Total Judgment(s) Found : 370
 
STS SEATOSHORE GROUP PTE. LTD. v WANSA COMMODITIES PTE. LTD.
[2024] SGHC 266 | Decision Date: 22 Oct 2024 | HC/OA 642/2024 ( HC/SUM 2328/2024 )
;  Wang’s 1st Affidavit at p 41. 21 Governing law and jurisdictionThis Agreement and any non-contractual obligations connected with it shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law.Any dispute arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any non-contractual obligations connected with it, then the Parties will resolve the disputes by means of an amicable settlement. [sic] In case both parties cannot reach an amicable settlement, the Parties agree to
 
Transpac Investments Limited v TIH Limited
[2024] SGHC(I) 12 | Decision Date: 29 Apr 2024 | SIC/OA 8/2023 ( SIC/SUM 14/2024 )
(“Cova Group Holding”); SIC College of Business and Technology Pte Ltd v Yeo Poh Siah and others [2016] 2 SLR 118; SW Trustees Pte Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) and another v Teodros Ashenafi Tesemma and others (Teodros Ashenafi Tesemma, third party) [2023] 5 SLR 1484 (“SW Trustees”); Tjong Very Sumito and others v Chan Sing En and others [2011] 2 SLR 360 (“Tjong Very Sumito (HC)”). As the cases make plain, these stated circumstances are typically considered and taken into account by the courts in deciding whether or not to order security – but they are, of course, non-exhaustive.(e) When
 
DGJ v Ocean Tankers (Pte.) Ltd (In Liquidation)
[2024] SGCA 57 | Decision Date: 2 Dec 2024 | CA/CA 42/2023 ( CA/SUM 6/2024 ) |CA/CA 42/2024
In the Court of Appeal of the republic of singapore[2024] SGCA 57Court of Appeal / Civil Appeal No 42 of 2023BetweenDGJ… AppellantAndOcean Tankers (Pte) Ltd (in liquidation)… RespondentIn the matter of Originating Summons No 452 of 2020 (Summons No 3297 of 2021)BetweenRe Ocean Tankers (Pte) Ltd (in liquidation)… Applicant AndDGJ… Non-partyCourt of Appeal / Civil Appeal No 43 of 2023BetweenOcean Tankers (Pte) Ltd (in liquidation)… Appellant AndDGJ… RespondentIn the matter of Originating Summons No 452 of 2020 (Summons No 2989 of 2021)BetweenRe Ocean Tankers (Pte) Ltd (in liquidation
public policy grounds for subverting the regime of pari passu distribution among unsecured creditors in liquidation. The court also commented on the interpretative approach to non-assignment clauses and on whether a statutory trust arises in the judicial management of a company.Pertinent and significant points of the judgment•  Any assignment would be potentially liable to be struck down if it contravened public policy following the framework set out in UKM v Attorney-General [2019] 3 SLR 874 (“UKM”). The assignments were carried out with the aim of gaining a tactical advantage over other
 
DJA v DJB
[2024] SGHCR 10 | Decision Date: 2 Sep 2024 | HC/OA 1109/2023 ( HC/SUM 283/2024 )
may be warranted even if the claims are governed by divergent dispute resolution mechanisms under different agreements – for example, where one agreement contains an arbitration clause and the other contains a non-exclusive jurisdiction clause in favour of the Singapore courts (Maybank Kim Eng Securities Pte Ltd v Lim Keng Yong and another [2016] 3 SLR 431). Similarly, a case management stay may be ordered even if only a portion of a claimant’s claims against a defendant (or defendants) in court proceedings fall within the scope of the arbitration agreement, if the resolution of those claims
 
CIX v DGN
[2024] SGHC 133 | Decision Date: 24 May 2024 | HC/S 885/2021
, he contended that by the “significant project”, the Buyer had bribed Phoenix to act in a non-independent manner in preparing Phoenix’s reports (at [45]–[46]). 24 Foot Note 24 ×  2-DB at p 313
 
