In Emergent Engineering Pte Ltd v China Construction Realty Co Pte Ltd [2022] SGHC 276, Justice Tan Siong Thye dismissed the Respondent’s application to set aside the Adjudication Determination and the consequent Order of Court which enforced the Adjudication Determination. Among others, Tan J held that the Adjudicator’s finding that the payment claim in question was validly served was a determination on the merits which the Court was not entitled to review.
Read MoreIn this blog, we highlight some of the salient points raised in Ser Kim Koi v GTMS Construction Pte Ltd & 2 Ors [2022] SGHC(A) 34 (“SKK v GTMS”) in relation to Cl. 23 SIA Conditions, which addresses extensions of time.
Read MoreIn Atlas Equifin Pte Ltd v Electronic Cash and Payment Solutions (S) Pte Ltd (Andy Lim and others, non-parties) [2022] SGHC 258 (“Atlas Equifin”), Goh Yihan JC (“Goh JC”) held that the shareholder-contributory had standing to challenge the creditor’s winding up application and did so successfully, leading to Goh JC dismissing the winding up application.
Read MoreIn this week’s blog, we take a quick look at some of the key points raised in LJH Construction & Engineering Co Pte Ltd v Chan Bee Cheng Gracie [2022] SGHC 230, where the High Court covered a variety of important issues relating to adjudication under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004.
Read MoreIn DSL Integrated Solution Pte Ltd v Triumph Electrical System Engineering Pte Ltd [2022] SGHC 221 (“DSL v Triumph”), the High Court addressed “back-to-back” contracts and found that a sub-sub-contractor was justified in stopping works as the sub-contractor had committed a repudiatory breach by failing to make payment.
Read MoreThe case of Youprint Productions Pte Ltd v Mak Sook Ling [2022] SGHC 212 concerns an appeal on a simple point of law: when a breach of contract is proven, but not its loss or damage, should the claim be dismissed, or should it be allowed with nominal damages awarded?
Read MoreThe case of PNG Sustainable Development Programe Limited v Rex Lam Paki & 5 Ors [2022] SGHC 188 (the “PNG v RL”) is an important reminder on the different nature of judgments and orders under the Rules of Court (Rev Ed 2014) (the ‘Rules”).
Read MoreIn Writers Studio Pte Ltd v Chin Kwok Yung [2022] SGHC 205, Justice Lee Seiu Kin (“Lee J”) dismissed a claim for breach of contract on the basis that the plaintiff had failed to properly plead the contract into which terms are to be implied in fact.
Read MoreIn this week’s blog, we take a quick look at Chan Tam Hoi (alias Paul Chan) v Wang Jian and other matters [2022] SGHC 192, where the Court addressed certain basic issues relating to pleading and proof of oral agreements.
Read MoreIn this week’s blog, we refresh ourselves on the legal principles for determining whether a document is a sham and whether a party can rely on an unpleaded issue of illegality with reference to the case of Siraj Ansari bin Mohamed Shariff v Juliana binte Bahadin & Anor [2022] SGHC 186 (“Siraj v Juliana”).
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