[Sg video] - Iris Koh sues Professor Ben Long

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Roy Ngerng, Leong Sze Hian and Terry Xu can contact him leh.

They are also victims of "defamation lawfare" leh.

 

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SINGAPORE - People who abuse court processes by filing unmeritorious claims to oppress others and extort a settlement would be in contempt of court, said the Ministry of Law (MinLaw).

In a statement on Nov 21, the ministry said those who wish to sue or defend a claim without legal representation may do so in Singapore’s courts, with simplified court processes allowing for greater self-representation.

 

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SINGAPORE - People who abuse court processes by filing unmeritorious claims to oppress others and extort a settlement would be in contempt of court, said the Ministry of Law (MinLaw).

In a statement on Nov 21, the ministry said those who wish to sue or defend a claim without legal representation may do so in Singapore’s courts, with simplified court processes allowing for greater self-representation.

These 2 statements are potentially contradictory.

As a layman, you wouldn't know for sure if your case is meritorious or unmeritorious. If you lose a case, it doesn't mean it's unmeritorious; likewise, if you win a case. It's for the Court to decide if it's meritorious or unmeritorious. On the other hand, the court processes have been simplified to allow more lay representation in Court.

Does more lay representation (as a result of the simplified court processes) encourage only meritorious cases to be brought before the courts ? Of course not. It will have the exact opposite effect.

 

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The ministry issued its statement in response to media queries about a lawsuit faced by National University of Singapore (NUS) Associate Professor Ben Leong.

MinLaw confirmed it has received feedback from Prof Leong, and said it is unable to comment on his case “as it appears to relate to potential or on-going legal proceedings”.

In a post on TikTok on Nov 15, anti-vaccine group founder Iris Koh said she will be suing Prof Leong, who is from the NUS Department of Computer Science, for defamation over a 2021 Facebook post he made about Koh’s Healing the Divide group.


Prof Leong had posted on Facebook on Nov 16 that he was facing an impending defamation suit and said he was not the only one being sued.

He said it would cost $50,000 to $70,000 to engage a lawyer to handle the case, and he would lose money even if he did win as the amount of costs he could claim would be limited to around $12,000.

He said in the post: “Basically, my situation is that I cannot lose this case, because the case is more or less lost even before I start. What I mean is that even if I win the case (and with high likelihood I will), I still stand to lose money and waste time no matter what.”

 

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He said in the post: “Basically, my situation is that I cannot lose this case, because the case is more or less lost even before I start. What I mean is that even if I win the case (and with high likelihood I will), I still stand to lose money and waste time no matter what.”

Prof. chuak sai liao !

 

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Prof. chuak sai liao !

I think MHA and ministry of law is looking closely at this couple
Better chuck chun chuck Chun, don’t play too much

 

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This couple think too highly of themselves

 

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Unmeritorious claims filed to extort a settlement would amount to contempt of court: MinLaw​

 

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Key word
Extort a settlement