Court : Singapore Supreme Court
Decided on : May-12-2014
..... 8(4)(a), 8(4)(b)(i) and 8(4)(b)(ii) of the act but later dropped these grounds of opposition, by way of an amendment to their notice of opposition on 3 october 2013. the applicant did not object to this amendment. 5. the applicant highlighted in her written submissions dated 27 january 2014 ("applicant's ..... written submissions") that the opponents have not specified which limb of section 8(2) of the act they are relying on. in their response to the registrar dated 28 october ..... view of the foregoing, the opponents have failed to meet the required standard of proof required in bad faith. the ground of opposition under section 7(6) of the act therefore fails. conclusion 68. having considered all the pleadings and evidence filed and the submissions made in writing, i find that the opposition fails on all grounds. accordingly .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Singapore Supreme Court
Decided on : Feb-26-2014
..... of circulation" for a substantial period of time. the dpp relied on the following speech of the minister for home affairs in moving the misuse of drugs (amendment) act 1998 (act 20 of 1998), which introduced a number of changes including statutory minimum sentences for repeat drug consumption (see singapore parliamentary debates, official report (1 june 1998 ..... families and are a financial burden to their family members. they are bad role models, especially if they are fathers or mothers. that is why the act is amended to provide for long-term imprisonment and caning for hardcore addicts. this serves a number of objectives. firstly, by putting these addicts out of circulation ..... the sentencing powers of the court in dealing with persistent or habitual offenders so that they may be kept in custody for longer periods. .the purpose of the amendment [clause 3] ... is to ensure that a person who has committed multiple offences will receive a longer sentence than one who commits a single offence. [ .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : US Supreme Court
Decided on : Apr-23-2014
..... to contribution and no specific statutory authorization for contribution here. her severe approach could also raise questions under the excessive fines clause of the eighth amendment. pp. 12 19. (c) while the victim s expansive reading must be rejected, that does not mean the broader principles underlying aggregate causation ..... continued existence and circulation of child pornography images causes the child victims of sexual abuse continuing harm by haunting those children in future years. child pornography prevention act of 1996, 121, 110stat. 3009 26, congressional findings (2), notes following 18 u. s. c. 2251 (hereinafter 2251 findings). it is inconceivable ..... possessed. the relevant statutory provisions are set forth at 18 u. s. c. 2259. enacted as a component of the violence against women act of 1994, 2259 requires district courts to award restitution for certain federal criminal offenses, including child-pornography possession. petitioner doyle randall paroline pleaded guilty to .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Singapore Supreme Court
Decided on : May-14-2014
..... january 2009, transocean commenced suit no 87 of 2009 ("s 87/2009") against burgundy for its breach or repudiation of the escrow agreement. in its statement of claim (amendment no 2), transocean claimed the following relief (amongst others): (a) a declaration that burgundy was in repudiatory breach of the escrow agreement; (b) a declaration that ..... in bankruptcy in scotland and ireland, and every british court elsewhere having jurisdiction in bankruptcy or insolvency, and the officers of those courts respectively, shall severally act in aid of and be auxiliary to each other in all matters of bankruptcy, and an order of the court seeking aid, with a request to another ..... that country when served with the appropriate process (at 158d-e). 66. dillon lj found support for his conclusion in two telling features of the bankruptcy act 1914. first, s 122 provided for an alternative procedure which could be used to secure the examination of persons resident in scotland or ireland before the bankruptcy .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Singapore Supreme Court
Decided on : Apr-30-2014
..... can be made if there are statutory grounds for the assumption of jurisdiction by the court of appeal. for instance, prior to the enactment of our supreme court of judicature amendment act 2010 (no 30 of 2010), s 34(2) of the scja expressly provided for the "court of appeal or a judge" granting leave to appeal in certain enumerated ..... of the statutory provisions then in force. the relevant part of s 19 of the 1873 uk act reads as follows: for all the purposes of and incidental to the hearing and determination of any appeal within its jurisdiction, and the amendment, execution and enforcement of any judgment or order made on any such appeal, and for the ..... purpose of every other authority expressly given to the court of appeal by this act, the court of appeal shall have the power, authority and jurisdiction by this .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : South Africa Supreme Court of Appeal
