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VET v VEU

[2020] SGCA 50
JurisdictionSingapore
CourtSingapore Court of Appeal
Year2020
StatusBinding authority

Summary

Under the Women's Charter, parties to matrimonial proceedings owe a duty of full and frank disclosure and adverse inference may be drawn for failure to disclose assets.

Key Principle

Women's Charter; adverse inference for failure to disclose assets; duty of full and frank disclosure

Area of Law

family

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