CHAN SAN SAN v LIM THOW SIANG

ja-12b-75-11-2025 High Court (Mahkamah Tinggi) 20 April 2026 • JA-12B-75-11/2025 • 29 min read

15 cases cited (1 SG, 14 foreign)

Catchwords

Defamation — Facebook publications — City councillor and politician accused of failing to assist underage prostitution victim — Sessions Court found statements defamatory but upheld justification and fair comment — Appeal allowed. Pleadings — O.78 r.2(3) Rules of Court 2012 — Mandatory requirement to particularise justification and fair comment — Bare pleading without particulars defective and fatal to defences. Evidence — Hearsay — Findings unsupported by admissible evidence — Failure to prove substantial truth of defamatory imputations. Damages — General and aggravated damages awarded — Injunction, removal of posts and apology ordered.

Practice Areas

Defamation Evidence Damages

Judges (1)

Noradura binti Hamzah Delivered

Counsel (4)

Ang & Co. Firm Tan Choon Hong & Associates Firm Ang Boon Heng Counsel Appellant Ng Kai Choy Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Chan San San Appellant Lim Thow Siang Respondent

Statutes Cited

Defamation Act 1957

s 9

Evidence Act 1950

s 32

Rules of Court 2012

Cases Cited (15)

SLR (1)

[1996] 1 SLR 623

UK (3)

[1895] 2 QB 148 [1969] 2 QB 375 [1986] 1 WLR 147

MY (11)

[1965] 1 MLJ 142 [1996] 1 MLJ 393 [1996] 2 MLJ 517 [2000] 5 CLJ 507 [2001] 3 CLJ 65 [2002] 6 CLJ 352 [2005] 2 MLJ 1 [2012] 1 MLRH 519 [2018] 3 MLJ 726 [2019] 4 CLJ 301 [2026] 3 CLJ 593

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