SINGAPORE: The two town councils that sued Workers' Party (WP) leaders for alleged misuse of town council funds have settled the case after mediation, with the town councils dropping their claims and all sides bearing their own legal costs.
In a joint statement issued by Ms Sylvia Lim, Mr Low Thia Khiang, Mr Pritam Singh, Mr Chua Zhi Hon and Mr Kenneth Foo (known collectively as the town councillors), they said they have settled their respective lawsuits with Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) and Sengkang Town Council (STC) on a drop hands basis.
This means the two town councils have agreed to drop their claims for damages.
As for costs, all sides will bear their own costs instead of fighting to have the other party foot the bill.
The courts had previously referred to the likely difficulty of determining damages, and parties were in the midst of preparatory steps for the next tranche of the trial to decide damages when the settlement was reached.
A lawyer for AHTC told CNA that they had nothing to add beyond the statement.
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In a joint statement issued by Ms Sylvia Lim, Mr Low Thia Khiang, Mr Pritam Singh, Mr Chua Zhi Hon and Mr Kenneth Foo (known collectively as the town councillors), they said they have settled their respective lawsuits with Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC) and Sengkang Town Council (STC) on a drop hands basis.
This means the two town councils have agreed to drop their claims for damages.
As for costs, all sides will bear their own costs instead of fighting to have the other party foot the bill.
The courts had previously referred to the likely difficulty of determining damages, and parties were in the midst of preparatory steps for the next tranche of the trial to decide damages when the settlement was reached.
A lawyer for AHTC told CNA that they had nothing to add beyond the statement.
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