Civil procedure

[2024] SGHC 264

VeriFone, Inc v Firemane Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court21 October 2024

Civil Procedure — Summary judgment — Applicable principles for grant or refusal of summary judgment; Contract — Contractual terms — Contracting party owing liability claiming set-off against sums due under settlement agreement — Whether contractual requisites for set-off sum to be engaged were satisfied; Contract — Contractual terms — Whether clauses were primary or secondary obligations — Whether clause in settlement agreement providing for full and accelerated payment upon failure to pay settlement sum in instalments by due dates was primary or secondary obligation

[2024] SGHC(I) 30

Transpac Investments Ltd v TIH Ltd

Singapore International Commercial Court18 October 2024

Civil Procedure — Costs — Principles; Civil Procedure — Interest — Pre-judgment interest

[2024] SGHC 263

Law Ching Hung v Aw Eng Hai (in his capacity as a joint and several liquidator of Park Hotel CQ Pte Ltd (in liquidation)) and others

General Division of the High Court17 October 2024

Civil Procedure — Stay of proceedings — Whether there is multiplicity of proceedings between application to set aside liquidator's rejection of proof of debt and ongoing liquidation of separate company

[2024] SGHC(I) 29

W Power Group EOOD v Ming Yang Wind Power (International) Co Ltd

Singapore International Commercial Court15 October 2024

Civil Procedure — Pleadings — Striking out; Civil Procedure — Pleadings — Amendment

[2024] SGHC 260

Dabbs, Matthew Edward v AAM Advisory Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court14 October 2024

Contract — Breach; Contract — Contractual terms; Contract — Illegality and public policy; Contract — Termination; Employment Law — Termination; Employment Law — Employers’ duties; Equity — Remedies — Account; Civil Procedure — Pleadings; Debt and Recovery — Right of set-off

[2024] SGHCR 11

SBS Holdings, Inc v Anant Kumar Choudary and others (A2S Logistics Pte Ltd and another, non-parties

High Court Registrar11 October 2024

[2024] SGHC 259

The Resolution and Collection Corp v Tsuneji Kawabe and others

General Division of the High Court11 October 2024

Civil Procedure — Discovery of documents — Specific discovery

[2024] SGHC(A) 32

Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 4099 v KTP Consultants Pte Ltd

Appellate Division of the High Court9 October 2024

Building and Construction Law — Architects, Engineers and Surveyors — Statutory obligations; Civil Procedure — Limitation

[2024] SGCA(I) 7

Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd v Renault SAS

Court of Appeal (International)8 October 2024

Civil Procedure — Pleadings; Contract — Contractual terms; Credit and Security — Guarantees and indemnities; Foreign Law — France

[2024] SGHC(I) 28

Navayo International AG and another v Ministry of Defence, Government of Indonesia

Singapore International Commercial Court4 October 2024

[2024] SGHC(I) 27

Pertamina International Marketing & Distribution Pte Ltd v P-H-O-E-N-I-X Petroleum Philippines, Inc ( also known as Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, Inc) and another

Singapore International Commercial Court27 September 2024

[2024] SGHC(A) 30

Marchmont Pte Ltd v Campbell Hospitality Pte Ltd and others

Appellate Division of the High Court26 September 2024

[2024] SGHC 243

Tan Heng Khoon (trading as 360 VR Cars) v Wang Shing He

General Division of the High Court18 September 2024

Civil Procedure — Extension of time — Extension of time to file and serve notice of appeal — Order 18 rule 17(2) Rules of Court 2021

[2024] SGHC 226

Ng Chee Tian and another v Ng Chee Pong and others

General Division of the High Court4 September 2024

Civil Procedure — Pleadings — Amendment; Civil Procedure — Pleadings — Striking out; Limitation of Actions — Particular causes of action — Contract; Limitation of Actions — Particular causes of action — Tort; Limitation of Actions — Particular causes of action — Trust property; Restitution — Unjust enrichment

[2024] SGHC 227

Alliance Divine Impex Pte Ltd v Arulappan Tony (DBS Bank Ltd, non-party

General Division of the High Court4 September 2024

Civil Procedure — Discovery of documents — Application for inspection of “banker’s book” — Section 175(1) Evidence Act 1893 (2020 Rev Ed); Banking — Banker’s books — Proceedings — Civil

[2024] SGHC 225

Eurofins Mechem Pte Ltd v Quek Sze Wei and another

General Division of the High Court2 September 2024

Civil Procedure — Summary judgment — Appellant seeking to resile from factual concession

[2024] SGHCR 10

DJA v DJB

High Court Registrar2 September 2024

Arbitration — Stay of court proceedings — Grounds; Civil Procedure — Inherent powers — Case management stay

[2024] SGHC(I) 25

Kiri Industries Ltd v Senda International Capital Ltd and another

Singapore International Commercial Court29 August 2024

[2024] SGHC(A) 24

Chan Wai Leen (in her personal capacity and as the administratrix of the estate of Wong Ching Fong, deceased) and another v Ho Dat Khoon

Appellate Division of the High Court28 August 2024

[2024] SGHCR 9

Rohan St George v 4Fingers Pte Ltd and another

High Court Registrar23 August 2024

Civil Procedure — Production of documents; Civil Procedure — Production of documents — Inspection of original of document produced

[2024] SGHCR 8

Cachet Multi Strategy Fund SPC on behalf of Cachet Special Opportunities SP v Feng Shi and others

High Court Registrar19 August 2024

Civil Procedure — Production of documents — Private or internal correspondence; Civil Procedure — Production of documents — Legal privilege

[2024] SGHC 207

Mak-Levrion Kah Kay Natasha (alias Mai Jiaqi Natasha) v R Shiamala

General Division of the High Court15 August 2024

Credit and Security — Money and moneylenders — Loans of money; Civil Procedure — Pleadings — Amendment

[2024] SGHC 208

VMax Marine Pte Ltd v Singapore Salvage Engineers Pte Ltd and another appeal

General Division of the High Court15 August 2024

Civil Procedure] — [Appeals] — [Notice] — [Appeals against costs order] — [Inherent jurisdiction

[2024] SGHC 205

Lim Jinn Tonn Zanelle v Royal Amulet Pte Ltd

General Division of the High Court13 August 2024

Civil Procedure — Striking out — Affidavit and other documents