A LACUNA IN THE LAW AND NOMINAL COSTS ORDER

In Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 1788 v Lau Hui Lay William and another [2023] SGHC 284, Lee Seiu Kin J awarded nominal costs fixed at $1 to the defendants who won an action because the defendants had taken advantage of a “lacuna in the law”.

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FORFEITURE OF DEPOSITS

In Li Jialin & Anor v Wingcrown Investment Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 256, the High Court addressed whether the respondent were entitled to withhold certain sums paid by the applicant following abortive attempts to purchase a property. This short blog will focus on the Court’s discussion relating to the forfeiture of deposits.

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TOO MANY DOCUMENTS IN ADJUDICATION?

Can you ever have too many documents in an adjudication? In the recent case of Home Group Ltd v MPS Housing Ltd [2023] EWHC 1946 (TCC), this issue arose (again) for consideration before the Technology and Construction Court.

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