OGHIAANOUS KHOROUSHAN SHIPPING LINES CO. OF KISH v Owner of the vessel(s) TINA I (IMO No. 9267156)
[2024] SGHCR 12 | Decision Date: 1 Nov 2024 | HC/ADM 87/2022 ( HC/SUM 2279/2024 )
the Singapore Shipping Law Forum 2024 (17 October 2024) (“Chong JCA, Sanctions Keynote Address”) at para 24.2 The issue in the present case is how, if at all, foreign sanctions should affect the provision of security to avoid the arrest of a vessel. The parties have agreed on the quantum of security, and the form of security through payment into court. However, they are at an impasse over the inclusion of a sanctions clause (“Sanctions Clause”), which allows the Defendant to refuse payment out to the Claimant on the grounds of sanctions imposed by the United States of America (“US”). The
 
PUBLIC PROSECUTOR v CEO
[2024] SGHC 109 | Decision Date: 30 Apr 2024 | HC/CC 26/2023
;  Prosecution’s Bundle of Exhibits (Volume 4) (“PBOE4”) at p 677. The accused had previously met T online on a website known as the Sammyboy Forum (“SBF”), where the accused had started a thread in April 2010 named “Wife Fantasy”. 3 Foot Note 3
 
Mohamad Shafee Khamis
[2024] SGHC 274 | Decision Date: 28 Oct 2024 | HC/AAS 336/2023 ( HC/SUM 966/2024,HC/SUM 1072/2024 )
change for the better. As part of my efforts to turn over a new leaf, I have embarked on a rehabilitative journey. I am a member of a resource/support network run by the non-governmental organisation, [redacted]. I have since been able to refer to them for guidance and advice on matters of concern. I have also ensured that the triggers that had formerly led me astray are effectively addressed. I now have strong support from family and the community at [redacted] which ensures that I continue to be firmly guided.The second round of disclosures28 Following the Applicant’s disclosures made in the
networks run by a non-governmental organisation which provided him a community and firm grounding: at [110] to [118].16 The court observed that in the exercise of the discretion to admit an applicant as an Advocate and Solicitor under s 12(1) of the LPA, the court must be guided by its institutional duty to safeguard and protect the legal profession. This gave rise to a further and discrete consideration that the court should have regard to, apart from the framework in Re Sean Wong, which is the need to protect the standing of the legal profession by considering whether the nature of an
 
KIRI INDUSTRIES LIMITED v SENDA INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL LIMITED & Anor
[2024] SGHC(I) 7 | Decision Date: 27 Mar 2024 | SIC/S 4/2017 ( SIC/SUM 59/2023 )
Capital Ltd and another(Fan Jing, non-party)[2024] SGHC(I) 7Singapore International Commercial Court — Suit No 4 of 2017 (Summons No 59 of 2023) Roger Giles IJ19 February 202427 March 2024 Judgment reserved.Roger Giles IJ:Introduction1 When a judgment debtor does not pay the judgment creditor, it is open to the judgment creditor to obtain an order for examination of the judgment debtor on its property and for production of documents relevant to the questions. If the judgment debtor is a company, the order is directed to an officer or officers of the company.2 An examination order was
SUPREME COURT OF SINGAPORE27 March 2024Case SummaryKiri Industries Ltd v Senda International Capital Ltd and another (Fan Jing, non-party) [2024] SGHC(I) 7Singapore International Commercial Court Suit No 4 of 2017 (Summons No 59 of 2023)--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Judgment of the Singapore International Commercial Court (delivered by Roger Giles IJ):Outcome: The Singapore International Commercial Court (“SICC”) set aside orders permitting the plaintiff to serve an examination of judgment
 
Zhang Jinhua v Yip Zhao Lin
[2024] SGHC 180 | Decision Date: 12 Jul 2024 | HC/OC 490/2023 ( HC/RA 80/2024 )
. The Appellant further alleged that the Respondent had been aware of JUD 359 all along and deliberately ignored it until the Appellant brought the bankruptcy application against him. 23 The learned AR held that an interlocutory proceeding like SUM 552 was not the appropriate forum to resolve these conflicting accounts. There was no evidence that could lead the learned AR to prefer one account over the other. The learned AR further noted that even if the Respondent had deliberately chosen not to set aside JUD 359 until he knew about the bankruptcy application against him, that delay could be