Ho Tze Woon v Singapore Medical Council

[2023] SGHC 254 High Court (General Division) 11 September 2023 C3J/OA 3/2023

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 for the appellant Charlene Wong Su-Yi Counsel for the respondent Chia Voon Jiet Counsel for the respondent

Grace Lim Rui Si Counsel for the respondent

Kieran Jamie Pillai Counsel for the appellant

Teo Ying Ying Denise Counsel for the appellant

Tian Keyun Counsel for the 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.

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.