NAIL PALACE (BPP) PTE. LTD. v COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION OF SINGAPORE

[2023] SGHC 203 High Court (General Division) 28 July 2023 HC/RAS 27/2022 · HC/RAS 28/2022

14 cases cited (6 SG, 8 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

“I dismiss the appeals in RAS 27 and RAS 28.”

Source: [2023] SGHC 203, High Court (General Division), decided 28 July 2023. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	28 July 2023
Judge	Goh Yihan
Charges / claim	Commercial Transactions
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Adsan Law LLC, KSCGP Juris LLP, Setia Law LLC, Bethel Chan Ruiyi, Chooi Yue Wai Kenny, Joel Jaryn Yap Shen, Lam Yiting Joelle, Paul Aman Singh Sambhi, Singh Navinder

Source: [2023] SGHC 203, High Court (General Division), decided 28 July 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Commercial Transactions — Sale of services — Consumer protection —Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act — Whether defendants had engaged in unfair practices relating to fungal treatment packages Commercial Transactions — Sale of services — Consumer protection —Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act — Sections 9(1)(b) and 9(2) — Relevant factors in the Court’s exercise of its discretion to grant final injunctions to restrain unfair practices Commercial Transactions — Sale of services — Consumer protection —Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act — Sections 9(1)(c) and 9(4) — Relevant factors in the Court’s exercise of its discretion to grant accompanying orders — Appropriate duration of the accompanying orders

Practice Areas

Commercial Transactions

Judges (1)

Goh Yihan Delivered

Counsel (9)

Adsan Law LLC Firm KSCGP Juris LLP Firm Setia Law LLC Firm Bethel Chan Ruiyi Counsel for the young amicus curiae

Chooi Yue Wai Kenny Counsel for the respondent

Joel Jaryn Yap Shen Counsel for the respondent

Lam Yiting Joelle Counsel for the appellant

Paul Aman Singh Sambhi Counsel for the appellant

Singh Navinder Counsel for the appellant

Parties (3)

Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore Respondent

Nail Palace (BPP) Pte Ltd Appellant

Nail Palace (SM) Pte Ltd Appellant

Case Significance

Nail Palace (BPP) Pte Ltd v Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore and another appeal [2023] SGHC 203 is a judgment of Goh Yihan J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 28 July 2023 in Registrar's Appeal (State Courts) Nos 27 and 28 of 2022. The appeals, brought by Nail Palace (BPP) Pte Ltd and Nail Palace (SM) Pte Ltd against the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore, arose from District Court Originating Summonses concerning section 9 of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act (Cap 52A). The judgment addresses whether the defendants had engaged in unfair practices relating to fungal treatment packages, and the court's discretion under sections 9(1)(b) and 9(2) to grant final injunctions and under sections 9(1)(c) and 9(4) to grant accompanying orders.

Summary

Nail Palace (BPP) Pte Ltd and Nail Palace (SM) Pte Ltd, providers of manicure, pedicure and foot treatments, appealed against findings that they engaged in unfair practices relating to fungal treatment packages under the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act. The appeals challenged declarations, injunctions and accompanying orders granted to the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore. The court dismissed both appeals, with the injunction and publication orders to run for two years from the date of its decision.

What was Nail Palace (BPP) v CCCS [2023] SGHC 203 about?

It was a consumer-protection appeal before Goh Yihan J, decided on 28 July 2023, in which Nail Palace (BPP) Pte Ltd and Nail Palace (SM) Pte Ltd appealed against the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore over alleged unfair practices relating to fungal treatment packages.

Which statutory provisions were at issue in [2023] SGHC 203?

The appeals concerned section 9 of the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading) Act (Cap 52A), including the court's discretion under sections 9(1)(b) and 9(2) to grant final injunctions and under sections 9(1)(c) and 9(4) to grant accompanying orders and set their appropriate duration.