CSDS AIRCRAFT SALES & LEASING INC. v SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED
Key facts
| Court | Court of Appeal (International) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Beverley McLachlin, Steven Chong |
| Charges / claim | Damages, Evidence |
| Counsel | Drew & Napier LLC, Tan Rajah & Cheah, Kenneth Kwek Junjie, Marissa Daisy Decruz, Shobna Chandran, Tan Teck San Kelvin, Thaddaeus Aaron Tan, Yip Ting Yuan Darren, Yong Manling Jasmine |
Source: [2023] SGCA(I) 5, Court of Appeal (International), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
CSDS Aircraft Sales & Leasing Inc v Singapore Airlines Limited [2023] SGCA(I) 5 comprises the grounds of decision of the Court of Appeal in Civil Appeal No 8 of 2022, delivered on 19 June 2023, with Steven Chong JCA delivering the decision of the court sitting with Beverley McLachlin IJ. The appeal concerned an award of damages by an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court in Singapore Airlines Ltd v CSDS Aircraft Sales & Leasing Inc [2022] SGHC(I) 15. Under an agreement dated 19 September 2018, the appellant CSDS had contracted to buy a Boeing 777-212 aircraft without engines from Singapore Airlines for US$6.5m, paying a US$250,000 deposit but failing to pay the US$6.25m balance; the SICC had found CSDS in repudiatory breach, accepted by SIA as ending the contract on 4 November 2018. The catchwords address the aircraft's valuation and the weight of expert opinion evidence.
[2023] SGCA(I) 5 explained
CSDS AIRCRAFT SALES & LEASING INC. v SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED ([2023] SGCA(I) 5) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal (International) on 19 June 2023. It is categorised under Damages and Evidence. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, a measure of how often later decisions have referred to it. This page summarises what the reported decision covers and links the primary sources — the full judgment, the statutes it cites, and the other cases it engages with — so the decision can be read in context. It is reference information, not legal advice, and it does not state the outcome or any holding beyond what the official judgment records.
What is [2023] SGCA(I) 5 about?
CSDS AIRCRAFT SALES & LEASING INC. v SINGAPORE AIRLINES LIMITED ([2023] SGCA(I) 5) is a Court of Appeal (International) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Damages — Assessment — Valuation of aircraft” and “Evidence — Weight of evidence — Expert opinion evidence”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2023] SGCA(I) 5 consider?
The judgment refers to English Sale of Goods Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2023] SGCA(I) 5?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGCA(I) 5 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. That count reflects references from other decisions held in this corpus only and is a conservative lower bound on how often the case has actually been cited.
What was CSDS Aircraft Sales & Leasing Inc v Singapore Airlines Limited [2023] SGCA(I) 5 about?
It was a Court of Appeal decision of 19 June 2023, with Steven Chong JCA delivering the grounds, on an appeal against a Singapore International Commercial Court damages award after CSDS failed to complete its purchase of a Boeing 777-212 aircraft from Singapore Airlines.
What were the aircraft purchase terms in [2023] SGCA(I) 5?
Under an agreement dated 19 September 2018, CSDS agreed to buy a Boeing 777-212 aircraft without engines for US$6.5m, paying a US$250,000 deposit but failing to pay the US$6.25m balance, leading to a repudiatory breach accepted on 4 November 2018.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGCA(I) 5)