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M.T.M. Ship Management Pte Ltd v DEVASWARUPA & 3 Ors

[2022] SGHC 178
JurisdictionSingapore
Year2022
Statusunclear

Key Principle

Employment Law — Commissioner for Labour — Right of appeal on substantial question of law; Admiralty and Shipping — Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 — Compensation for death of seafarer — Interaction with Work Injury Compensation Act; Employment Law — Work Injury Compensation Act — Compensation for death of seafarer following shipboard accident — Whether private settlement reached by seafarer’s dependants with employer is a bar to receiving compensation — Whether Commissioner for Labour is empowered to take into account private settlement

Area of Law

Employment Law

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