THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE v TEN LEU JIUN JEANNE-MARIE

[2023] SGHC 191 High Court (General Division) 13 July 2023 HC/OA 21/2023

10 cases cited (4 SG, 6 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	13 July 2023
Judge	Kwek Mean Luck
Charges / claim	Courts and Jurisdiction
Counsel	Drew & Napier LLC, Charlene Wong Su-Yi, Chia Voon Jiet, Grace Lim Si Rui, Tay Jia Yi Pesdy

Source: [2023] SGHC 191, High Court (General Division), decided 13 July 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Courts and Jurisdiction — Vexatious litigants — Whether to grant extended civil restraint order — Section 73C Supreme Court of Judicature Act

Practice Areas

Courts and Jurisdiction

Judges (1)

Kwek Mean Luck Delivered

Counsel (5)

Drew & Napier LLC Firm Charlene Wong Su-Yi Counsel for the claimant Chia Voon Jiet Counsel for the claimant

Grace Lim Si Rui Counsel for the claimant

Tay Jia Yi Pesdy Counsel for the claimant

Parties (2)

The National University of Singapore Claimant

Ten Leu Jiun Jeanne-Marie Defendant

Case Significance

The National University of Singapore v Ten Leu Jiun Jeanne-Marie [2023] SGHC 191 is a reserved judgment of Kwek Mean Luck J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 13 July 2023 in Originating Application No 21 of 2023. NUS sought an extended civil restraint order against Ms Ten Leu Jiun Jeanne-Marie pursuant to s 73C(1) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969. Ms Ten had commenced her candidature for a Master of Arts (Architecture) degree at NUS in January 2002, and NUS terminated her candidature on 4 September 2006 after determining she had failed to comply with certain requirements. On 8 August 2012 she commenced HC/S 667/2012 against NUS, which Woo Bih Li J dismissed on 9 July 2018, followed by a series of legal proceedings that formed the basis of the application for an extended civil restraint order.

Summary

The National University of Singapore applied under section 73C of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act for an extended civil restraint order against Ten Leu Jiun Jeanne-Marie, who had brought numerous proceedings after NUS terminated her Master of Arts candidature in 2006. The High Court found she had persistently commenced actions that were totally without merit and granted the extended civil restraint order, subject to a mechanism allowing her to seek permission to proceed on fresh material evidence.

What was The National University of Singapore v Ten Leu Jiun Jeanne-Marie [2023] SGHC 191 about?

It was an application before Kwek Mean Luck J, decided on 13 July 2023, in which NUS sought an extended civil restraint order against Ms Ten Leu Jiun Jeanne-Marie under s 73C(1) of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969.

What was the background to [2023] SGHC 191?

Ms Ten began a Master of Arts (Architecture) candidature at NUS in January 2002, which NUS terminated on 4 September 2006. She commenced HC/S 667/2012 against NUS on 8 August 2012, which Woo Bih Li J dismissed on 9 July 2018, followed by further proceedings.