Fraud s17 of Contracts Act: With intent to deceive or induce to enter into contracts17(c): No intention to perform promise [ML3a]

Datuk Jagindar Singh etc v Tara Rajaratnam (1983) HC [ML3b] Jong Chuk v Chong Tung Sang etc (1999) HC

Explanation to s17: Silence s17(d): Act fitted to deceive [ML3c] Magnum Finance B v Tan Ah Poi etc (1997) HC Together with s17(a) in ML1 s17(e): Act or omission declared to be fraudulent General rule: Mere silence is not fraud

Burden of proof

Standard of proof

s17(a): Suggestion of untrue fact Illustration (a) to s19 [ML1] Kheng Chwee Lian v Wong Tak Thong (1983) FC

s17(b): Active concealmen t of fact [ML2] Tay Tho Bok etc Illustrations v Segar Oil (c) and (d) Palm Estate to s19 SB (1996) HC

Exception

Together with s17(c) in ML3b

Caveat emptor: Let the buyer [ML4b] beware [ML4a] Lau Karuppanna Hee Teah v n Hargill Chellappan Engineering v Chong Lee SB etc Chin (2000) (1980) FC HC

Duty to speak: Special relationship Illustration (b) to s17

Equivalent to speech

Illustration (c) to s17