LAVRENTIOS LAVRENTIADIS v DEXTRA PARTNERS PTE LTD
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| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Chua Lee Ming |
| Charges / claim | Insolvency Law |
| Counsel | Oon & Bazul LLP, WongPartnership LLP, Ammani Mathivanan, Andrea Ang Si Min, Han Guangyuan Keith, Lim Xian Yong, Alvin |
Source: [2023] SGHC 131, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Lavrentiadis, Lavrentios v Dextra Partners Pte Ltd (in liquidation) and another matter [2023] SGHC 131 is a grounds of decision of Chua Lee Ming J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 8 May 2023 after a hearing on 20 February 2023, in Companies Winding Up No 135 of 2021 (Summonses Nos 4319 of 2022 and 260 of 2023) and Bankruptcy No 767 of 2021 (Summons No 4296 of 2022). Dextra Partners Pte Ltd, a wound-up licensed foreign law practice whose sole shareholder and director Bernhard Wilhelm Rudolf Weber had been adjudged bankrupt, was the subject of applications by its liquidators and the trustee in bankruptcy for orders authorising a funding agreement with judgment creditor Lavrentios Lavrentiadis as funder, raising issues of insolvency law on winding up and bankruptcy.
[2023] SGHC 131 explained
LAVRENTIOS LAVRENTIADIS v DEXTRA PARTNERS PTE LTD ([2023] SGHC 131) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 8 May 2023. It is categorised under Insolvency Law. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 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 131 about?
LAVRENTIOS LAVRENTIADIS v DEXTRA PARTNERS PTE LTD ([2023] SGHC 131) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Insolvency Law — Winding Up” and “Insolvency Law — Bankruptcy”, 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 131 consider?
The judgment refers to Australian Corporations Act, Bankruptcy Act (Cap 20), Companies Act (Cap 50), and Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2023] SGHC 131?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 131 has been cited by 2 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.
Summary
The liquidators of Dextra Partners Pte Ltd (a wound-up foreign law practice) and the trustee in bankruptcy of its sole director and shareholder applied for orders authorising them to enter a funding agreement with a judgment creditor to fund joint investigations into the company's and bankrupt's affairs. The creditor was owed sums including EUR 17.2m established in earlier proceedings. The court granted the orders, authorising both the liquidators and the trustee to enter the funding agreement.
What did the court decide in Lavrentiadis, Lavrentios v Dextra Partners Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 131?
Chua Lee Ming J heard applications by the liquidators of Dextra Partners Pte Ltd and the trustee in bankruptcy of Bernhard Wilhelm Rudolf Weber for orders authorising a funding agreement with judgment creditor Lavrentios Lavrentiadis. The grounds of decision were delivered on 8 May 2023.
Why did the liquidators and trustee seek court authorisation in [2023] SGHC 131?
The liquidators of Dextra Partners and the trustee of the bankrupt Bernhard Wilhelm Rudolf Weber sought authorisation to enter a funding agreement under which judgment creditor Lavrentios Lavrentiadis would provide funding, raising insolvency law issues concerning winding up and bankruptcy.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 131)