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HODLNAUT PTE. LTD.

cturing and Dissolution Act (No 40 of 2018) And In the matter of Sections 91, 92 and 99 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act (No 40 of 2018) Hodlnaut Pte Ltd … Applicant BRIEF REMARKS [Insolvency Law — Judicial management — Interim judicial management] Version No 1: 31 Aug 2022

Sushant Shukla· ·17 min read
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SOMPO INSURANCE SINGAPORE PTE. LTD. & Anor v TAY JIA YI & 2 Ors

that the phrase includes any accident that “bears a temporal relationship with the employment”.60 On this approach, the AC found that the heart attack had indeed occurred when Mr Tay was in the course of employment. He took the view that it was unnecessary to pin down exactly when Mr Tay suffere

Sushant Shukla· ·19 min read
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AJEET GOBINDRAM VASWANI & Anor v SALVATORE GREGORY TAKOUSHIAN & 5 Ors

e Gregory Takoushian (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) Lau Chun Wah @ Davy Lau Carl Gabriel Florian Stubbe Tarun Kataria Tan Wee Peng Kelvin Ng Kheng Choo … Defendants GROUNDS OF DECISION [Civil Procedure — Privileges] Version No 3: 19 Apr 2023 (12:26 hrs) This judgment is subject to final editorial correction

Sushant Shukla· ·13 min read
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The "Banga Borat"

1 The plaintiff, the National Credit And Commerce Bank Ltd, applied to enter summary judgment against the defendant, HRC Shipping Limited and to strike out its counterclaim. The Assistant Registrar who heard the application gave the defendant conditional leave to defend upon the provision of securit

Sushant Shukla· ·15 min read
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INDIAN BANK v GREEN MINT PTE. LTD. & 2 Ors

[Civil Procedure] — [Summary judgment] — [Leave to defend] Version No 1: 25 Nov 2021 (10:01 hrs) [Credit And Security] — [Guarantees and indemnities] — [Enforcement of guarantee procured by bribery] Version No 1: 25 Nov 2021 (10:01 hrs) i TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..............................

Sushant Shukla· ·16 min read
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Tan Soan Lian v Edwin Lee Yong Chuan

earlier." He was married by this time. 17. The husband argued that the LKTH and LKTI shares are not matrimonial assets under s 112(10), but I disagreed with him. The gift shares in the original companies were no longer in existence at the time of division. He had accepted the offer to exchange them

Sushant Shukla· ·13 min read
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DOO WAN TSONG CHARLES & 4 Ors v OXLEY JASPER PTE. LTD. & Anor

, Lester (5) Yeo Seok Chin … Plaintiffs And (1) Oxley Jasper Pte Ltd (2) Yap Siew Kee … Defendants JUDGMENT [Contract] — [Discharge] — [Rescission] [Contract] — [Contractual terms] — [Condition precedent] [Equity] — [Remedies] — [Rectification] Version No 1: 05 Nov 2021 (10:52 hrs) ii TABLE OF CONTE

Sushant Shukla· ·20 min read
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VIKTORIIA MYTSKY v MED TRAVEL PTE. LTD & Anor

the shares of Med Travel on behalf of Mr Liaskovskyi who is the true beneficial owner of the company.6 Ms Mytsyk alleges that Mr Anushka should have transferred 100% of these shares to Mr Liaskovskyi in November 2013 instead of transferring only 50%; and that Mr Anushka forged Mr Liaskovskyi’s s

Sushant Shukla· ·18 min read
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DIALECTIC PR LLC v BRILLIANTE RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL PTE LIMITED & Anor

Brilliante Resources International Pte Limited Woon Joon Foong, Jerrel (Yun Junfeng, Jerrel) … Defendants JUDGMENT [Contract — Breach] [Companies — Incorporation of companies — Lifting corporate veil] [Tort — Inducement of breach of contract] Version No 2: 30 Mar 2023 (15:43 hrs)

Sushant Shukla· ·19 min read
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W&P Piling Pte Ltd (in liquidation) v Chew Yin What and Others

me(s) : Jeya Putra and Magdalene Chew (AsiaLegal LLC) for the plaintiff; Leslie Phua and Louis Lim (William Poh & Louis Lim) for the first and second defendants; Tan Cheow Hin (CH & Partners) for the third defendant Parties : W&P Piling Pte Ltd (in liquidation) — Chew Yin What; Lee Kok Swee; Yeung C

Sushant Shukla· ·17 min read
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CJD v CJE & Anor

that it did not have the jurisdiction to join the 2nd defendant to the Arbitration. The plaintiff received the Decision via email on 23 October 2019.12 17 The core of the Tribunal’s reasoning in the Decision was laid out in five paragraphs which I reproduce below: 126. The Tribunal considers tha

Sushant Shukla· ·17 min read
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SHINHAN INVESTMENT CORPORATION v YAP SHI WEN & 4 Ors

held by Oasis Buona Limited (“Oasis”), a company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, which was wholly owned by Aurora BVI. 4 The acquisition was brokered by Fundnel. The parties agreed that an intermediary, SC Global Vision Fund SPC (“South China”), would be used to purchase the shares on behalf

