NEWSPAPER SENG LOGISTICS PTE. LTD. v CHIAP SENG PRODUCTIONS PTE LTD

[2023] SGHC(A) 5 High Court (Appellate Division) 2 February 2023 AD/OA 15/2022 19 min read
11 cases cited (10 SG, 1 foreign) Cited by 10 cases

Key facts

Court High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided
Judges Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Debbie Ong Siew Ling
Charges / claim Civil Procedure
Counsel Chevalier Law LLC, Clifford Law LLP, Lim Bee Li, Loh Yik Ming Michael, Wong Zhen Yang

Source: [2023] SGHC(A) 5, High Court (Appellate Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .

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Case Significance

Newspaper Seng Logistics Pte Ltd v Chiap Seng Productions Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC(A) 5 is a judgment of the Appellate Division of the High Court, delivered by Debbie Ong Siew Ling JAD (with Belinda Ang Saw Ean JCA) on 2 February 2023 in Originating Application No 15 of 2022. The applicant, Newspaper Seng Logistics Pte Ltd, sought an extension of time to file and serve a notice of appeal out of time against a High Court decision of 22 August 2022, reported as Chiap Seng Productions Pte Ltd v Newspaper Seng Logistics Pte Ltd [2022] SGHC 202, which allowed the respondent's claim for the applicant's intentional disposal of assets. Under O 19 r 25(1)(a) of the Rules of Court 2021 the notice was due by 19 September 2022; the applicant's attempted filing on 20 September 2022 was one day late and rejected by the Registry.

[2023] SGHC(A) 5 explained

NEWSPAPER SENG LOGISTICS PTE. LTD. v CHIAP SENG PRODUCTIONS PTE LTD ([2023] SGHC(A) 5) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 2 February 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 10 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) 5 about?

NEWSPAPER SENG LOGISTICS PTE. LTD. v CHIAP SENG PRODUCTIONS PTE LTD ([2023] SGHC(A) 5) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Extension of time”, 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) 5 consider?

The judgment refers to COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2023] SGHC(A) 5?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC(A) 5 has been cited by 10 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 did Newspaper Seng Logistics v Chiap Seng Productions [2023] SGHC(A) 5 concern?

The applicant sought an extension of time to file a notice of appeal out of time against a High Court decision of 22 August 2022. The Appellate Division judgment was delivered by Debbie Ong Siew Ling JAD on 2 February 2023 in Originating Application No 15 of 2022.

Why was the notice of appeal in [2023] SGHC(A) 5 out of time?

Under O 19 r 25(1)(a) of the Rules of Court 2021, the notice of appeal had to be filed within 28 days of the 22 August 2022 decision, that is by 19 September 2022. The applicant's attempted filing on 20 September 2022 was one day late and rejected by the Registry.

Statutes Cited

COVID-19 (Temporary Measures) Act Cases on this Act →

Cases Cited (11)

SG (1)
[2022] SGHC 202
SLR (9)
[1996] 2 SLR(R) 578 [2001] 3 SLR(R) 355 [2002] 2 SLR(R) 336 [2004] 2 SLR(R) 505 [2005] 2 SLR(R) 425 [2005] 2 SLR(R) 561 [2008] 1 SLR(R) 757 [2022] 1 SLR 1134 [2022] 1 SLR 845
UK (1)
[1994] Ch 205

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