RENAULT SAS v LIBERTY ENGINEERING GROUP PTE. LTD.

[2023] SGHC(I) 8 Singapore International Commercial Court 19 May 2023 SIC/S 1/2022 30 min read

12 cases cited (9 SG, 3 foreign)

Key facts

Court	Singapore International Commercial Court
Decided	19 May 2023
Judge	Roger Giles
Charges / claim	Credit and Security, Contract
Counsel	Ascendant Legal LLC, WongPartnership LLP, Chew Kei-Jin, Chia Shi Mei, Hannah Alysha Binte Mohamed Ashiq, Lee Chia Ming, Leo Zhen Wei Lionel, Liu Zhao Xiang, T Abirami

Source: [2023] SGHC(I) 8, Singapore International Commercial Court, decided 19 May 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Credit and Security — Guarantees and indemnities Contract — Contractual terms — Rules of construction

Practice Areas

Credit and Security Contract

Judges (1)

Roger Giles Delivered

Counsel (9)

Ascendant Legal LLC Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Chew Kei-Jin Counsel Defendant Chia Shi Mei Counsel Plaintiff Hannah Alysha Binte Mohamed Ashiq Counsel Defendant Lee Chia Ming Counsel Defendant Leo Zhen Wei Lionel Counsel Plaintiff Liu Zhao Xiang Counsel Plaintiff T Abirami Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (2)

Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd Defendant Renault SAS Plaintiff

Case Significance

Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC(I) 8 is a reserved judgment of Roger Giles IJ in the Singapore International Commercial Court, delivered on 19 May 2023 in Suit No 1 of 2022. Renault SAS, the French automobile manufacturer, claimed EUR 7m and statutory interest from Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd under a Deed of Guarantee dated 5 July 2018, given in connection with a Financial Services Agreement dated 28 May 2018 concerning the acquisition of the operations and assets of AR Industries. The proceedings came down to a question of construction of the Guarantee, and Roger Giles IJ held that the claim should not succeed and the proceedings should be dismissed.

[2023] SGHC(I) 8 explained

RENAULT SAS v LIBERTY ENGINEERING GROUP PTE. LTD. ([2023] SGHC(I) 8) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court on 19 May 2023. It is categorised under Credit and Security and 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(I) 8 about?

RENAULT SAS v LIBERTY ENGINEERING GROUP PTE. LTD. ([2023] SGHC(I) 8) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Credit and Security — Guarantees and indemnities” 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.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC(I) 8 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHCR 1. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

What did the court decide in Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC(I) 8?

Roger Giles IJ held that Renault SAS's claim for EUR 7m and statutory interest under the Deed of Guarantee dated 5 July 2018 should not succeed, and the proceedings against Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd were dismissed. It was delivered on 19 May 2023.

What was the central issue in Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC(I) 8?

The case turned on the construction of a Deed of Guarantee dated 5 July 2018, understood together with a Financial Services Agreement dated 28 May 2018 under which it was given, relating to the acquisition of the operations and assets of AR Industries.