Contempt of Court
Contempt of Court is a specialized practice area in Singapore's legal system. This area encompasses 116 cases from 2000 to 2024.
Leading Law Firms
Analysis of law firms specializing in Contempt of Court, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Law Firm | Cases |
|---|---|
| Attorney-General’s Chambers80.77% success rate | 26 cases22.4% of area |
| Drew & Napier LLC66.67% success rate | 15 cases12.9% of area |
| Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP71.43% success rate | 7 cases6.0% of area |
| Straits Law Practice LLC0.00% success rate | 5 cases4.3% of area |
| Eugene Thuraisingam LLP0.00% success rate | 5 cases4.3% of area |
| Peter Low LLC40.00% success rate | 5 cases4.3% of area |
| Rajah & Tann LLP25.00% success rate | 4 cases3.4% of area |
| Allen & Gledhill LLP100.00% success rate | 4 cases3.4% of area |
| WongPartnership LLP50.00% success rate | 4 cases3.4% of area |
| Carson Law Chambers0.00% success rate | 4 cases3.4% of area |
Notable Lawyers
Leading lawyers practicing in Contempt of Court, ranked by case volume and success rates.
| Lawyer | Cases |
|---|---|
| Davinder Singh66.67% success rate | 8 cases6.9% of area |
| Choo Zheng Xi25.00% success rate | 8 cases6.9% of area |
| Elaine Liew66.67% success rate | 6 cases5.2% of area |
| Eugene Singarajah Thuraisingam0.00% success rate | 5 cases4.3% of area |
| Francis Ng50.00% success rate | 4 cases3.4% of area |
| N Sreenivasan0.00% success rate | 4 cases3.4% of area |
| Khoo Boo Jin100.00% success rate | 4 cases3.4% of area |
| Jimmy Yim Wing Kuen33.33% success rate | 3 cases2.6% of area |
| Jaikanth Shankar25.00% success rate | 3 cases2.6% of area |
| Patrick Fernandez33.33% success rate | 3 cases2.6% of area |
Recent Judgments
Displaying 50 most recent judgments out of 116 total cases
| No. | Title | Court | Decision Date | Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TTZ v TTY: Child Access Dispute & Committal Order Appeal | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 28 Nov 2024 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 2 | Sang Cheol Woo v Charles Choi Spackman: Amendment of Defence, Abuse of Process & Riddick Principle | General Division of the High Court | 25 Nov 2024 | Plaintiff's appeal dismissed. |
| 3 | - | 03 Nov 2024 | Unknown | |
| 4 | Exterian Capital v Wong Jun Jie: Contempt for Breaching Disclosure Obligations | General Division of the High Court | 08 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. |
| 5 | Orexim Trading Ltd v Mahavir Port: Striking Out Defence for Mareva Injunction Breach | General Division of the High Court | 22 Jul 2024 | Application granted; Zen Shipping ordered to restore assets or face striking out of its defence. |
| 6 | Madison Pacific v PT Dewata: Contempt of Court for Breaching Anti-Suit Injunction | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 16 Jul 2024 | Application granted; third defendant found to be in contempt of court. |
| 7 | Pertamina v P-H-O-E-N-I-X: Costs for Contempt of Court in Arbitration Enforcement | Singapore International Commercial Court | 27 Jun 2024 | Costs assessed against the defendant, P-H-O-E-N-I-X Petroleum Philippines, Inc. |
| 8 | DLT v Thampi: Civil Contempt & Sentencing for Disobeying Data Deletion Order | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 25 Jun 2024 | Fines imposed on all four contempt respondents: Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT) Pte Ltd, Dowser Group Pte Ltd, Suji Mannattu Thampi, Sheravathy Suji Thampi, Samir Vinodray Makwana, Thiyagarajan Athmanathan, Sevnic Pte Ltd (formerly known as Digital Vyuh Pte Ltd), Intellidocx Asia Pte Ltd, Atulkumar Nanjibhai Patel, and Samir Salim Neji. |
| 9 | Darsan Jitendra Jhaveri v Lakshmi Anil Salgaocar: Appeal on Breach of Trust & Extension of Time Application | Appellate Division of the High Court | 24 Jun 2024 | Application to strike out the appeal dismissed; no order made on applications to adduce further evidence. |
| 10 | Re Fullerton Capital Ltd: Cross-Border Insolvency & Disclosure Orders | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 17 Jun 2024 | Application allowed in the main |
| 11 | Law Society v Ravi Madasamy: Professional Misconduct & Dishonesty in Legal Practice | Court of 3 Supreme Court Judges | 30 May 2024 | The respondent is ordered to be struck off the roll. |
| 12 | Zhu Su v Three Arrows Capital Ltd: Appeal of Insolvency Order under IRDA | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 09 May 2024 | Applications dismissed. |
