[2015] SGHC 85

“nd, the defendant must adduce some evidence, direct or indirect, to support the bare assertions made in his affidavit on what he claims are the true facts: Wiseway Global Co Ltd v Qian Feng Group Ltd [2015] SGHC 85 at [33].”

“Townsend should be prejudiced just because he did not choose to concurrently pursue against the guarantor, Akfel Singapore. It is pertinent to note that in Wiseway Global Co Ltd v Qian Feng Group Ltd [2015] SGHC 85 (“Wiseway”) at [30], it was held that an adverse inference could not be drawn from a decision by a plaint”

“to determine whether the statements contained in the affidavits have sufficient prima facie plausibility to merit further investigation as to their truth: Wiseway Global Co Ltd v Qian Feng Group Ltd [2015] SGHC 85 at [20].”

“As stated in Wiseway Global Co Ltd v Qian Feng Group Ltd [2015] SGHC 85 at [20], the threshold for raising a triable issue is low. In this regard, the court elaborated that: “[i]t is well established that, where there are conflicts as to fact, summary judgment is ordinar”

“f the High Court in Goh Chok Tong v Chee Soon Juan [2003] 3 SLR(R) 32 at [25]; M2B World Asia Pacific Pte Ltd v Matsumura Akihiko [2015] 1 SLR 325 at [19]; Wiseway Global Co Ltd v Qian Feng Group Ltd [2015] SGHC 85 at [33]; and Calvin Klein, Inc and another v HS International Pte Ltd and others [2016] 5 SLR 1183 at [45”