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Le Ninh Tien v Rainbow Forest Enterprises Ltd and others [2025] SGHCR 23
A claimant is not precluded from challenging the jurisdiction of the Singapore courts on forum non conveniens grounds in respect of a counterclaim brought against him in the action he commenced, as a counterclaim is an independent action.
Fauzi bin Noh v Zulkepli bin Husain (MSIG Insurance (Singapore) Pte Ltd, intervener) [2025] SGHCR 22
The court assessed damages for personal injuries, including pain and suffering, future medical expenses, loss of future earnings, and loss of earning capacity, while applying an inflationary uplift to the 2010 AD Guidelines.
Palyanitsa Ltd v Bridgetower Capital Ltd [2025] SGHCR 21
The court allowed amendments to the defence and dismissed the summary judgment application, finding that the defendant raised triable issues regarding agency and ownership of the digital tokens.
Chern Chye Keow and another v Roger Peter Ponniah (administrator of the estate of John Danaraj Ponniah, deceased) [2025] SGHCR 19
The court held that Malaysia was the more appropriate forum for a dispute between estate beneficiaries and an administrator regarding the management of an estate, as the governing law of the dispute was Malaysia law and the relief sought involved land in Malaysia.
Armira Capital Ltd v Ji Zenghe and others [2025] SGHCR 18
The court held that while a contractual indemnity for costs is a highly relevant factor, it does not oust the court's discretion to assess costs for reasonableness and proportionality under the Rules of Court 2021.
National University Hospital (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Soh Keng Cheang Philip and another matter [2025] SGHCR 17
The court has a broad, discretionary power under s 7 of the IRDA to review, rescind or vary its own orders in insolvency proceedings, which should be exercised with caution and only in exceptional circumstances, such as where there is a material change of circumstances or fresh e
Third Eye Capital Corp v Pretty View Shipping SA and others [2025] SGHCR 16
A judgment creditor seeking a second or further EJD order against the same examinee must demonstrate a change in circumstances warranting further questioning, and the duty of full and frank disclosure requires disclosure of material facts, though not necessarily every detail of t
Spackman Entertainment Group Ltd v Woo Sang Cheol [2025] SGHCR 14
The court clarified the principles governing the redaction of documents for irrelevance and the lifting of the Riddick undertaking in the context of civil litigation.
Re Chen Weiwen Kelvin (DBS Bank Ltd and another, non-parties) [2025] SGHCR 13
The court held that the sole test for insolvency under Part 14 of the IRDA is the cash flow test, and that a proposal for a voluntary arrangement must be serious and viable to warrant an interim order.
Vigar, Andrew v XL Insurance Company Se Singapore Branch [2025] SGHCR 12
The court held that an implied term in fact requiring an employer to comply with internal company policies is not necessary for business efficacy, and that broad implied duties of mutual trust and confidence do not extend to procedural requirements like promptness or thoroughness
DBS Bank Ltd v Li Yuan [2025] SGHCR 11
A debtor's request for more time to repay a debt does not constitute 'sufficient reason' under s 315(1) of the IRDA to stay bankruptcy proceedings, as it reinforces the debtor's inability to pay and confirms the bankruptcy application is properly maintained.
Cachet Multi Strategy Fund SPC on behalf of Cachet Special Opportunities SP v Feng Shi and others [2024] SGHCR 8
The court held that under O 11 r 5(2) of the Rules of Court 2021, the court must not order the production of private or internal correspondence unless it is a special case or the correspondence is a known adverse document, and that the threshold for a 'special case' is high.
Wuhu Ruyi Xinbo Investment Partnership (Ltd Partnership) v Shandong Ruyi Technology Group Co Ltd and another [2024] SGHCR 7
The decision in [2024] SGHCR 7 represents a significant procedural milestone in the Singapore legal landscape, specifically addressing the intersection of international arbitration enforcement and the court's inherent power to regulate its process through "unless orders." The dis
Sundar Venkatachalam v Bharathi d/o Subbiah (Official Assignee, non-party) [2024] SGHCR 6
A court of first instance has a free-standing inherent power to set aside a bankruptcy order to prevent injustice, but this should be exercised only in exceptional circumstances and not as a substitute for statutory appeal or annulment procedures.
Tan Kian Chye v Ang Siew Yan and others [2024] SGHCR 5
The court held that an amendment to pleadings should be allowed if it enables the real issues to be tried, unless it causes irremediable prejudice or is an abuse of process. Inconsistency between current and previous positions in separate proceedings does not automatically consti
DFD v DFE and another [2024] SGHCR 4
The court held that in applications for production of documents under O 11 r 3 of the Rules of Court 2021, the 'issues in the case' are identified by reference to the factual positions taken by the parties in their affidavits filed in connection with the application.
Mitsui E&S Power Systems Inc v Neptun International Pte Ltd and another (DBS Bank Ltd, non-party) [2024] SGHCR 3
The CAD Order prohibiting dealings with property under s 35(2)(b) of the CPC does not extinguish the creditor-debtor relationship between a bank and its account holder, and thus does not render the debt unattachable; it merely restricts the release of funds.
Moveon Technologies Pte Ltd v Crystal-Moveon Technologies Pte Ltd [2024] SGHCR 2
A defendant/stay applicant seeking a stay under s 6 of the Arbitration Act 2001 need only assert a dispute to establish a prima facie case; the court's discretion to refuse a stay under s 6(2) is only enlivened after the applicant has established this prima facie entitlement.
The “Tina I” [2024] SGHCR 12
The court declined to order the inclusion of a sanctions clause in security provided by payment into court, as it was not supported by evidence, inconsistent with the legal consequences of payment into court, and would result in inadequate security for the claimant.
SBS Holdings, Inc v Anant Kumar Choudary and others (A2S Logistics Pte Ltd and another, non-parties) [2024] SGHCR 11
The court dismissed an application for security for costs against a foreign claimant, finding that the claimant's strong financial standing and significant business connections in Singapore made it likely that any adverse costs order would be voluntarily satisfied, and that the c
DJA v DJB [2024] SGHCR 10
A case management stay of court proceedings pending arbitration is discretionary and determined by a balancing exercise of factors, not a 'rare and compelling' threshold.
Absolute Kinetics Consultancy Pte Ltd v Seah Yong Wah (Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, non-party) [2019] SGHCR 2
The court held that where an application for non-party discovery cannot be founded on O 24 r 6(2) of the Rules of Court (e.g., because the documents do not yet exist), the court may exercise its inherent powers to order the creation and disclosure of such documents if it is neces
Indian Trading Pte. Ltd. v De Tian (AMK 529) Pte Ltd [2023] SGHCR 3
The court held that an originating application should be converted into an originating claim under the Rules of Court 2021 when there are material facts in dispute that cannot be determined summarily.
DFD v DFE and another [2023] SGHCR 23
A non-party creditor does not have a sufficient legal interest to be joined as a party to enforcement proceedings of an arbitral award merely because the enforcement might affect the debtor's assets available for distribution in insolvency.