Singapore Leading Case natural justiceerror of law vs failure to considerminimal curial intervention

AKN and another v ALC and others and other appeals

[2015] SGCA 18; [2015] 3 SLR 488

JurisdictionSingapore

CourtCourt of Appeal of Singapore

Year2015

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

Curial intervention is minimal: a tribunal's failure even to consider an essential pleaded issue is a breach of natural justice, but rejecting, misunderstanding or erring on an argument is mere error of law and is not a ground to set aside.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure, Conflicts & Arbitration

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