Lim Siau Hing @ Lim Kim Hoe & Anor v Compass Consulting Pte Ltd

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGCA 39 consider?

The judgment refers to Civil Law Act (Cap 43) and Kelvin and Compass had offered to provide were regulated activities and they did not have the requisite capital markets services licence under the Securities and Futures Act (Cap 289). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGCA 39 Court of Appeal 24 November 2023 CA/CA 23/2023 · CA/CA 24/2023 60 min read

7 cases cited Cited by 5 cases

Outcome

Appeal allowed

We therefore allow the appeal in CA 23. (4) Lack of consideration102 Given our decision above, it is not necessary for us to deal with the Lims’ alternative submission in CA 23 that the Agreement is unenforceable for want of consideration (see [31] above).

Source: [2023] SGCA 39, Court of Appeal, decided 24 November 2023. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	Court of Appeal
Decided	24 November 2023
Judges	Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Steven Chong, Sundaresh Menon
Charges / claim	Contract
Outcome	Appeal allowed
Counsel	Paul Ong Chambers LLC, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Cheng Wai Yuen Mark, Kelvin Poon Kin Mun, Ong Min-Tse Paul, Tan Tian Hui

Source: [2023] SGCA 39, Court of Appeal, decided 24 November 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Contract — Contractual terms — Rules of construction

Practice Areas

Contract

Judges (3)

Belinda Ang Saw Ean Coram Steven Chong Delivered Sundaresh Menon Coram

Counsel (6)

Paul Ong Chambers LLC Firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Cheng Wai Yuen Mark Counsel Appellant Kelvin Poon Kin Mun Counsel Appellant Ong Min-Tse Paul Counsel Respondent Tan Tian Hui Counsel Appellant

Parties (3)

Compass Consulting Pte Ltd Respondent Lim Siau Hing @ Lim Kim Hoe Appellant Lim Vhe Kai Appellant

Case Significance

Lim Siau Hing @ Lim Kim Hoe and another v Compass Consulting Pte Ltd [2023] SGCA 39 is a Court of Appeal judgment delivered by Steven Chong JCA on 24 November 2023, with Sundaresh Menon CJ and Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA on the coram. The two related appeals, Civil Appeal Nos 23 and 24 of 2023 arising from Suit No 433 of 2021, concerned the existence, terms and construction of a contract connected to a reverse takeover, where the documents were not drafted on legal advice. The judgment addresses rules of construction and references the Civil Law Act and the licensing regime under the Securities and Futures Act; it cites 7 Singapore authorities and has been cited 5 times.

[2023] SGCA 39 explained

Lim Siau Hing @ Lim Kim Hoe & Anor v Compass Consulting Pte Ltd ([2023] SGCA 39) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 24 November 2023. It is categorised under Contract. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 5 other reported Singapore judgments, 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 39 about?

Lim Siau Hing @ Lim Kim Hoe & Anor v Compass Consulting Pte Ltd ([2023] SGCA 39) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Contract — Contractual terms — Rules of construction”, 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 39 consider?

The judgment refers to Civil Law Act (Cap 43) and Kelvin and Compass had offered to provide were regulated activities and they did not have the requisite capital markets services licence under the Securities and Futures Act (Cap 289). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGCA 39 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGCA 31 and [2023] SGHC 17. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2023] SGCA 39?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGCA 39 has been cited by 5 later reported Singapore judgments. 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 Lim Siau Hing v Compass Consulting Pte Ltd [2023] SGCA 39 about?

It was a Court of Appeal decision in Civil Appeal Nos 23 and 24 of 2023 concerning the existence, terms and construction of a contract linked to a reverse takeover, where documents were not drafted on legal advice.

Who decided the appeals in [2023] SGCA 39?

Steven Chong JCA delivered the judgment of the Court of Appeal on 24 November 2023, sitting with Sundaresh Menon CJ and Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA in the two related appeals arising from Suit No 433 of 2021.