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

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 191 consider?

The judgment refers to Penal Code (Cap 224) and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 191 High Court (General Division) 13 July 2023 HC/OA 21/2023 40 min read

10 cases cited (4 SG, 6 foreign) Cited by 2 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 Claimant Chia Voon Jiet Counsel Claimant Grace Lim Si Rui Counsel Claimant Tay Jia Yi Pesdy Counsel 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.

[2023] SGHC 191 explained

THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE v TEN LEU JIUN JEANNE-MARIE ([2023] SGHC 191) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 13 July 2023. It is categorised under Courts and Jurisdiction. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 other reported Singapore judgments, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. 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 191 about?

THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE v TEN LEU JIUN JEANNE-MARIE ([2023] SGHC 191) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Courts and Jurisdiction — Vexatious litigants — Whether to grant extended civil restraint order — Section 73C Supreme Court of Judicature Act”, 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 191 consider?

The judgment refers to Penal Code (Cap 224) and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2023] SGHC 191?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 191 has been cited by 2 later reported Singapore judgments. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.

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.