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Architeriors v Emirates National Investment [2024] DIFC TCD 001: The High Cost of Procedural Missteps in Construction Litigation
How a series of missed deadlines and procedural overreach turned a standard refurbishment dispute into a two-year appellate saga.
Vanbo Investments Pte Ltd v ph AG and another [2026] SGHC 65
A worldwide Mareva injunction requires a good arguable case and a real risk of dissipation, with a higher threshold for worldwide relief. The court will set aside such an injunction if the claimant fails to provide full and frank disclosure at the ex parte stage.
Arfat Pannir Selvam and others v Sharad Selvam Ramachandra [2026] SGHC 56
The court upheld the search and injunction orders, finding that the claimants established a serious question to be tried regarding breach of confidence and that the search order was proportionate and necessary to prevent the destruction of evidence.
Xiamen Tonghin Furniture Industries Co Pte Ltd v Goh Heng Tee [2026] SGHC 55
The court held that actual notice of foreign proceedings is sufficient to satisfy the requirements of natural justice, even in the absence of valid service. The court inferred actual notice from the defendant's prior participation in related proceedings and the receipt of court d
Tan Hai Peng Micheal and another (as the executors of the estate of Tan Thuan Teck, deceased) v Tan Cheong Joo and another and other matters [2026] SGHC 49
The court held that the citation of fictitious authorities by counsel constitutes sanctionable misconduct, and solicitors have a non-delegable duty to verify the accuracy of all materials submitted to the court.
Ren Xinwu v Homing Holdings Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and another [2026] SGHC 42
The extended doctrine of res judicata precludes a litigant from commencing fresh proceedings involving issues that could and should have been raised in earlier proceedings, even if the earlier proceedings were dismissed.
Gurpreet Gill Maag and others v McKee, Ian [2026] SGHC 40
Indemnity costs are exceptional and reserved for cases where a party's conduct exhibits a high degree of unreasonableness; proceeding with an application despite a warning from the opposing party about its lack of merit does not constitute such unreasonableness.
Zhang Zhencheng v Tan Huay Lim and another [2026] SGHC 4
A party may withdraw a waiver of legal professional privilege before the privileged documents have been inspected or used in court.
Tahnoon Pasha v Hill, Avere Mark and another [2026] SGHC 36
A contractual duty of good faith in an advisory contract does not require a party to subordinate their pre-existing rights as a creditor to the interests of the other party, nor does it prohibit the enforcement of such rights unless explicitly stated.
Tjiang Giok Moy and another v Ang Jimmy Tjun Min and another matter [2026] SGHC 33
Where two actions are ordered to be heard together but not consolidated, they maintain their separate identity and the court may award separate sets of costs, subject to a discount for overlaps in evidence and proceedings.
Lim Kim Huat Building Construction Pte Ltd v LBD Engineering Pte Ltd [2026] SGHC 28
In Lim Kim Huat Building Construction Pte Ltd v LBD Engineering Pte Ltd, the High Court of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Extension of time, Civil Procedure — Stay of enforcement.
Kardachi, Jason Aleksander (as private trustee in bankruptcy of Rajesh Bothra) and another v Deepak Mishra and others [2026] SGHC 27
The Singapore High Court dismissed the claimants' application in Kardachi v Deepak Mishra, ruling that parties cannot use 'consequential directions' to substantively amend summary judgment orders or bypass proper pleading requirements for discovery and alternative remedies.
Landscape Engineering Pte Ltd v Dot Safety Solutions Pte Ltd and another [2026] SGHC 19
The court granted an extended civil restraint order (ECRO) against a party that persistently commenced unmeritorious applications.
Forbes Monaco APAC v Kawajiri Seiji [2026] SGHC 16
A freezing order (Mareva injunction) will be set aside where the claimant fails to establish a good arguable case, fails to show a real risk of dissipation, and breaches the duty of full and frank disclosure.
Zhang Xin v Liu Yingkui [2026] SGHCR 7
A non-party may be permitted to participate in ordinary civil proceedings as an 'intervener' even in the absence of an express provision in the Rules of Court 2021, provided their interests are directly impacted by the court's rulings.
Djony Gunawan v Christina Lesmana [2026] SGHCR 4
The court held that a claim based on the enforcement of a Settlement Agreement is not res judicata or an abuse of process where the previous proceedings determined a different issue (resulting trust vs. contractual enforcement) and the Settlement Agreement was not substantively a
WWL v AAE and another [2026] SGHCR 3
The court has the inherent power to grant a case management stay of civil proceedings in favour of ongoing divorce proceedings where there is a substantial overlap of issues, to ensure the efficient and fair resolution of the dispute as a whole.
Berard, Corey Mathew v Tidewater Offshore Operations Pte Ltd [2026] SGHCR 2
The court held that the limitation period under s 24A(2) of the Limitation Act 1959 is not stopped by the commencement of foreign proceedings, and that the claimant had constructive knowledge of the defendant's identity and the facts supporting the claim well before the expiry of
Owner of the vessel(s) “CHLOE V” v UBS AG [2026] SGCA 7
In Owner of the vessel(s) “CHLOE V” v UBS AG, the Court of Appeal of the Republic of Singapore addressed issues of Civil Procedure — Stay of proceedings ; Civil Procedure — Costs.
Xu Xiangrong and another v Fu Xianwei and others [2025] SGHC 95
The court held that dispensation of personal service on a foreign defendant does not require prior permission for service out of jurisdiction, provided the service is effected within Singapore. The court also affirmed that Singapore was the natural forum for the dispute given the
The Resolution and Collection Corp v Tsuneji Kawabe and others [2025] SGHC 92
Tracing as an evidentiary tool to establish a cause of action is distinct from tracing as an equitable remedy; the former is permissible in discovery applications to determine if assets were misappropriated.
Cheng Shi Ying Cherissa v Khoo Chong Kiat and another [2025] SGHC 91
The court held that costs should be fixed based on the court's discretion, considering efforts at amicable resolution, and distinguished the case from Chia Soo Kiang where the claimant's conduct was more unreasonable.
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers Co, Ltd v PT OKI Pulp & Paper Mills and others [2025] SGHC 87
The High Court held that it has jurisdiction to vary an anti-suit injunction issued by the Court of Appeal. It further held that a party who has withdrawn its notice of intention to contest proceedings loses its 'interest in the appeal' for the purposes of service of appeal paper