All Measure Technology (S) Pte. Ltd.

[2023] SGHC 148 High Court (General Division) 17 May 2023 HC/OA 350/2023 ( HC/SUM 1114/2023 )

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Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	17 May 2023
Judge	Goh Yihan
Charges / claim	Companies
Counsel	Aquinas Law Alliance LLP, Fervent Chambers LLC, Focus Law Asia LLC, Harry Elias Partnership LLP, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Kieran Martin Singh Dhaliwal, Ng Wei Kit Joshua, Sim Kwan Kiat, Tan Ming Yew Clarence, Timothy Ang Wei Kiat, Toh Ming Wai, Yeo En Fei Walter

Source: [2023] SGHC 148, High Court (General Division), decided 17 May 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Companies — Schemes of arrangement — Whether a moratorium should be granted

Practice Areas

Companies

Judges (1)

Goh Yihan Delivered

Counsel (12)

Aquinas Law Alliance LLP Firm Fervent Chambers LLC Firm Focus Law Asia LLC Firm Harry Elias Partnership LLP Firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Kieran Martin Singh Dhaliwal Counsel for the creditor Ng Wei Kit Joshua Counsel for the creditor Sim Kwan Kiat Counsel for the non-party

Tan Ming Yew Clarence Counsel for the applicant

Timothy Ang Wei Kiat Counsel for the creditor Toh Ming Wai Counsel for the creditor Yeo En Fei Walter Counsel for the non-party

Parties (2)

All Measure Technology (S) Pte Ltd Applicant

RHB Bank Berhad Non-Party

Case Significance

Re All Measure Technology (S) Pte Ltd (RHB Bank Bhd, non-party) [2023] SGHC 148 is an ex tempore judgment of Goh Yihan JC in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 17 May 2023 in Originating Application No 350 of 2023 and Summons No 1114 of 2023. The applicant, All Measure Technology (S) Pte Ltd, sought a moratorium under s 64 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, which creditor RHB Bank Berhad and several others opposed. Goh Yihan JC allowed SUM 1114 to amend and shorten the moratorium sought, but dismissed OA 350.

Summary

All Measure Technology (S) Pte Ltd, a distributor of test and measurement equipment that had fallen into financial distress, applied under section 64 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 for a moratorium against creditors including RHB Bank Berhad. The court dismissed the application, finding that it did not comply with the procedural requirements, that the proposed scheme was insufficiently particularised and lacked bona fides, and that there was no support from the general run of creditors, this being the applicant's second such application within 12 months.

What did the court decide in Re All Measure Technology (S) Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 148?

Goh Yihan JC allowed Summons No 1114 of 2023 to amend and shorten the sought moratorium from three months to two, but dismissed the applicant's main application (OA 350) for a moratorium under s 64 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 on 17 May 2023.

Why did the applicant seek a moratorium in [2023] SGHC 148?

All Measure Technology (S) Pte Ltd sought a moratorium under s 64 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 to pursue a scheme of arrangement. It had made a similar application within the previous 12 months, and creditor RHB Bank Berhad and several others opposed it.