LIU SHU MING & Anor v KOH CHEW CHEE

[2023] SGHC(A) 15 High Court (Appellate Division) 28 April 2023 AD/CA 23/2022 ( AD/SUM 28/2022 )

48 cases cited (33 SG, 15 foreign) Cited by 3 cases

Key facts

Court	High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided	28 April 2023
Judges	Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Hoo Sheau Peng, Woo Bih Li
Charges / claim	Contract, Damages
Counsel	Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Dion Chan, Li Kun Hang, Winston Kwek Choon Lin

Source: [2023] SGHC(A) 15, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 28 April 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Contract — Breach Contract — Remedies — Damages — Measure of damages Damages — Measure of damages — Contract — Reliance damages

Practice Areas

Contract Damages

Judges (3)

Belinda Ang Saw Ean Coram Hoo Sheau Peng Coram Woo Bih Li Delivered

Counsel (4)

Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm

Dion Chan Counsel for the respondent

Li Kun Hang Counsel for the respondent

Winston Kwek Choon Lin Counsel for the respondent

Parties (3)

Koh Chew Chee Respondent

Liu Shu Ming Appellant

Tong Xin Appellant

Case Significance

Liu Shu Ming and another v Koh Chew Chee and another matter [2023] SGHC(A) 15 is a reserved judgment of the Appellate Division of the High Court, delivered on 28 April 2023 by Woo Bih Li JAD (delivering the judgment of the court) sitting with Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA and Hoo Sheau Peng J, in Civil Appeal No 23 of 2022 and Summons No 28 of 2022. The appellants, Liu Shu Ming and Tong Xin, ran a "condotel" short-term accommodation business through MaxStays (Philippines) Inc and, seeking to expand in 2016, looked for investors. Their appeal is against the decision in Koh Chew Chee v Liu Shu Ming and another [2022] SGHC 25. The catchwords address breach of contract, the measure of damages, and reliance damages, framed by the court's reminder that he who asserts must prove.

What was Liu Shu Ming and another v Koh Chew Chee [2023] SGHC(A) 15 about?

It was an appeal to the Appellate Division of the High Court against Koh Chew Chee v Liu Shu Ming [2022] SGHC 25, concerning breach of contract and the measure of damages, including reliance damages. Woo Bih Li JAD delivered the judgment on 28 April 2023.

Who were the parties in Liu Shu Ming v Koh Chew Chee [2023] SGHC(A) 15?

The appellants were Liu Shu Ming and Tong Xin, who ran a "condotel" business through MaxStays (Philippines) Inc and sought investors in 2016. The respondent was Koh Chew Chee. The appeal was heard by Woo Bih Li JAD, Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA and Hoo Sheau Peng J.

Cases Cited (48)

SG (10)

[2007] SGHC 211 [2016] SGHC 147 [2020] SGHC 45 [2021] SGCA 24 [2022] SGHC 25 [2022] SGHC 67 [2022] SGHC(A) 23 [2022] SGHC(A) 37 [2022] SGHC(A) 39 [2022] SGHC(A) 43

SLR (23)

[1998] 3 SLR(R) 447 [2006] 2 SLR(R) 586 [2007] 4 SLR(R) 413 [2009] 1 SLR(R) 470 [2009] 2 SLR(R) 918 [2010] 3 SLR 1017 [2011] 3 SLR 386 [2012] 3 SLR 1088 [2012] 3 SLR 428 [2013] 1 SLR 173 [2013] 4 SLR 409 [2015] 5 SLR 1422 [2016] 2 SLR 1056 [2016] 5 SLR 1052 [2017] 1 SLR 918 [2018] 1 SLR 856 [2018] 2 SLR 215 [2018] 2 SLR 655 [2018] 5 SLR 1208 [2019] 1 SLR 30 [2019] 2 SLR 341 [2020] 3 SLR 1234 [2022] 1 SLR 302

UK (12)

[1942] AC 356 [1954] 1 QB 292 [1954] 1 WLR 1489 [1972] 1 QB 60 [1983] 1 WLR 1461 [1985] QB 16 [1992] Ch 1 [2005] EWCA Civ 563 [2011] QB 477 [2017] QB 1 [2017] UKSC 48 [2019] AC 649

AU (2)

[2020] NSWCA 234 [2023] NSWCA 21

MY (1)

[2011] 5 MLJ 438