Ho Tze Woon v Singapore Medical Council

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 254 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 254 High Court (General Division) 11 September 2023 C3J/OA 3/2023 36 min read

7 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	11 September 2023
Judges	Judith Prakash, Steven Chong, Tay Yong Kwang
Charges / claim	Professions
Counsel	Drew & Napier LLC, Yuen Law LLC, Cai Enhuai Amos, Charlene Wong Su-Yi, Chia Voon Jiet, Grace Lim Rui Si, Kieran Jamie Pillai, Teo Ying Ying Denise, Tian Keyun

Source: [2023] SGHC 254, High Court (General Division), decided 11 September 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Professions — Medical profession and practice — Professional conduct

Practice Areas

Professions

Judges (3)

Judith Prakash Coram Steven Chong Delivered Tay Yong Kwang Coram

Counsel (9)

Drew & Napier LLC Firm Yuen Law LLC Firm Cai Enhuai Amos Counsel Appellant Charlene Wong Su-Yi Counsel Respondent Chia Voon Jiet Counsel Respondent Grace Lim Rui Si Counsel Respondent Kieran Jamie Pillai Counsel Appellant Teo Ying Ying Denise Counsel Appellant Tian Keyun Counsel Appellant

Parties (2)

Singapore Medical Council Respondent Ho Tze Woon Appellant

Case Significance

Ho Tze Woon v Singapore Medical Council [2023] SGHC 254 is a Grounds of Decision of the Court of Three Judges, delivered by Steven Chong JCA (sitting with Judith Prakash JCA and Tay Yong Kwang JCA) on 11 September 2023 in Originating Application No 3 of 2023. Dr Ho Tze Woon appealed against a Disciplinary Tribunal decision convicting him on one charge under s 53(1)(e) of the Medical Registration Act for failing to provide professional services of the quality reasonably expected of him, for which the Tribunal imposed a nine-month suspension. The court dismissed the appeal against conviction on 7 August 2023, holding the conviction eminently correct, but allowed the appeal against sentence and reduced the suspension from nine months to three months.

[2023] SGHC 254 explained

Ho Tze Woon v Singapore Medical Council ([2023] SGHC 254) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 11 September 2023. It is categorised under Professions. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, 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 254 about?

Ho Tze Woon v Singapore Medical Council ([2023] SGHC 254) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “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 254 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.

How influential is [2023] SGHC 254?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 254 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. 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.

What was Ho Tze Woon v Singapore Medical Council [2023] SGHC 254 about?

It was an appeal before the Court of Three Judges, with Steven Chong JCA delivering the grounds on 11 September 2023, by Dr Ho Tze Woon against a Disciplinary Tribunal conviction under s 53(1)(e) of the Medical Registration Act and a nine-month suspension.

What did the court decide in [2023] SGHC 254?

The Court of Three Judges dismissed Dr Ho Tze Woon's appeal against conviction, holding it eminently correct, but allowed his appeal against sentence and reduced the suspension imposed by the Disciplinary Tribunal from nine months to three months.