The timelines under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004 are strict. And in the recent High Court case of H P Construction & Engineering Pte Ltd v Mega Team Engineering Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 298, the High Court dealt with how to calculate the time for when the claimant’s entitlement to make an adjudication application arises.
Read MoreThis week’s blog covers Parastate Labs Inc v Wang Li [2023] SGCA 27, a Court of Appeal case which discusses whether a failure to provide sufficient undertaking as to damages justifies the dismissal or a reduction in quantum of a Mareva injunction.
Read MoreIn Management Corporation Strata Title Plan No 1788 v Lau Hui Lay William and another [2023] SGHC 284, Lee Seiu Kin J awarded nominal costs fixed at $1 to the defendants who won an action because the defendants had taken advantage of a “lacuna in the law”.
Read MoreIf your payment terms are to pay “upon order confirmation” and “upon materials delivered to site”, you may think this is very clear. But Pure Group (Singapore) Pte Ltd v Siong Ann Engineering Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 279 shows that even with such terms, you can end up in a dispute.
Read MoreThis week’s blog covers SW Trustees Private Limited (in compulsory liquidation) & Anor v Teodros Ashenafi Tesemma & 5 Ors (“SW Trustees”) [2023] SGHC 273, an interesting High Court decision which discusses several aspects of civil procedure law.
Read MoreThis blog focuses on the Court of Appeal’s consideration of a Calderbank offer (made prior to the appeal being heard) on the eventual costs orders.
Read MoreIn Li Jialin & Anor v Wingcrown Investment Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 256, the High Court addressed whether the respondent were entitled to withhold certain sums paid by the applicant following abortive attempts to purchase a property. This short blog will focus on the Court’s discussion relating to the forfeiture of deposits.
Read MoreThis week’s blog covers Gillingham James Ian v Fearless Legends Pte Ltd and others [2023] SGHCR 13, an interesting decision on the pre-action production mechanism under Order 11 Rule 11 of the Rules of Court 2021.
Read MoreThis week’s blog covers Art Ask Agency SL v Person(s) Unknown (“LXS-WL STORE”) and others [2023] SGHCR 14, an interesting decision on an enforcement order under Order 22 of the Rules of Court 2021.
Read MoreIn Chian Teck Realty Pte Ltd v SDK Consortium and another [2023] SGHC 210, a call on a performance bond was successfully restrained. But not on the grounds of unconscionability or fraud. How was the call restrained?
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