Magistrate Court
(SGMC) · 59 judgments
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Magistrate Court judgments on record
The Magistrate Court (SGMC) has 59 reported judgments (2025–2026) on eLitigation. The most common practice areas are Criminal Law (14), Criminal Procedure and Sentencing (13), Tort (12) and Civil Procedure (7). The most active judge by reported case count is Sim Mei Ling (6 cases).
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Counts and dates are drawn from 59 reported Magistrate Court judgments on this site. Last updated .
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The court convicted the accused of all four charges.
Magistrate Court · 15 June 2026 · [2026] SGMC 73 -
District Judge Tay Jingxi allowed the claim in part, awarding $13,664.13, made up of $4,314.13 under Invoice 22003 and $9,350 under Invoice 23004.
Magistrate Court · 12 June 2026 · [2026] SGMC 71 -
District Judge Sim Mei Ling dismissed the claim in full.
Magistrate Court · 8 June 2026 · [2026] SGMC 69 -
The Magistrate's Court found the director not guilty of contempt of court and dismissed the claimant's application to commit her.
Magistrate Court · 3 June 2026 · [2026] SGMC 67 -
The court sentenced the accused to 5 months' imprisonment on each of the three religious harmony charges, to run consecutively, and 8 weeks' imprisonment on the harassment charge, to run concurrently.
Magistrate Court · 11 May 2026 · [2026] SGMC 59 -
The court convicted the accused of the charge under s 323A of the Penal Code and sentenced him to 16 weeks' imprisonment.
Magistrate Court · 5 May 2026 · [2026] SGMC 57 -
The court dismissed the claim in full, finding that the claimant had not proved that the $27,166 was a loan.
Magistrate Court · 4 May 2026 · [2026] SGMC 56 -
The court sentenced the company to a fine of $7,000, in default an order for the attachment of its property, and ordered it to pay compensation of $17,152.75 to Changi General Hospital, being the…
Magistrate Court · 28 April 2026 · [2026] SGMC 54 -
District Judge Edwin San allowed the appeal and ordered the default judgment to be reinstated.
Magistrate Court · 28 April 2026 · [2026] SGMC 53 -
The court ordered the defendants to pay the plaintiff costs fixed at $3,000 (all-in) on the standard basis for work up to the offer, and the plaintiff to pay the defendants $24,000 (all-in) on the…
Magistrate Court · 24 April 2026 · [2026] SGMC 52 -
The Magistrate's Court allowed the claim in full, awarding Care Beyond $25,772.72 with interest at 5.33% per annum from the filing of the claim to judgment and from judgment to payment, dismissed the…
Magistrate Court · 20 April 2026 · [2026] SGMC 51 -
The Deputy Registrar allowed the claim for consequential losses, including the cost of renting a substitute vehicle during repairs, and issued brief grounds mainly to remind practitioners of the…
Magistrate Court · 7 April 2026 · [2026] SGMC 47 -
The court sentenced Ms N to 10 days' imprisonment, rejecting both sides' submissions that a fine was appropriate.
Magistrate Court · 1 April 2026 · [2026] SGMC 44 -
The court allowed the claim in part.
Magistrate Court · 17 March 2026 · [2026] SGMC 37 -
The court allowed the claim in part and dismissed the counterclaim for lost rent.
Magistrate Court · 17 March 2026 · [2026] SGMC 36 -
The court sentenced the accused to 18 months' imprisonment and three strokes of the cane.
Magistrate Court · 11 March 2026 · [2026] SGMC 34 -
The court allowed Award's counterclaim in part and rescinded the lease ab initio for Broadley's fraudulent misrepresentation.
Magistrate Court · 9 March 2026 · [2026] SGMC 33 -
The court declined to call for an MTO suitability report, rejected community-based sentences and a fine, and sentenced the accused to six weeks' imprisonment.
Magistrate Court · 23 February 2026 · [2026] SGMC 26 -
The court convicted the accused and sentenced him to 12 months' imprisonment plus one month's imprisonment in lieu of three strokes of the cane, a total of 13 months' imprisonment.
Magistrate Court · 19 February 2026 · [2026] SGMC 25 -
The court rejected both probation and reformative training and sentenced the accused to a community sentence: a short detention order of seven days, 60 hours of community service within 12 months,…
Magistrate Court · 16 February 2026 · [2026] SGMC 24 -
The Magistrate's Court allowed the application in part.
Magistrate Court · 5 February 2026 · [2026] SGMC 18 -
The court dismissed the claim and allowed the counterclaim only to the extent of $3,500 for the pro-rated commission, to be deducted from the $5,600 rental deposit, with the balance of $2,100…
Magistrate Court · 30 January 2026 · [2026] SGMC 11 -
The District Judge dismissed the claim against both defendants because the claimant had not proved that either of them was responsible for publishing the statements.
Magistrate Court · 27 January 2026 · [2026] SGMC 1 -
The Magistrate's Court allowed the claim, entering judgment for Huttons for $28,080, being $26,000 plus the then-prevailing GST, dismissed the defendant's counterclaim, and directed written…
Magistrate Court · 23 January 2026 · [2026] SGMC 12 -
The Magistrate's Court dismissed the claim entirely, holding that s 44 of the Estate Agents Act 2010 barred recovery of any commission.
Magistrate Court · 13 January 2026 · [2026] SGMC 5