TAN HONG JOO & 2 Ors v FULL HOUSE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PTE. LTD. & Anor
Outcome
Appeal dismissedwe dismiss the appeal in its entirety, we order costs of $40,000 inclusive of disbursements to be paid by the Appellants to the Respondents.
Source: [2023] SGHC(A) 39, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 28 November 2023. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (Appellate Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Audrey Lim, Debbie Ong, Woo Bih Li |
| Charges / claim | Contract |
| Outcome | Appeal dismissed |
| Sentence / award | $40,000 |
| Counsel | WMH Law Corporation, Wong Thai Yong LLC, Lee Kok Weng, Mark (Li Guorong), Sarah Yeo Qi Wei, Tan Han Ru Amelia, Wong Thai Yong |
Source: [2023] SGHC(A) 39, High Court (Appellate Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Tan Hong Joo and others v Full House Building Construction Pte Ltd and another [2023] SGHC(A) 39 is an ex tempore judgment of the Appellate Division of the High Court delivered by Audrey Lim J on 28 November 2023, sitting with Woo Bih Li JAD and Debbie Ong JAD. The appeal concerned the effect and construction of a settlement agreement dated 20 April 2018 intended to resolve several disputes involving Full House Building Construction, in which Tan Hong Joo and Tan Hong Chian had been equal shareholders and directors. The court considered contractual warranties and the rules of construction applicable to the settlement's terms in Civil Appeal No 56 of 2023.
[2023] SGHC(A) 39 explained
TAN HONG JOO & 2 Ors v FULL HOUSE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PTE. LTD. & Anor ([2023] SGHC(A) 39) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 28 November 2023. It is categorised under Contract. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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) 39 about?
TAN HONG JOO & 2 Ors v FULL HOUSE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PTE. LTD. & Anor ([2023] SGHC(A) 39) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Contract — Contractual terms — Warranties” and “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] SGHC(A) 39 consider?
The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
Summary
This appeal concerned the effect of a settlement agreement intended to resolve disputes involving Full House Building Construction Pte Ltd, its shareholders and directors, under which Mr Tan Hong Chian purchased the appellants' shares for $3.6m. The dispute involved a reimbursement claim over legal fees the appellants had caused the company to pay and a warranty claim. The Appellate Division dismissed the appeal in its entirety, adjusting only the start date of pre-judgment interest on the warranty claim, and ordered the appellants to pay costs of $40,000 inclusive of disbursements.
What was Tan Hong Joo v Full House Building Construction [2023] SGHC(A) 39 about?
It was an Appellate Division appeal decided on 28 November 2023 concerning the effect and construction of a settlement agreement dated 20 April 2018 meant to resolve disputes involving Full House Building Construction and its shareholders.
Which court and judges heard Tan Hong Joo v Full House [2023] SGHC(A) 39?
The Appellate Division of the High Court heard the matter, with Audrey Lim J delivering the ex tempore judgment on 28 November 2023 alongside Woo Bih Li JAD and Debbie Ong JAD in Civil Appeal No 56 of 2023.
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Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
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