Hon G v Tan Pei Li

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 193 consider?

The judgment refers to Sale of Goods Act and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 193 High Court (General Division) 19 July 2023 HC/OA 424/2023 22 min read

8 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Application dismissed

I dismiss the application for permission of the General Division of the High Court to appeal.

Source: [2023] SGHC 193, High Court (General Division), decided 19 July 2023. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	19 July 2023
Judge	Tan Siong Thye
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Outcome	Application dismissed
Counsel	Anthony Law Corporation, Joo Toon LLC, PDLegal LLC, Chua Ze Xuan, Gerard Quek, Lee Wei Fan (Li Weifan), Michael Lukamto

Source: [2023] SGHC 193, High Court (General Division), decided 19 July 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Appeals — Leave

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Tan Siong Thye Delivered

Counsel (7)

Anthony Law Corporation Firm Joo Toon LLC Firm PDLegal LLC Firm Chua Ze Xuan Counsel Applicant Gerard Quek Counsel Applicant Lee Wei Fan (Li Weifan) Counsel Respondent Michael Lukamto Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

Hon G Applicant Tan Pei Li Respondent

Case Significance

Hon G v Tan Pei Li [2023] SGHC 193 is an ex tempore judgment of Tan Siong Thye SJ in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 19 July 2023 in Originating Application No 424 of 2023. The applicant, Hon G, sought permission to appeal against the District Judge's decision in Magistrate Court Originating Claim No 184 of 2022, after the DJ rejected his application in Magistrate Court Summons No 810 of 2023. The dispute arose from an oral agreement to sell two pre-owned watches to the respondent Tan Pei Li — a Rolex Datejust Diamond watch for $28,000 and a Hublot Big Bang Unico Diamond watch for $16,000 — where the respondent paid $28,000 but withheld the remaining $16,000 on the basis that the watches were not authentic.

[2023] SGHC 193 explained

Hon G v Tan Pei Li ([2023] SGHC 193) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 19 July 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 1 other reported Singapore judgment, 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 193 about?

Hon G v Tan Pei Li ([2023] SGHC 193) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Appeals — Leave”, 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 193 consider?

The judgment refers to Sale of Goods Act and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2023] SGHC 193?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 193 has been cited by 1 later reported Singapore judgment. 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

Hon G applied for permission to appeal against a District Judge's decision in a Magistrate's Court claim arising from the oral sale of two luxury pre-owned watches, where the buyer withheld the remaining $16,000 alleging the watches were not authentic and the District Judge instead awarded the respondent a $28,000 refund. The High Court found no prima facie error or novel question of general principle, including on section 35(1)(a) of the Sale of Goods Act, and dismissed the application for permission to appeal.

What was Hon G v Tan Pei Li [2023] SGHC 193 about?

It was an application before Tan Siong Thye SJ, decided on 19 July 2023, in which Hon G sought permission to appeal a District Judge's decision arising from an oral agreement to sell a Rolex and a Hublot watch to Tan Pei Li.

What was the watch dispute in [2023] SGHC 193?

Hon G agreed to sell Tan Pei Li a Rolex Datejust Diamond watch for $28,000 and a Hublot Big Bang Unico Diamond watch for $16,000. Tan Pei Li paid $28,000 but withheld the remaining $16,000, claiming the watches were not authentic.