Sushant Shukla· ·14 min read
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The "Ivanovo"

t (C Arul & Partners) for the plaintiffs; Oon Thian Seng and Juliana Yap (Joseph Tan Jude Benny) for the defendants/interveners Parties : — Admiralty and Shipping – Admiralty jurisdiction and arrest – Ownership of vessels – Certificate of registration of vessel – Identity of vessel's beneficial owne

Sushant Shukla· ·15 min read
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Tsarkov Oleg Igorevich & 23 Ors v Owner and/or Demise Charterer of the vessel AMBASSADOR (IMO No. 9127148)

Nikolaevich (3) Phatsia Archil Nugzaris-Dze (4) Devadze Irakli (5) Stefanidi Evgeny Vladimirovich (6) Gorodnichiy Nikolay Viktorovich (7) Mamonov Oleg Borisovich (8) Perezva Vadim Valentinovich (9) Beridze Irakli Tariel (10) Timakhov Vladimir Viktorovich (11) Lavrinenko Vladimir Invanovich (12) Rodi

Sushant Shukla· ·15 min read
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BZV v BZW & Anor

that the period stipulated in Art 33(1)(b) of the Model Law for the plaintiff to make a request for interpretation had expired on 29 November 2018 and did restart on 16 January 2019 when the tribunal disposed of the plaintiff’s request for 5 Plaintiff’s affidavit at p 1275, para 4; Notes of Arg

Sushant Shukla· ·18 min read
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THE LAW SOCIETY OF SINGAPORE v NAIDU PRIYALATHA

The following summary of the facts comes from the agreed statement of facts presented to the DT. 6 The Respondent was admitted to the bar on 8 October 1980. At the material time, she was the sole proprietor of the firm Messrs P. Naidu. Chang Lien Siang and Ng Kar Kui (collectively, “the Clients”)

Sushant Shukla· ·18 min read
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LIANG XIHONG v LOONG SOO MIN & Anor

in China. Sandy acknowledged that she had received S$1.9m as at the date of the Deed of Settlement. The Deed of Settlement did not deal with the shares in the Three Companies and Ken Precision. 21 On 15 May 2014, Sandy commenced divorce proceedings against Sam in FC/D 2222 of 2014 (“D 2222”) on

Sushant Shukla· ·16 min read
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ONG CHAI KOON & 4 Ors v ONG CHAI SOON

at the Hougang shophouse. There is an audio recording of the meeting, which lasted more than two and a half hours.19 For most of the meeting, things were fractious, and there was plenty of shouting and arguing. Many longstanding family issues were raised. Towards the end of the meeting, the defe

Sushant Shukla· ·18 min read
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CHAN HUI PENG v PUBLIC UTILITIES BOARD

SUMMARY OF THE COURT’S DECISION...............................................4 ISSUES..............................................................................................................4 THE APPLICABLE RULES OF COURT ....................................................5 WHY DID MR SIM GO

Sushant Shukla· ·15 min read
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UDAY MEHRA v L CAPITAL ASIA ADVISORS & 3 Ors

a position in LVMH concurrently with his position in the LCA Group, as LVMH’s Group President for Southeast Asia.7 15 These meetings led to the LCA Group making a formal offer in June 2011 to employ the plaintiff as its Regional Managing Director of Operations.8 The plaintiff did not ultimately

Sushant Shukla· ·13 min read
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ER KOK YONG (YU GUORONG) & Anor v TAN CHENG CHENG (CHENG QINGQING) (AS CO-ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF SPENCER TUPPANI) & 2 Ors

(“Suit 438”) in the same trial before me. Both suits centred on assets held in the sole name of one Spencer Tuppani (“Spencer”), who passed away on 10 July 2017 after being stabbed by his father-in-law. It was after Spencer’s passing that the Plaintiffs Er Kok Yong (“Jason”) and Lim Soon Hwa Lawr

Sushant Shukla· ·14 min read
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THE KING'S CHALLENGE PTE. LTD. & Anor v GABRIELE BAER-RICHNER

again at her home in Zurich, where another discussion was allegedly held, and according to the plaintiffs, the defendant affirmed that she would take four places for herself and her children for the tour. It is not clear if this was a reference to the 5 October 2014 tour or the 28 March 2015 tour

Sushant Shukla· ·14 min read
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ANDREW GRIMMETT & 2 Ors v HTL INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PTE. LTD. (UNDER JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT)

SUMMARY OF JUDICIAL MANAGERS’ CASE ......................................6 SUMMARY OF CREDITOR’S CASE ........................................................10 SUMMARY OF SHAREHOLDERS’ CASE...............................................13 DECISION....................................................

Sushant Shukla· ·18 min read
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Sintalow Hardware Pte Ltd v Ricwil (Singapore) Pte Ltd

on 29 January 1993. At that meeting, he said he informed the other directors of Ricwil namely Jeffrey Low (the moving spirit behind Ricwil Malaysia), Tan Chin Seng and Stanley Wong of Sintalow’s service charge for Ricwil occupying Sintalow’s premises. At the meeting, Mr Tan questioned Mr Chew whethe

Sushant Shukla· ·16 min read