Golden Season Pte Ltd and others v Kairos Singapore Holdings Pte Ltd and another

JurisdictionSingapore
JudgeGeorge Wei JC
Judgment Date09 February 2015
Neutral Citation[2015] SGHC 38
Year2015
Date09 February 2015
Published date12 February 2015
Hearing Date18 September 2013,19 September 2013,26 September 2013,24 September 2013,31 March 2014,27 September 2013,25 September 2013,20 September 2013
Subject MatterMalice,qualified privilege,Defamation,Passing off,fair comment,TORT,malicious falsehood,justification,Licenses,COPYRIGHT,defamatory statements,damages
Plaintiff CounselLeo Cheng Suan and Grismond Tien (Infinitus Law Corporation)
Citation[2015] SGHC 38
Defendant CounselAdrian Tan and Lim Siok Khoon (Stamford Law Corporation)
CourtHigh Court (Singapore)
Docket NumberSuit No 888 of 2012
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  • THE BASIS FOR ORIGINALITY IN PHOTOGRAPHS
    • Singapore
    • Singapore Academy of Law Journal No. 2020, December 2020
    • 1 December 2020
    ...towards its creation a substantial amount of skill or labour.” See also Golden Season Pte Ltd v Kairos Singapore Holdings Pte Ltd [2015] 2 SLR 751 at [178]; Rovio Entertainment Ltd v Kimanis Food Industries Sdn Bhd [2014] SGIPOS 10 at [237]; and Fox Street Wear Pte Ltd v Fox Racing Inc [201......
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    • Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review No. 2015, December 2015
    • 1 December 2015
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  • REPUTATION AND DEFAMATORY MEANING ON THE INTERNET
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    • Singapore Academy of Law Journal No. 2015, December 2015
    • 1 December 2015
    ...Yi Ling[2014] SGHC 230;Zhu Yong Zhen v AIA Singapore Pte Ltd[2013] 2 SLR 478. 19Golden Season Pte Ltd v Kairos Singapore Holdings Pte Ltd[2015] 2 SLR 751. 20 See para 16 below. 21 See paras 8–23 below. 22 See paras 24–47 below. 23 See paras 48–61 below. 24Sim v Stretch(1936) 52 TLR 669. 25 ......
  • Tort Law
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    • Singapore Academy of Law Annual Review No. 2017, December 2017
    • 1 December 2017
    ...Pte Ltd v Meridian Life International Pte Ltd [2008] 4 SLR(R) 727 at [72]; Golden Season Pte Ltd v Kairos Singapore Holdings Pte Ltd [2015] 2 SLR 751 at [92] and [163]. 77 Cap 75, 2014 Rev Ed. 78 [2017] 4 SLR 684. 79 Rules of Court (Cap 322, R 5, 2014 Rev Ed) O 26A rr 1(1) and 1(5). 80 Rule......
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