KIRI INDUSTRIES LIMITED v DYSTAR GLOBAL HOLDINGS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.

[2023] SGCA(I) 3 Court of Appeal (International) 14 April 2023 CA/CA 57/2021

8 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	Court of Appeal (International)
Decided	14 April 2023
Judges	Jonathan Mance, Judith Prakash, Robert French
Charges / claim	Contract, Res Judicata
Counsel	Allen & Gledhill LLP, Drew & Napier LLC, Chee Yi Wen Serene, Chloe Shobhana Ajit, Dhillon Dinesh Singh, Dhivya Rajendra Naidu, Eunice Lau Guan Ting, Jimmy Yim Wing Kuen, Jung Sol, Lee Soong Yan Kevin, Lim Joe Jee, Loong Tse Chuan, Margaret Joan Ling Wei Wei

Source: [2023] SGCA(I) 3, Court of Appeal (International), decided 14 April 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Contract — Breach Res Judicata — Issue estoppel Contract — Formation — Certainty of terms Res Judicata — Extended doctrine of res judicata

Practice Areas

Contract Res Judicata

Judges (3)

Jonathan Mance Coram

Judith Prakash Delivered Robert French Coram

Counsel (13)

Allen & Gledhill LLP Firm Drew & Napier LLC Firm Chee Yi Wen Serene Counsel for the appellant Chloe Shobhana Ajit Counsel for the respondent Dhillon Dinesh Singh Counsel for the appellant Dhivya Rajendra Naidu Counsel for the appellant

Eunice Lau Guan Ting Counsel for the respondent

Jimmy Yim Wing Kuen Counsel for the respondent Jung Sol Counsel for the appellant

Lee Soong Yan Kevin Counsel for the respondent

Lim Joe Jee Counsel for the respondent

Loong Tse Chuan Counsel for the appellant Margaret Joan Ling Wei Wei Counsel for the appellant

Parties (3)

DyStar Global Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd Respondent Kiri Industries Limited Appellant

Manishkumar Pravinchandra Kiri Defendant

Case Significance

KIRI INDUSTRIES LIMITED v DYSTAR GLOBAL HOLDINGS (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. [2023] SGCA(I) 3 was heard in the Court of Appeal by Judith Prakash JCA, Robert French IJ and Jonathan Mance IJ, who reserved judgment after hearing on 21 and 22 September 2022 and delivered it on 14 April 2023. Civil Appeal Nos 57 and 58 of 2021 were brought against a Singapore International Commercial Court decision in SIC/S 7/2020, part of long-running litigation arising from a joint venture between Kiri Industries Ltd, an Indian company, and Zhejiang Longsheng Group Co Ltd, a Chinese company, to acquire the DyStar Group. The appeals raised issues of contractual breach, certainty of terms, issue estoppel and the extended doctrine of res judicata.

What was Kiri Industries v DyStar Global Holdings [2023] SGCA(I) 3 about?

Civil Appeal Nos 57 and 58 of 2021 challenged a Singapore International Commercial Court decision in SIC/S 7/2020, part of litigation from a joint venture between Kiri Industries (India) and Zhejiang Longsheng (China) to acquire the DyStar Group.

Which judges heard Kiri Industries v DyStar Global Holdings [2023] SGCA(I) 3?

The Court of Appeal comprised Judith Prakash JCA, who delivered the judgment, together with Robert French IJ and Jonathan Mance IJ. They heard the appeals on 21 and 22 September 2022 and delivered judgment on 14 April 2023.