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Employment law

JGC v JGE

The tribunal found the claimant was wrongfully dismissed after refusing to sign replacement equity documents, and awarded $15,000 in compensation.

  • Benefits
  • Equity incentives
  • Dismissal without just cause or excuse
  • Wrongful dismissal
  • Compensation
  • Wrongful-dismissal
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Damages [2025] SGHC 245

CVK v CVO & 3 Ors

The High Court dismissed a 4th defendant’s compensation claim under an undertaking as to damages after a freezing order. It found the loss was caused by the defendant’s own conduct and failure to mitigate.

  • Assessment of damages
  • Compensation
  • Quantum
  • Freezing order / mareva injunction
  • Undertaking as to damages
  • Causation
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Property law [2024] SGHC 230

HUBER'S PTE. LTD. v HU LEE IMPEX PTE LTD

The High Court granted two temporary easements under s 97A of the Land Titles Act for redevelopment works, finding the use reasonable, compensable, and properly negotiated.

  • Section 97a land titles act
  • Temporary easements
  • Reasonable necessity
  • Public interest
  • Compensation
  • Negotiation requirements
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Civil procedure [2019] SGCA 59

YCH DISTRIPARK PTE. LTD. v THE COLLECTOR OF LAND REVENUE

The Court of Appeal held that the appeal threshold in s 29(2) of the Land Acquisition Act is assessed by the Board’s total composite award, not only the disputed portion.

  • Striking out
  • Construction of statute
  • Appeal jurisdiction threshold
  • Compensation determination
  • Judicial supervision of compulsory acquisition
  • Striking-out
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Land law [2016] SGCA 15

Novelty Dept Store Pte Ltd v Collector of Land Revenue

The Court of Appeal upheld compensation for compulsorily acquired land, held sale-and-leaseback comparables were unsuitable, and varied only the costs order.

  • Compensation
  • Sale and leaseback arrangements (slb)
  • Comparables valuation
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Equal protection
  • Costs orders
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Property [2010] SGHC 195

Ong Beng Chong v Goh Kim Thong

The High Court held that the occupier could not stay permanently merely by paying ground rent, but the landowner had to pay $74,000 compensation before recovering vacant possession.

  • Possession
  • Compensation
  • Depreciated replacement cost
  • Notice to quit
  • Estoppel
  • Ground rent
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Land law [2002] SGCA 14

Collector of Land Revenue v Mustaq Ahmad s/o Mustafa

The Court of Appeal held that provisional planning permission could not be used to value acquired land under s 33(5)(e) of the Land Acquisition Act.

  • Compensation
  • Market value valuation
  • Planning permission
  • Statutory interpretation of s33(5)(e)
  • Compulsory-acquisition
  • Land-acquisition-compensation
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Land law [2001] SGCA 47

Collector of Land Revenue v Heng Long Investment Pte Ltd

The Court of Appeal held that under s 35(1) of the Land Acquisition Act, compensation is assessed as a composite award, not by separate heads of claim.

  • Compensation
  • Interpretation of 'amount awarded'
  • S 35(1) land acquisition act
  • Appeal on question of law
  • Land-acquisition
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Land law [2000] SGCA 27

Tiessen Trading Pte Ltd v Collector of Land Revenue

The Court of Appeal dismissed a land acquisition appeal, holding that a dispute over the proper method of valuation was a question of fact, not law, under s 29(2) of the Land Acquisition Act.

  • Compulsory acquisition
  • Compensation
  • Method of valuation
  • Appealability under statute
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Compulsory-acquisition
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