Britestone Pte Ltd v Smith & Associates Far East Ltd
| Jurisdiction | Singapore |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Singapore) |
| Judgment Date | 28 September 2007 |
| Docket Number | Civil Appeal No 144 of 2006 |
| Date | 28 September 2007 |
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67 cases
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Anwar Patrick Adrian v Ng Chong & Hue LLC
...the judge for his determination, having regard to the considerations highlighted in Britestone Pte Ltd v Smith&Associates Far East, Ltd[2007] 4 SLR (R) 855. If the settlement sum was then found to be unreasonable, that sum could not be taken as the measure of the Appellants' loss. Any other......
- CAS v MPPL and Another
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WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd v. Lee Son Hong
...a plaintiff has both the burden of proof as well as the initial onus of proof. In Britestone Pte Ltd v Smith & Associates Far East, Ltd [2007] 4 SLR 855, the Singapore Court of Appeal per VK Rajah JCA, delivering the judgment of the court, explained that at the start of the plaintiff’s case......
- Loh Siew Hong v Nagahswaran Muniandy and Another
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1 firm's commentaries
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Compensation Is Distinct From Civil Liability And Enforceability Of Condition Precedent
...to enter into a settlement agreement, applying the considerations laid out in Britestone Pte Ltd v Smith & Associates Far East, Ltd [2007] 4 SLR(R) 855 Separately, the Court also took the position that whether the obligation on an insured to cooperate with insurers' investigations is read a......
8 books & journal articles
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REVISITING THE LAW OF CONFIDENCE IN SINGAPORE AND A PROPOSAL FOR A NEW TORT OF MISUSE OF PRIVATE INFORMATION
...opportunities for themselves post-employment. 75 See I-Admin (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Hong Ying Ting [2020] 1 SLR 1130 at [61]. 76 [2007] 4 SLR(R) 855. 77 Britestone Pte Ltd v Smith & Associates Far East, Ltd [2007] 4 SLR(R) 855 at [58]. 78 This is based upon the general rule ei qui affirmat n......
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Rationalising the burden of establishing defences at criminal law in Singapore: Reconsidering Jayasena, in the wake of Eu Lim Hoklai
...made on a misreading of Hunt.The Court of Appeal has acknowledged the distinction as early as 1979, in Tan Ah Tee, above n. 5. 133. [2007] 4 SLR(R) 855.134. Ibid. at [58]; also see Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank BA (trading as Rabobank International), Branch v Motorola Elec......
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Dispute resolution
...277 to the efect that the settling of the particular dispute on the terms 270 Britestone Pte Ltd v Smith & Associates Far East Ltd [2007] 4 SLR 855 (Sing CA); Anwar Patrick Adrian v Ng Chong & Hue LLC [2014] SGCA 34. 271 Britestone Pte Ltd v Smith & Associates Far East Ltd [2007] 4 SLR 855 ......
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Litigation
...& Agency Services Ltd (1994) 12 BCL 415 at 423, per Giles J [NSW Sup Ct]; Britestone Pte Ltd v Smith & Associates Far East Ltd [2007] 4 SLR 855 at [17]; Doepel & Associates Architects Pty Ltd v Hodgkinson [2008] WASCA 262 at [41], per Martin CJ; Kuhl v Zurich Financial Services Australia Lt......
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