FULL HOUSE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PTE. LTD. v TAN HONG JOO & 2 Ors

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 114 consider?

The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 114 High Court (General Division) 28 April 2023 HC/S 74/2020 55 min read

24 cases cited (22 SG, 2 foreign)

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	28 April 2023
Judge	Andrew Ang
Charges / claim	Confidence, Contract, Companies, Injunctions
Counsel	Skandan Law LLC, WMH Law Corporation, Lee Kok Weng Mark, Sarah Yeo Qi Wei, Tan Shi Yuin Teri, Wong Thai Yong

Source: [2023] SGHC 114, High Court (General Division), decided 28 April 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Confidence — Remedies — Injunctions Contract — Contractual terms — Warranties Companies — Constitution — Directors — Powers Contract — Contractual terms — Rules of construction Injunctions — Purposes for grant — Protection of contractual rights

Practice Areas

Confidence Contract Companies Injunctions

Judges (1)

Andrew Ang Delivered

Counsel (6)

Skandan Law LLC Firm WMH Law Corporation Firm Lee Kok Weng Mark Counsel Defendant Sarah Yeo Qi Wei Counsel Defendant Tan Shi Yuin Teri Counsel Defendant Wong Thai Yong Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (5)

Full House Building Construction Pte Ltd Plaintiff Goh Siew Ling Defendant Ooi Chooi Teik Defendant Tan Hong Chian Defendant In Counterclaim Tan Hong Joo Defendant

Case Significance

Full House Building Construction Pte Ltd v Tan Hong Joo and others [2023] SGHC 114 is a reserved judgment of Andrew Ang SJ in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 28 April 2023 in Suit No 74 of 2020. The claims and counterclaims arose out of a settlement agreement dated 20 April 2018 that was intended to resolve with finality the disputes in HC/S 895/2017, HC/OS 67/2016 and HC/CWU 11/2018, but which instead gave rise to further issues for the court to decide. The catchwords span contractual warranties and rules of construction, directors' powers under a company's constitution, and injunctions to protect contractual rights and confidence.

[2023] SGHC 114 explained

FULL HOUSE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PTE. LTD. v TAN HONG JOO & 2 Ors ([2023] SGHC 114) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 28 April 2023. It is categorised under Confidence, Contract, Companies, and Injunctions. 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 114 about?

FULL HOUSE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PTE. LTD. v TAN HONG JOO & 2 Ors ([2023] SGHC 114) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Confidence — Remedies — Injunctions”, “Contract — Contractual terms — Warranties”, “Companies — Constitution — Directors — Powers”, 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 114 consider?

The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

Summary

Full House Building Construction and Tan Hong Chian sued brothers-in-dispute and fellow directors over obligations arising from a 2018 settlement agreement, with claims and counterclaims covering warranties, reimbursement, directors' fees, and confidential correspondence relating to Prime Maintenance. Andrew Ang SJ found for the plaintiffs on the Warranty, Reimbursement, Directors' Fees, and Services Remuneration claims and for the defendants on the Prime Maintenance and email issues. He ordered specific monetary payments with interest and granted injunctions restraining Tan Hong Chian regarding confidential correspondence and Prime Maintenance.

What did the court decide in Full House Building Construction Pte Ltd v Tan Hong Joo [2023] SGHC 114?

Andrew Ang SJ heard the claims and counterclaims in Suit No 74 of 2020, which arose from a settlement agreement dated 20 April 2018 meant to resolve three earlier proceedings. The reserved judgment addresses contractual warranties, directors' powers and injunctions, delivered on 28 April 2023.

Why did the dispute in Full House Building Construction Pte Ltd v Tan Hong Joo [2023] SGHC 114 arise?

The dispute arose because the settlement agreement dated 20 April 2018, intended to end the parties' disputes in HC/S 895/2017, HC/OS 67/2016 and HC/CWU 11/2018 with finality, instead generated new issues over warranties, contractual construction and directors' powers that fell to the court to decide.

Statutes Cited

Companies Act (Cap 50) Cases on this Act →

s 271

Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act Cases on this Act →

Restructuring and Dissolution Act Cases on this Act →

Cases Cited (24)

SG (3)

[2016] SGHC 144 [2021] SGHCR 8 [2022] SGHC 144

SLR (19)

[1994] 3 SLR(R) 1064 [2004] 1 SLR(R) 105 [2008] 3 SLR(R) 1029 [2010] 1 SLR 1129 [2010] 3 SLR 813 [2012] 3 SLR 377 [2013] 4 SLR 838 [2016] 2 SLR 442 [2016] 4 SLR 829 [2016] 5 SLR 590 [2017] 2 SLR 94 [2017] 2 SLR 997 [2018] 1 SLR 180 [2019] 1 SLR 414 [2019] 1 SLR 873 [2019] 5 SLR 130 [2020] 1 SLR 1083 [2020] 1 SLR 1130 [2022] 2 SLR 280

UK (2)

[1958] 2 WLR 851 [2022] EWCA Civ 1103