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CIFG Special Assets Capital I Ltd v Ong Puay Koon

[2018] 1 SLR 170
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2018
StatusBinding authority

Summary

No oral modification clauses are effective and enforceable in Singapore; parties cannot bypass them through informal oral variation.

Key Principle

The SGCA held that no oral modification clauses are effective in Singapore; parties cannot bypass such clauses through oral variation, aligning with the UK position in Rock Advertising.

Area of Law

contract

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