Singapore Medical Council v Wee Teong Boo

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 180 consider?

The judgment refers to Medical Registration Act (Cap 174) and Medical Registration Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 180 High Court (General Division) 3 July 2023 C3J/OA 4/2022 49 min read

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 Respondent Johannes Hadi Counsel Respondent Kronenburg Edmund Jerome Counsel Appellant Low Wei Qi Hilary Counsel Respondent Nicole Lee Man Ruo Counsel Appellant Sim Wei Min Stephanie Counsel Appellant Thng Yu Ting, Angelia Counsel 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.

[2023] SGHC 180 explained

Singapore Medical Council v Wee Teong Boo ([2023] SGHC 180) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 3 July 2023. It is categorised under Administrative Law and Professions. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.

What is [2023] SGHC 180 about?

Singapore Medical Council v Wee Teong Boo ([2023] SGHC 180) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Administrative Law — Disciplinary tribunals” and “Professions — Medical profession and practice — Professional conduct”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 180 consider?

The judgment refers to Medical Registration Act (Cap 174) and Medical Registration Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

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.