Singapore courts

High Court raps UOB over inconsistent legal positions on late mortgage payment charges

The High Court said UOB has taken inconsistent legal positions on late payment charges in mortgage cases, and the lender repeatedly dropped such claims only when questioned by the court.

6½ years’ jail for former DBS manager who cheated 7 victims of nearly $1.4 million

The bulk of the money was used to fund Benjamin Chung Hiang Wee's online gambling habit, wedding and renovations.

Nearly 15 years’ jail for man over death of woman, 19, who was tortured in Clementi flat

Lim Peng Tiong pleaded guilty on Feb 9 to a charge of culpable homicide not amounting to murder for causing her death.

Bloomberg defamation case unprecedented for malice and aggravation: Ministers’ lawyer

Senior Counsel Davinder Singh and Mr Low De Wei at the Supreme court on May 22.

Accountant gets 30 weeks’ jail for submitting fictitious company documents to IRAS

Daniel Chun Ling Ping was convicted of multiple charges under the Goods and Services Tax Act.

Jail for man who verbally abused boy wearing Jewish skullcap and assaulted senior citizen

Mohammad Arif Ismail, 40, was sentenced to 20 weeks’ jail on May 21 after pleading guilty to three charges involving separate incidents.

4 weeks’ jail, fine for repeat drink-driving offender who hit kerb in Upper Bukit Timah

Adam Hashim, 42, was sentenced to four weeks’ jail and fined $12,000 after pleading guilty to drink driving and driving without due care and attention.

Woman wins appeal against ex-boyfriend to keep 99% stake in 99-1 condo purchase dispute

In December 2019, the couple bought a Hillcrest Arcadia condominium unit in Bukit Timah and registered their ownership in the ratio of 99:1

Man who lost job after 19 years at Denso loses lawsuit over alleged bad-faith firing

The former Denso International Asia employee had claimed that the company had terminated his employment in “bad faith” to avoid paying him retrenchment benefits.

Jail, caning for man who breached treatment order, tried to rob teen, assaulted 4-year-old boy

Jareau Tan Yang Han, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, reoffended in 2025.

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