Singapore therapeutic justicejudicial mercyadverse inference

VDZ v VEA

[2020] SGCA 75

JurisdictionSingapore

CourtCourt of Appeal of Singapore

Year2020

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

The matrimonial/family justice system is grounded in therapeutic justice aimed at healing the family rather than adversarial vindication, and the court may exercise judicial mercy to substitute a fine for imprisonment in committing for contempt where the contemnor's circumstances (e.g. medical condition) warrant it.

Area of Law

family

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UYQ v UYP UYQ v UYP [2020] SGCA 3, [2020] 1 SLR 551

VET v VEU VET v VEU [2020] SGHCF 4; [2020] 4 SLR 1120

BPC v BPB BPC v BPB and another appeal [2019] SGCA 3; [2019] 1 SLR 608

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