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CIMB Bank Bhd v World Fuel Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd
CIMB Bank Berhad v World Fuel Services (Singapore) Pte Ltd and another appeal [2021] SGCA 19
Key Principle
Where a party bears the burden of proving a document's authenticity, producing the original is insufficient; execution must be proved by direct or circumstantial evidence, and where two contractual documents conflict, a specifically negotiated bilateral agreement prevails over a party's unilateral standard terms.
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shipping
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