Chua Chin Soon v Wong Yew Choong

ba-23ncvc-49-10-2021 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 8 January 2025 • BA-23NCvC-49-10/2021 • 19 min read
20 cases cited (0 SG, 20 foreign)

Catchwords

TORT: Defamation – Libel – Whether the Facebook post and Telegram chat are defamatory of the Plaintiff – Whether the letter of demand shared in Telegram defamed the Defendant – Whether it was the Plaintiff who published the letter of demand to Telegram - Burden of proof – Damages - Factors to consider in assessing compensatory damages - The gravity, influence and effect of the Facebook post to the Plaintiff – Subsequent conducts - Defendant’s lack of remorse – Non-monetary benefits - Amplification of online influence - Global award of general, aggravated and exemplary damages

Judges (1)

Elaine Yap Chin Gaik Delivered

Counsel (4)

Srileena & Sui Firm Tiong Woon & Khusyri Firm Sui Yoke Kuen Counsel Defendant Tom Lim Yap Thong Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Chua Chin Soon Plaintiff Wong Yew Choong Defendant

Case Significance

Chua Chin Soon v Wong Yew Choong is a High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) decision dated January 8, 2025 (citation: ba-23ncvc-49-10-2021). The case was decided by Elaine Yap Chin Gaik.

What was the outcome of Chua Chin Soon v Wong Yew Choong?

Chua Chin Soon v Wong Yew Choong is a High Court decision dated January 8, 2025. The case was heard by Elaine Yap Chin Gaik. See the full judgment for details.

Cases Cited (20)

UK (6)
[1913] 2 KB 193 [1963] 3 All ER 952 [1964] AC 1129 [1964] AC 234 [1964] UKHL 1 [1971] 2 All ER 1156
MY (14)
[1973] 2 MLJ 56 [1989] 1 CLJ 152 [1991] 1 CLJ 314 [1993] 3 MLJ 352 [1996] 1 MLJ 393 [1997] 5 MLJ 523 [2003] 4 MLJ 96 [2003] 6 CLJ 559 [2005] 2 CLJ 569 [2018] 1 CLJ 145 [2018] 1 MLJ 784 [2019] 3 CLJ 729 [2020] 3 CLJ 218 [2021] 4 CLJ 155

Judgment

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Read on eJudgment

Source: eJudgment (ba-23ncvc-49-10-2021)