VIM ENGINEERING PTE LTD v DELUGE FIRE PROTECTION (S.E.A.) PTE LTD
Outcome
Appeal allowedwe allow the appeal in part.
Source: [2023] SGHC(A) 2, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 12 January 2023. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (Appellate Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Quentin Loh, See Kee Oon, Woo Bih Li |
| Charges / claim | Building and Construction Law |
| Outcome | Appeal allowed |
Source: [2023] SGHC(A) 2, High Court (Appellate Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Vim Engineering Pte Ltd v Deluge Fire Protection (S.E.A.) Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC(A) 2 was decided in the Appellate Division of the High Court (Civil Appeal No 29 of 2021) by Woo Bih Li JAD, See Kee Oon J and Quentin Loh SJ, heard on 27 August and 10 September 2021 with judgment reserved and delivered on 12 January 2023; Quentin Loh SJ delivered the judgment of the court. The appeal arose from a construction project at the building at 5 Shenton Way, Singapore 068868, whose developer UIC Investments (Properties) Pte Ltd engaged Samsung C&T Corporation as main contractor to redevelop it into a 23-storey office and a 54-storey residential block (Towers A and B). Around July 2015, Samsung engaged the respondent Deluge Fire Protection (S.E.A.) Pte Ltd as a subcontractor for plumbing, sanitary and gas work; on 23 February 2016 Samsung complained of severe schedule delay in Deluge's work. The catchwords concern building and construction contracts and the scope of works and variations.
[2023] SGHC(A) 2 explained
VIM ENGINEERING PTE LTD v DELUGE FIRE PROTECTION (S.E.A.) PTE LTD ([2023] SGHC(A) 2) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 12 January 2023. It is categorised under Building and Construction Law. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 3 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] SGHC(A) 2 about?
VIM ENGINEERING PTE LTD v DELUGE FIRE PROTECTION (S.E.A.) PTE LTD ([2023] SGHC(A) 2) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Building and Construction Law — Scope of works — Variations” and “Building and Construction Law — Building and construction contracts”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
How influential is [2023] SGHC(A) 2?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC(A) 2 has been cited by 3 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 Vim Engineering Pte Ltd v Deluge Fire Protection [2023] SGHC(A) 2 about?
Decided by the Appellate Division of the High Court on 12 January 2023, the appeal concerned building and construction contracts, scope of works and variations arising from a project at 5 Shenton Way, Singapore, redeveloped into a 23-storey office and 54-storey residential block.
Who were the parties in the 5 Shenton Way construction dispute ([2023] SGHC(A) 2)?
The developer UIC Investments (Properties) Pte Ltd engaged Samsung C&T Corporation as main contractor. Around July 2015, Samsung engaged the respondent Deluge Fire Protection (S.E.A.) Pte Ltd for plumbing, sanitary and gas work; Vim Engineering Pte Ltd was the appellant in the Appellate Division proceedings.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC(A) 2)