W. POWER GROUP EOOD v MINGYANG WIND POWER (INTERNATIONAL) CO. LTD
Key facts
| Court | Singapore International Commercial Court |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Thomas Bathurst |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Allen & Gledhill LLP, CTLC Law Corporation, Han Wah Teng, Ivan Lim Jun Rui, William Ong Boon Hwee, Wong Pei Ting |
Source: [2023] SGHC(I) 15, Singapore International Commercial Court, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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W Power Group EOOD v Ming Yang Wind Power (International) Co Ltd [2023] SGHC(I) 15 is a reserved judgment of Thomas Bathurst IJ in the Singapore International Commercial Court, delivered on 29 September 2023 in Originating Application No 2 of 2023 (Summons No 13 of 2023). By a summons filed on 30 May 2023, the defendant, Ming Yang Wind Power, a Chinese wind-turbine manufacturer incorporated in Hong Kong, sought an order that the claimant, W. Power Group EOOD, a Bulgarian company describing itself as an international wind-farm developer, provide security of S$80,000 for the defendant's costs up to the commencement of trial. The underlying dispute concerns a joint venture agreement said to have been entered on 3 July 2011 to develop two wind farm projects through a joint venture company, MW Wind Power OOD.
[2023] SGHC(I) 15 explained
W. POWER GROUP EOOD v MINGYANG WIND POWER (INTERNATIONAL) CO. LTD ([2023] SGHC(I) 15) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court on 29 September 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, 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(I) 15 about?
W. POWER GROUP EOOD v MINGYANG WIND POWER (INTERNATIONAL) CO. LTD ([2023] SGHC(I) 15) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Costs — Security”, 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(I) 15 consider?
The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10), Companies Act (Cap 50), International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A), and International Arbitration Act (Cap 10), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2023] SGHC(I) 15?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC(I) 15 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. 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 W Power Group EOOD v Ming Yang Wind Power [2023] SGHC(I) 15 about?
It was an application in the Singapore International Commercial Court, decided by Thomas Bathurst IJ on 29 September 2023, in which the defendant Ming Yang Wind Power sought security of S$80,000 for costs against the Bulgarian claimant, W. Power Group EOOD.
What security did the defendant seek in [2023] SGHC(I) 15?
Ming Yang Wind Power, by a summons filed on 30 May 2023, sought an order that W. Power Group EOOD provide security of S$80,000 to cover the defendant's costs up to the commencement of trial in the Singapore International Commercial Court proceedings.
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