangerous driving causing death
  • Drink driving
  • Sentencing advisory panel guidelines
  • Sentencing frameworks
  • Disqualification orders
  • Dangerous-driving-causing-death
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Tort [2025] SGHC 111

DIANA BOOI YEE TZE v ANTHONY LEE ZHEN LIN

The High Court found the defendant liable for a pedestrian collision, accepted the claimant’s account of the accident, and rejected contributory negligence.

  • Contributory negligence
  • Duty of care
  • Breach of duty
  • Causation
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Admissibility of convictions
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Criminal law [2024] SGHC 297

CHING KELVIN v PUBLIC PROSECUTOR

The High Court reduced a custodial sentence for serious careless driving from four weeks to three weeks, but upheld imprisonment, a fine, and disqualification.

  • Sentencing
  • Careless driving
  • Drink driving
  • Disqualification
  • Drink-driving
  • Careless-driving
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