| 13 | Hilton v Sun Travels: Contempt of Court for Failure to Comply with Arbitration Award | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 08 May 2024 | Sun Travels found in contempt of court and fined $100,000. Siyam, its director, initially sentenced to imprisonment, later substituted with a $100,000 fine upon full payment of the judgment debt. |
| 14 | Baker v BCS: Contempt of Court for Anti-Suit Injunction Breach & Director Disqualification | Singapore International Commercial Court | 22 Jan 2024 | Judgment against BCS Business Consulting Services Pte Ltd and Marcus Weber for contempt of court. Application for director disqualification order against Marcus Weber dismissed. Contempt application against Hartono Sianto dismissed. |
| 15 | Neo Chin Heng v Good Year Contractor: Application for Committal Order for Contempt of Court | General Division of the High Court | 11 Jan 2024 | Application granted. |
| 16 | Attorney-General v Ravi Madasamy: Contempt of Court under the Administration of Justice (Protection) Act | General Division of the High Court | 07 Nov 2023 | Sentenced to 21 days of imprisonment. |
| 17 | ILC Co Ltd v Saitama Hiroshi: Application for Leave to Commence Committal Proceedings for Breach of Mareva Injunction | General Division of the High Court | 31 Jul 2023 | Leave granted to commence committal proceedings against all respondents. |
| 18 | VHK v VHL: Child Custody, Access, and Contempt of Court in Divorce Proceedings | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 24 Jul 2023 | Order granted to the Father for sole custody, care, and control of the Child. |
| 19 | CSW v CSX: Appeal Dismissed in Contempt of Court Case over Child Access | Appellate Division of the High Court | 27 Jun 2023 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 20 | Han Li Ying v Attorney-General: Judicial Review of Conditional Warning for Contempt of Court | General Division of the High Court | 11 May 2023 | Originating Application dismissed. |
| 21 | Attorney-General v Xu Yuan Chen: Contempt of Court, Publishing Scandalous Material | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 05 Apr 2023 | Judgment for Applicant |
| 22 | Attorney-General v Ravi Madasamy: Contempt of Court & Administration of Justice (Protection) Act | General Division of the High Court | 30 Mar 2023 | Mr. Ravi was found guilty of contempt of court for multiple allegations. |
| 23 | SpaceSATS Pte Ltd v Chan Chia Sern: Contempt of Court & Disobedience of Order | General Division of the High Court | 20 Feb 2023 | Dr. Chan was sentenced to imprisonment and fined for contempt of court. |
| 24 | Law Society of Singapore v Syn Kok Kay: Disciplinary Proceedings for Overcharging and Non-Compliance with Court Order | Court of Three Judges | 09 Jan 2023 | Sanctioned; suspension of three years and nine months, commencing upon discharge from bankruptcy. |
| 25 | WestBridge Ventures II v. Anupam Mittal: Contempt of Court for Anti-Suit Injunction Disobedience | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 30 Oct 2022 | Defendant found guilty of contempt of court and fined $70,000, conditional on purging contempt within one month. |
| 26 | Tan Teck Kee v Ratan Kumar Rai: Fiduciary Duty, Director's Duties, Civil Procedure | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 27 Sep 2022 | Appeal Dismissed in Part |
| 27 | Xu Yuan Chen v Attorney-General: Constitutional Right to Equality and Prosecutorial Discretion | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 24 Aug 2022 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 28 | Goh Seng Heng v Wang Xiaopu: Appeal Against Contempt of Court Sentence for Withholding Information | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Jun 2022 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 29 | Law Society of Singapore v Nalpon: Contempt of Court & Disciplinary Proceedings | Court of Three Judges | 11 Apr 2022 | Mr. Nalpon is suspended from practice for a period of 15 months in respect of the First and Second Charges. |
| 30 | Nagaenthran v Attorney-General: Abuse of Process & Mental Capacity in Death Penalty Case | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 28 Mar 2022 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 31 | Ratan Kumar Rai v Seah Hock Thiam: Fiduciary Duty, Accounting, and Cambodian Land Investment | General Division of the High Court | 08 Dec 2021 | Account ordered on a wilful default basis against Mr. Tan and WorldbridgeLand (Cambodia) Co Ltd. Common account ordered against Mr. Seah. Application for declarations by Mr. Tan dismissed. |
