LOKE WEI SUE v PAUL JEYASINGHAM EDWARDS

Q: Which legislation does [2024] SGHC 45 consider?

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

[2024] SGHC 45 High Court (General Division) 20 February 2024 HC/OA 1021/2023 43 min read

7 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Application dismissed

the application was dismissed.

Source: [2024] SGHC 45, High Court (General Division), decided 20 February 2024. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	20 February 2024
Judge	Valerie Thean
Charges / claim	Courts and Jurisdiction
Outcome	Application dismissed
Counsel	PDLegal LLC, Chua Ze Xuan, Khan Nazim

Source: [2024] SGHC 45, High Court (General Division), decided 20 February 2024 — eLitigation. Updated 3 July 2026.

Catchwords

Courts and Jurisdiction — Vexatious litigants — Litigant persistently re-litigating final and unappealable decisions — Whether to grant extended civil restraint order — Section 73C Supreme Court of Judicature Act

Practice Areas

Courts and Jurisdiction

Judges (1)

Valerie Thean Delivered

Counsel (3)

PDLegal LLC Firm Chua Ze Xuan Counsel Applicant Khan Nazim Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

Loke Wei Sue Applicant Paul Jeyasingham Edwards Respondent

Case Significance

Loke Wei Sue v Paul Jeyasingham Edwards [2024] SGHC 45 was a decision of the General Division of the High Court in Originating Application No 1021 of 2023, with Valerie Thean J delivering grounds of decision on 20 February 2024 after hearings on 22 November 2023 and 11 January 2024. The matter concerned an application under section 73C of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 for an extended civil restraint order against a litigant persistently re-litigating final and unappealable decisions. The judgment explained that section 73C came into force on 1 January 2019 as part of a civil restraint order regime introduced through the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment No 2) Act 2018, giving courts three orders of escalating scope: the limited civil restraint order under section 73B, the extended civil restraint order under section 73C, and the general civil restraint order under section 73D.

[2024] SGHC 45 explained

LOKE WEI SUE v PAUL JEYASINGHAM EDWARDS ([2024] SGHC 45) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 20 February 2024. It is categorised under Courts and Jurisdiction. 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 [2024] SGHC 45 about?

LOKE WEI SUE v PAUL JEYASINGHAM EDWARDS ([2024] SGHC 45) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Courts and Jurisdiction — Vexatious litigants — Litigant persistently re-litigating final and unappealable decisions — 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 [2024] SGHC 45 consider?

The judgment refers to 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 [2024] SGHC 45?

Within this corpus, [2024] SGHC 45 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.

Summary

In this matter before the General Division of the High Court, Ms Loke Wei Sue applied under section 73C of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act for an extended civil restraint order against Mr Paul Jeyasingham Edwards, a former tenant of her property, seeking to restrain him for two years from commencing actions relating to his previous tenancy and the various suits arising from it. The issue concerned vexatious litigants persistently re-litigating final and unappealable decisions and whether to grant an extended civil restraint order. The court found both elements of the inquiry established and granted the order for the maximum duration of two years, restraining the respondent from commencing actions concerning matters touching upon the tenancy without the court's permission, and ordered him to pay costs fixed at $16,000 including disbursements.

What is an extended civil restraint order under section 73C of the SCJA ([2024] SGHC 45)?

As described in Loke Wei Sue v Paul Jeyasingham Edwards [2024] SGHC 45, the extended civil restraint order under section 73C of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 is one of three civil restraint orders that empower courts to address vexatious litigants who persistently re-litigate final, unappealable decisions.

When did Singapore's civil restraint order regime take effect ([2024] SGHC 45)?

According to [2024] SGHC 45, section 73C of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969 came into effect on 1 January 2019, introduced through the Supreme Court of Judicature (Amendment No 2) Act 2018 to give courts greater flexibility in dealing with vexatious litigants.