CNA v CNB & Anor

[2023] SGHC(I) 12 Singapore International Commercial Court 2 August 2023 SIC/OS 2/2022 · SIC/OS 3/2022 · SIC/OS 4/2022 · SIC/OS 5/2022 22 min read

6 cases cited

Key facts

Court	Singapore International Commercial Court
Decided	2 August 2023
Judges	Philip Jeyaretnam, Simon Thorley, Yuko Miyazaki
Charges / claim	Arbitration
Counsel	Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, Bae, Kim & Lee LLC, Drew & Napier LLC, Duxton Hill Chambers, KL Partners, Lee & Ko, Providence Law LLC, Rachel Low LLC, Seoul National University, WongPartnership LLP, Alston Yeong, Cavinder Bull, Chan Hock Keng, Chen Chi, Chi Ho Kwan, Han Gil Lee, Ing Loong Yang, Junwoo Kim (alias Junu Kim), Kenneth Sean Teo Hao Jin, Lea Woon Yee, Lee Eun Ngyung, Prof Kwon Young Joon, Rachel Low Tze-Lynn, Sunyoung Kim, Tan Jui Yang Benedict, Tan Yuan Kheng (Chen Yuanqing), Tang Xi-Rui, Charlotte, Toby Landau, Yoo Lim Oh, Zhuo Jiaxiang

Source: [2023] SGHC(I) 12, Singapore International Commercial Court, decided 2 August 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Arbitration — Costs — Awarded

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Judges (3)

Philip Jeyaretnam Coram Simon Thorley Delivered Yuko Miyazaki Coram

Counsel (30)

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Firm Bae, Kim & Lee LLC Firm Drew & Napier LLC Firm Duxton Hill Chambers Firm KL Partners Firm Lee & Ko Firm Providence Law LLC Firm Rachel Low LLC Firm Seoul National University Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Alston Yeong Counsel Plaintiff Cavinder Bull Counsel Plaintiff Chan Hock Keng Counsel Defendant Chen Chi Counsel Defendant Chi Ho Kwan Counsel Plaintiff Han Gil Lee Counsel Plaintiff Ing Loong Yang Counsel Plaintiff Junwoo Kim (alias Junu Kim) Counsel Plaintiff Kenneth Sean Teo Hao Jin Counsel Plaintiff Lea Woon Yee Counsel Plaintiff Lee Eun Ngyung Counsel Defendant Prof Kwon Young Joon Counsel Defendant Rachel Low Tze-Lynn Counsel Plaintiff Sunyoung Kim Counsel Plaintiff Tan Jui Yang Benedict Counsel Plaintiff Tan Yuan Kheng (Chen Yuanqing) Counsel Plaintiff Tang Xi-Rui, Charlotte Counsel Defendant Toby Landau Counsel Plaintiff Yoo Lim Oh Counsel Plaintiff Zhuo Jiaxiang Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (5)

CNA Plaintiff CNB Defendant CNC Defendant CND Plaintiff CNE Plaintiff

Case Significance

CNA v CNB and another and other matters [2023] SGHC(I) 12 is a reserved judgment of the Singapore International Commercial Court, delivered on 2 August 2023 by Simon Thorley IJ (delivering the judgment of the court) sitting with Philip Jeyaretnam J and Yuko Miyazaki IJ, in Originating Summonses Nos 2, 3, 4 and 5 of 2022. Following the Substantive Judgment in CNA v CNB and another and other matters [2023] SGHC(I) 6, in which the court found in favour of the defendants CNB and CNC, the parties were directed to seek agreement on an appropriate costs order but were unable to reach full agreement. The summonses, transferred to the SICC on 4 January 2022, concerned the award of costs in the arbitration-related proceedings, which the court determined on the parties' written submissions.

[2023] SGHC(I) 12 explained

CNA v CNB & Anor ([2023] SGHC(I) 12) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court on 2 August 2023. It is categorised under Arbitration. 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(I) 12 about?

CNA v CNB & Anor ([2023] SGHC(I) 12) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Arbitration — Costs — Awarded”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC(I) 12 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC(I) 6. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

Summary

This decision addressed costs across four related originating summonses in the Singapore International Commercial Court, after the court's substantive judgment had found in favour of the defendants (CNB and CNC). The parties agreed the plaintiffs should pay the defendants' costs in equal proportions but disputed quantum. The court assessed and ordered the plaintiffs to pay specified pre-transfer and post-transfer counsel fees and disbursements in Singapore dollars and Korean won.

What was CNA v CNB [2023] SGHC(I) 12 about?

It was the costs judgment following CNA v CNB [2023] SGHC(I) 6, in which the Singapore International Commercial Court found for defendants CNB and CNC. Delivered on 2 August 2023 by Simon Thorley IJ, it resolved costs across Originating Summonses 2 to 5 of 2022.

Which judges decided CNA v CNB [2023] SGHC(I) 12?

The Singapore International Commercial Court comprised Philip Jeyaretnam J, Simon Thorley IJ and Yuko Miyazaki IJ, with Simon Thorley IJ delivering the judgment of the court. The costs decision was delivered on 2 August 2023 in the arbitration-related originating summonses.