| 32 | Wang Xiaopu v Goh Seng Heng: Contempt of Court for Failure to Account for Sales Proceeds | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 05 Dec 2021 | Dr Goh found to be in contempt of court and ordered to serve a seven-day term of imprisonment. |
| 33 | Rohrlach v Qantas: Contempt of Court for Breach of Restraint of Trade Injunction | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 02 Dec 2021 | Order of committal granted; Plaintiff to pay a fine of S$25,000 within two weeks, with a term of one week’s imprisonment in default of payment. |
| 34 | VFV v VFU: Appeal over Contempt of Court for Breach of Consent Order on Child Access | General Division of the High Court (Family Division) | 21 Jul 2021 | Appeal Allowed |
| 35 | Shanghai Afute v Tan Swee Meng: Contempt of Court for Using Confidential Recipes | General Division of the High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 21 Jun 2021 | Order of committal granted against the defendants; fine imposed on the first defendant. |
| 36 | BTS Tankers v Energy & Commodity: Contempt of Court for Failure to Comply with Discovery Orders | General Division of the High Court | 14 Mar 2021 | Committal Application and Striking Out Application granted, both with suspension orders. |
| 37 | Lim Tean v Attorney-General: Judicial Review of Police Investigations | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 07 Dec 2020 | Application dismissed |
| 38 | VDZ v VEA: Contempt of Court, Sentencing Principles, and Parental Responsibility in Family Law | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 03 Aug 2020 | Appeal allowed in part; fine of $5,000 imposed. |
| 39 | Aero-Gate Pte Ltd v Engen Marine Engineering: Civil Contempt & Mareva Injunction Breach | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 21 Jul 2020 | Appeal Allowed in Part |
| 40 | ED&F Man Capital Markets Ltd v Straits: Abuse of Process & Pre-Action Discovery | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 05 Jul 2020 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 41 | Ong Wui Teck v Attorney-General: Contempt of Court for Scandalising the Court and Contempt in the Face of the Court | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 23 Mar 2020 | Appeals dismissed |
| 42 | Wham Kwok Han Jolovan v Attorney-General: Contempt of Court & Freedom of Expression | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 15 Mar 2020 | Appeal Dismissed in Part |
| 43 | VFU v VFV: Jurisdiction of Family Court in Committal Proceedings after Syariah Court Divorce | High Court (Family Division) | 02 Feb 2020 | Appeal allowed. |
| 44 | VDZ v VEA: High-Conflict Divorce, Contempt of Court, Child Custody, and Division of Matrimonial Assets | Family Justice Courts of the Republic of Singapore | 09 Jan 2020 | Wife sentenced to one week's imprisonment for contempt of court; joint custody granted with care and control to the Wife; Husband to have reasonable access; Husband to pay monthly maintenance of $2,800 for both children; no maintenance ordered for the Wife. |
| 45 | Tan Liang Joo John v Attorney-General: Election Eligibility & Criminal Contempt | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 05 Nov 2019 | Application dismissed. |
| 46 | Suntech Power Investment v Power Solar System: Striking Out Appeal for Mareva Injunction Breach | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 26 Sep 2019 | Appeal struck out as an abuse of the court's process. |
| 47 | Jannie Chan Siew Lee v Henry Tay Yun Chwan: Contempt of Court & Execution of Committal Order | Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore | 08 Sep 2019 | Appeal Dismissed |
| 48 | Attorney-General v Ong Wui Teck: Contempt of Court for Judge-Shopping | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 09 Jun 2019 | Mr Ong was committed to prison for seven days for contempt and ordered to pay legal costs including disbursements to the Attorney-General. |
| 49 | Brightex Paints v. Tan Ongg Seng: Contempt of Court for Failure to Comply with Delivery Up and Disclosure Orders | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 02 May 2019 | Guilty of contempt of court; sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment. |
| 50 | Attorney-General v Wham Kwok Han Jolovan: Contempt of Court Sentencing | High Court of the Republic of Singapore | 28 Apr 2019 | Both respondents were fined. |