Civil Contempt

Civil Contempt is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 24 cases from 2003 to 2024.

Leading Law Firms

Analysis of law firms specializing in Civil Contempt, ranked by case volume and success rates.

Law FirmCases
Straits Law Practice LLC0.00% success rate3 cases12.5% of area
Kirpal & Associates0.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
Allen & Gledhill LLP100.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
KSCGP Juris LLP0.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
Drew & Napier LLC100.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
TanLim Partnership0.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
Morgan Lewis Stamford LLC50.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
Cavenagh Law LLP50.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP50.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
Attorney-General’s Chambers100.00% success rate1 cases4.2% of area

Notable Lawyers

Leading lawyers practicing in Civil Contempt, ranked by case volume and success rates.

LawyerCases
Kirpal Singh s/o Hakam Singh0.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
Daniel Chia50.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
Gregory Vijayendran8.33% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
Navinder Singh0.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
Oh Hsiu Leem Osborne0.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
N Sreenivasan0.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
Lim Chee San0.00% success rate2 cases8.3% of area
Keith Tnee100.00% success rate1 cases4.2% of area
Ooi Huey Hien100.00% success rate1 cases4.2% of area
Yap Teong Liang0.00% success rate1 cases4.2% of area

Recent Judgments

Displaying 24 most recent judgments out of 24 total cases

No.TitleCourtDecision DateOutcomes
1TTZ v TTY: Child Access Dispute & Committal Order AppealGeneral Division of the High Court (Family Division)28 Nov 2024
Appeal Dismissed
2-03 Nov 2024
Unknown
3Exterian Capital v Wong Jun Jie: Contempt for Breaching Disclosure ObligationsGeneral Division of the High Court08 Oct 2024
Application for committal against the first defendant for contempt of court granted. Fine of $30,000 and a suspended imprisonment term of four weeks imposed.
4Neo Chin Heng v Good Year Contractor: Contempt of Court for Failure to Produce Company DocumentsGeneral Division of the High Court06 Mar 2024
Respondents found guilty of contempt of court and fined.
5CoShield Global v Krittapaj Sorralump: Civil Contempt & Impecunious Judgment DebtorGeneral Division of the High Court07 Nov 2023
Application dismissed.
6ILC Co v Saitama Hiroshi: Dismissal of Contempt Application for Breach of Mareva InjunctionGeneral Division of the High Court03 Oct 2023
Committal application dismissed.
7VRI v VRH: Appeal Against Contempt Order for Breaching Child Access OrderGeneral Division of the High Court (Family Division)28 Feb 2023
Appeal dismissed except for variation of the suspension of the contempt order.
8Energy & Commodity Pte Ltd v BTS Tankers: Appeal on Contempt of Court and Striking Out DefensesCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore04 Aug 2021
Appeal Dismissed
9RCMA Asia v Matthew Peloso: Contempt of Court for Breaching Injunction OrderHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore13 Jan 2021
Peloso found in contempt of court for making the September 2018 Withdrawal in breach of the Injunction Order. A fine of $15,000 (in default, ten days’ imprisonment) was imposed.
10Aero-Gate Pte Ltd v Engen Marine Engineering: Civil Contempt & Mareva Injunction BreachCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore21 Jul 2020
Appeal Allowed in Part
11Brightex Paints v. Tan Ongg Seng: Contempt of Court for Failure to Comply with Delivery Up and Disclosure OrdersHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore02 May 2019
Guilty of contempt of court; sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment.
12Aero-Gate Pte Ltd v Engen Marine Engineering Pte Ltd: Contempt of Court & Mareva Injunction BreachHigh Court16 Dec 2018
The court declined to commit either respondent to prison. Mdm Mageswari was ordered to pay a fine of $25,000, and Mr Tanabalan was ordered to pay a fine of $50,000.
13Wang Cheng v Song Fanrong: Contempt of Court for Mareva Order BreachHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore26 Apr 2018
The court found the first, second, and fourth defendants to be in contempt of the Mareva Order. The first defendant was sentenced to one month’s jail for contempt of court. The second defendant was sentenced to two weeks’ jail for contempt of court.
14Sandipala v STMicroelectronics: Contempt of Court for Breaching Examination of Judgment Debtor OrdersHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore29 Jan 2018
Paulus and Catherine Tannos found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to seven days' imprisonment each.
15Tay Kar Oon v Tahir: Appeal Against Imprisonment for Contempt of CourtCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore25 Apr 2017
Appeal Allowed
16Technigroup v Singh: Civil Contempt & Sentencing for Discovery Order BreachHigh Court17 Apr 2017
The first and second defendants were sentenced to four months' imprisonment, suspended for four weeks. The fourth defendant was fined $5,000.00.
17Toyota Tsusho v Foo Tseh Wan: Contempt of Court for Failure to Disclose AssetsHigh Court09 Feb 2017
Committal Order granted against Gan Teck Beng for contempt of court; sentence of three months’ imprisonment suspended for ten days to afford Gan an opportunity to comply with the Mareva Injunction.
18Tahir v Tay Kar Oon: Contempt of Court for Breaching Examination of Judgment Debtor and Mareva Injunction OrdersHigh Court of the Republic of Singapore11 Apr 2016
Order of committal granted; Defendant sentenced to eight weeks’ imprisonment.
19Maruti Shipping v Tay Sien Djim: Contempt of Court for Breaching Anton Piller & Mareva InjunctionsHigh Court06 Nov 2014
Contempt of court established against all contemnors. Moses Tay sentenced to imprisonment, Martin Tay and RMMPL fined.
20World Sport Group v Dorsey James Michael: Pre-Action Interrogatories & DefamationHigh Court09 Apr 2013
Appeal allowed in part. The defendant had to answer interrogatories nos 1, 2(a), 2(b), 2(c), 6 and 6.1.
21Attorney-General v Tan Liang Joo John: Contempt of Court for Scandalizing Judiciary with Kangaroo T-ShirtHigh Court17 Feb 2009
Respondents found liable for contempt of court.
22QU v QV: Contempt of Court & Civil Procedure - Order for Compliance TimeframeCourt of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore09 Mar 2008
Appeal Allowed
23Tan Yeow Hiang Kenneth v Tan Chor Chuan: Review of Costs in Defamation ActionHigh Court09 Nov 2005
The court decided that it did not have the power to allow a further reduction on account of the failed defenses. The court also decided that, even if it were open to it to grant a reduction, no reduction ought to be allowed.
24Elan Impex v Daewoo: Wrongful Termination, Service Out of Jurisdiction, and Forum Non ConveniensHigh Court07 Feb 2003
Action against the first defendant and fourth defendant struck out; orders giving leave to serve outside jurisdiction set aside; interim injunctions discharged; claim against the third defendant and the Mareva injunction against him stayed.