All Measure Technology (S) Pte. Ltd.

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 148 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 148 High Court (General Division) 17 May 2023 HC/OA 350/2023 ( HC/SUM 1114/2023 ) 21 min read

6 cases cited Cited by 3 cases

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 Creditor Ng Wei Kit Joshua Counsel Creditor Sim Kwan Kiat Counsel Non-Party Tan Ming Yew Clarence Counsel Applicant Timothy Ang Wei Kiat Counsel Creditor Toh Ming Wai Counsel Creditor Yeo En Fei Walter Counsel 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.

[2023] SGHC 148 explained

All Measure Technology (S) Pte. Ltd. ([2023] SGHC 148) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 17 May 2023. It is categorised under Companies. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 3 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 148 about?

All Measure Technology (S) Pte. Ltd. ([2023] SGHC 148) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Companies — Schemes of arrangement — Whether a moratorium should be granted”, 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 148 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.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC 148 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC 29. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2023] SGHC 148?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 148 has been cited by 3 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

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.