(SINGAPORE) Jeanne-Marie Ten Leu Jiun, a former student of the National University of Singapore (NUS), has been restrained from pursuing any court action over her termination from NUS in 2006 for a period of two years. Ms Ten was in a dispute with her supervisor, which led to the termination of her candidature. She launched multiple court actions against the university, seeking damages for several issues, including breach of contract, intimidation, and negligence.
NUS sought an extended civil restraint order from the High Court to stop Ms Ten from commencing any action or application related to the issue. Justice Kwek Mean Luck granted NUS’ application and imposed a civil restraint order of two years, finding that Ms Ten had “persistently commenced actions or made applications that are totally without merit.” However, Ms Ten is allowed to continue to pursue an ongoing case where she is seeking to privately prosecute then-NUS professor Lily Kong for perjury and obstruction of justice.
Ms Ten was admitted to NUS in 2002 to pursue her candidature for the degree of Masters of Arts (Architecture) by research at the NUS School of Design and Environment. She was supposed to complete her course and obtain her master’s degree by mid-2005, which required her to complete a 40,000-word thesis supervised by Dr Wong Yunn Chii. However, Ms Ten had disagreements with Dr Wong, accusing him of using her work in a project without acknowledging her, which led to her termination from NUS in September 2006 before obtaining her master’s degree. In 2018, Justice Woo Bih Li dismissed her claims against NUS, stating that “she has only herself to blame.”
Ms Ten’s persistent court actions against NUS were deemed without merit by Justice Kwek Mean Luck, who granted NUS’ application for an extended civil restraint order, citing her actions ruled to be so between 2020 and 2022. The order restrains Ms Ten from commencing any action or application in any court related to her termination from NUS for a period of two years