Decided on : Feb-28-2014
..... public servants since 1912, save that the commission discharges the functions that the public service commission discharged in relation to public servants. [14] by the magistrates amendment act 35 of 1996. [15] government employees' pension fund v strydom2001 (3) sa 856 (sca) para 20. [16] constitution of the republic of south africa ..... report to parliament on whether the magistrate should be removed from office (s 4(1)(f) read with s 13(3)(a) of the magistrates act as originally enacted). [13]this was amended in 1996[14]to provide that the commission could provisionally suspend a magistrate pending an investigation into the magistrates fitness to hold office (s 13( ..... government (minister of justice) v schierhout 1922 ad 179 at 184 it was held that similar treatment of a magistrate was degrading. [33] this provision has subsequently been amended although the grounds for discharge remain the same. the section is referred to as it stood at the time. [34] this is a power combined with a duty. .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Singapore Supreme Court
Decided on : Feb-26-2014
..... the division applies only if a foreign company has a place of business or is carrying on business in singapore. the amended 1986 bill was passed by the companies (amendment) act (act no 13 of 1987) ("the 1987 amendment act"). section 365, as reworded, was meant to address the logical inconsistency between ss 365 and 368. but, in addition ..... with the judge's analysis and his conclusion. the judge placed considerable emphasis on the deletion of the word "only" in s 365 by the 1987 amendment act. in our judgment, that deletion was a slender and ultimately inadequate thread from which to hang the judge's conclusion that s 365 was thereafter no ..... company to register within one month after establishing a place of business or commencing to carry on business in singapore, was amended by the companies (amendment) act 1984 (act 15 of 1984). section 322 after the amendment obliged a foreign company to register before it established a place of business or commenced carrying on business in singapore (at .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Supreme Court of India
Decided on : Feb-19-2014
..... -conciliation of provisions. in case of fiscal statute dealing with exemption, it would require interpretation benefiting the assessee. but here the introduction of the subject specific entry vide amendment into general scheme of exemption speaks volumes in respect of intention of the legislature to restrict the benefit to cement industries as available only under item 1e, which categorically ..... by introducing a deeming clause, the scheme is deemed to have come into operation with effect from 05.03.1987 and to remain in force upto 31.03.1992. an amendment to the aforesaid notification was brought in by issuing notification s. no.763: f.4(35) fd/ gr.iv/87-38, dated 06.07.1989 and was made ..... effect from 05.03.1987 and to remain in force upto 31.03.1997. the state government has issued another subsequent notification amending the earlier notification in exercise of its power under section 4(2) of the act in 763: f.4(35)fd/gr.iv/87-38, dated 06.07.1989 which is deemed to have come into operation .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Singapore Supreme Court
Decided on : Feb-28-2014
..... university of singapore act (amendment of university constitution) (no 2) order 2004 (s 470/2000). 196. the history of ..... day to day operations of nus. the university constitution was annexed to the 1980 act as schedule 1. if nus wanted to change its constitution, it would have to obtain an order of amendment from the minister as it did in 2000 with the national university of singapore act (amendment of university constitution) order 2000 (s 356/2000) and in 2004 with the national .....
Tag this Judgment!Court : Singapore Supreme Court
Decided on : Feb-14-2014
..... would suffer if the documents and correspondence were disclosed. 18. as a result, the ar allowed the plaintiff's application (subject to some minor amendments). the minor amendments concerned limiting the meaning of the phrase "agent to the defendant's agents referred to in the pleadings". 19. on 7 august 2013, the ..... provisions relating to wrongful communication of information, falsification of reports, forgery, personation and possession of false documents will apply to these organisations. the president can amend this schedule from time to time by notification in the gazette. sir, mha has consulted all the ministries to identify the statutory bodies under their charge ..... relations (relating to an employment dispute) was not an affair of state. finally, life insurance corporation was an indian case from the high court of punjab and haryana on s 123 of the indian evidence act 1872, where it was held that an annual confidential report of an employee did not attract the privilege. 78 .....
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