NGUYEN THUY HA v TRAN THI BICH HA JARTA (S) PTE. LTD. & Anor v TRAN THI BICH HA

[2026] SGDC 84 District Court 11 March 2026 • DC/DC 1448/2021|DC/DC 1490/2021 • 50 min read

10 cases cited (8 SG, 2 foreign)

Catchwords

Tort — Defamation — Reference to plaintiff — Whether readers in Singapore would understand the Facebook Posts to refer to the plaintiffs Tort — Defamation — Publication — Internet defamation — Defamatory comments being posted on Facebook — Whether publication element in defamation law satisfied — Whether Facebook Posts read by substantial number of readers in Singapore — Whether publication of Facebook Posts in Singapore limited and nominal — Whether real and substantial tort disclosed —Whether the Jameel doctrine applicable

Practice Areas

Judges (1)

Chiah Kok Khun Delivered

Parties (4)

Jarta (S) Pte Ltd Plaintiff Nguyen Thi Thu Trang Plaintiff Nguyen Thuy Ha Plaintiff Tran Thi Bich Ha Defendant

Cases Cited (10)

SG (2)

[2024] SGDC 311 [2026] SGDC 37

SLR (6)

[1998] 2 SLR(R) 971 [2009] 1 SLR(R) 177 [2015] 1 SLR 752 [2015] 2 SLR 751 [2015] 2 SLR(R) 751 [2016] 4 SLR 979

UK (2)

[1944] AC 116 [2005] QB 946

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2026] SGDC 84)