Singapore Medical Council v Wee Teong Boo

[2023] SGHC 180 High Court (General Division) 3 July 2023 C3J/OA 4/2022

3 cases cited

Outcome

Appeal allowed

“…we allowed the appeal and ordered that Dr Wee be struck off the Register of Medical Practitioners with immediate effect.”

Source: [2023] SGHC 180, High Court (General Division), decided 3 July 2023. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	3 July 2023
Judges	Judith Prakash, Steven Chong, Sundaresh Menon
Charges / claim	Administrative Law, Professions
Outcome	Appeal allowed
Counsel	Braddell Brothers LLP, Eugene Thuraisingam LLP, Chooi Jing Yen, Johannes Hadi, Kronenburg Edmund Jerome, Low Wei Qi Hilary, Nicole Lee Man Ruo, Sim Wei Min Stephanie, Thng Yu Ting, Angelia

Source: [2023] SGHC 180, High Court (General Division), decided 3 July 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Administrative Law — Disciplinary tribunals Professions — Medical profession and practice — Professional conduct

Practice Areas

Administrative Law Professions

Judges (3)

Judith Prakash Delivered Steven Chong Coram Sundaresh Menon Coram

Counsel (9)

Braddell Brothers LLP Firm Eugene Thuraisingam LLP Firm Chooi Jing Yen Counsel for the respondent Johannes Hadi Counsel for the respondent Kronenburg Edmund Jerome Counsel for the appellant

Low Wei Qi Hilary Counsel for the respondent

Nicole Lee Man Ruo Counsel for the appellant

Sim Wei Min Stephanie Counsel for the appellant Thng Yu Ting, Angelia Counsel for the appellant

Parties (2)

Singapore Medical Council Appellant

Wee Teong Boo Respondent

Case Significance

Singapore Medical Council v Wee Teong Boo [2023] SGHC 180 is a grounds of decision of the Court of Three Judges, delivered on 3 July 2023 in Originating Application No 4 of 2022, with Judith Prakash JCA delivering the judgment of the court sitting with Sundaresh Menon CJ and Steven Chong JCA. The Singapore Medical Council brought the case as an appeal against the sentence imposed by a disciplinary tribunal on the respondent, Dr Wee Teong Boo, who had pleaded guilty to 20 charges of professional misconduct under s 53(1)(d) of the Medical Registration Act. The charges comprised ten charges involving inappropriate prescription of medication and ten charges of keeping inadequate records of his consultations, and the judgment considers what being fit to practise as a medical practitioner entails.

What was Singapore Medical Council v Wee Teong Boo [2023] SGHC 180 about?

It was an appeal by the Singapore Medical Council before the Court of Three Judges, decided on 3 July 2023, against the sentence a disciplinary tribunal imposed on Dr Wee Teong Boo, who pleaded guilty to 20 charges of professional misconduct under the Medical Registration Act.

What charges did Dr Wee Teong Boo plead guilty to in [2023] SGHC 180?

Dr Wee pleaded guilty to 20 charges of professional misconduct under s 53(1)(d) of the Medical Registration Act: ten charges involving inappropriate prescription of medication and ten charges of keeping inadequate records of his consultations.