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Malcomson Nicholas Hugh Bertram v Mehta Naresh Kumar
[2001] 3 SLR(R) 379; [2001] SGHC 309
Key Principle
The Singapore High Court recognised a common law tort of intentional harassment, defined as a sufficiently repetitive course of conduct (by words or action) which the defendant ought reasonably to know would, and which in fact does, cause worry, emotional distress or annoyance to another, capable of grounding an injunction and damages.
Area of Law
Tort — harassment — protection of intentional infliction of emotional distress
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