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General Division of the High Court

Kalen, Alexandru v World Exchange Services Pte Ltd

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[2026] SGHC 194Case no. Originating Claim No 609 of 2023 (Assessment of Damages No 5, Summonses Nos 486 and 2046 of 2025)3 paragraphs

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  1. Lee Seiu Kin SJ:

  2. Introduction

  3. Facts

  4. [2] SUM 486 was the Claimants’ application for directions on assessment of damages. AD 5 was the hearing of assessment of damages itself. The facts, procedural history and my decision in AD 5 are set out in Kalen, Alexandru v World Exchange Services Pte Ltd [2026] 3 SLR 1094. SUM 2046 was the Defendant’s application to give evidence via video links.

  5. SUM 486

  6. AD 5

  7. [5] The parties agreed that the range in Appendix G of the Supreme Court Practice Directions 2021 for assessment of damages for commercial matters is as follows: $25,000.00 to $70,000.00 for pre-trial, $6,000.00 to $16,000.00 per day for trial and up to $30,000.00 for post-trial.

  8. [7] The Defendant submitted as follows: $25,000.00 for pre-trial, $12,000.00 for trial and $15,000.00 for post-trial.

  9. SUM 2046

  10. Conclusion

  11. Lee Seiu Kin Senior Judge of the High Court

  12. Ronald Wong Jian Jie (Huang Jianjie), Tan Jia Jun, James and Dilys Chuah Qi Wei (Covenant Chambers LLC) for the representative claimant;

  13. Anand Kumar s/o Toofani Beldar (Studio Legale LLC) for the defendant.