INTERACTIVE DIGITAL FINANCE LIMITED & Anor v CREDIT SUISSE AG & Anor

[2023] SGHC 198 High Court (General Division) 24 July 2023 HC/OC 225/2023 ( HC/RA 95/2023 ) 17 min read

1 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

I dismissed the appeal.

Source: [2023] SGHC 198, High Court (General Division), decided 24 July 2023. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	24 July 2023
Judge	Chua Lee Ming
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Outcome	Appeal dismissed
Counsel	Audent Chambers LLC, TSMP Law Corporation, Tan Kok Quan Partnership, WongPartnership LLP, Alcina Lynn Chew Aiping, Chin Yen Bing Arthur, Gitta Priska Adelya, Jordan Tan, Lee Pei Hua Rachel, Lim Yuan Jing, Ng Ka Luon Eddee

Source: [2023] SGHC 198, High Court (General Division), decided 24 July 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Production of documents — Notice to produce

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Chua Lee Ming Delivered

Counsel (11)

Audent Chambers LLC Firm TSMP Law Corporation Firm Tan Kok Quan Partnership Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Alcina Lynn Chew Aiping Counsel Claimant Chin Yen Bing Arthur Counsel Defendant Gitta Priska Adelya Counsel Claimant Jordan Tan Counsel Defendant Lee Pei Hua Rachel Counsel Claimant Lim Yuan Jing Counsel Defendant Ng Ka Luon Eddee Counsel Claimant

Parties (4)

Credit Suisse AG Defendant Interactive Digital Finance Ltd Claimant Luckin Coffee Inc Defendant Tiah Thee Kian Claimant

Case Significance

Interactive Digital Finance Ltd and another v Credit Suisse AG and another [2023] SGHC 198 is a grounds of decision of Chua Lee Ming J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 24 July 2023 in Originating Claim No 225 of 2023 (Registrar's Appeal No 95 of 2023). The claimants, Interactive Digital Finance Limited and Mr Tiah Thee Kian, filed their claim on 13 April 2023 against the defendants Credit Suisse AG and Luckin Coffee Inc for losses arising out of investments in securities issued by the second defendant and transacted through accounts held with the first defendant. The appeal concerned the court's powers under the Rules of Court 2021 to order production of documents referred to in pleadings by way of a notice to produce, a procedure expressly provided under the 2014 Rules but not the 2021 Rules, and the requirement that an appellate court intervene in procedural matters only where substantial injustice would otherwise be caused.

[2023] SGHC 198 explained

INTERACTIVE DIGITAL FINANCE LIMITED & Anor v CREDIT SUISSE AG & Anor ([2023] SGHC 198) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 24 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 198 about?

INTERACTIVE DIGITAL FINANCE LIMITED & Anor v CREDIT SUISSE AG & Anor ([2023] SGHC 198) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Production of documents — Notice to produce”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

How influential is [2023] SGHC 198?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 198 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

In a claim by Interactive Digital Finance Ltd and Tiah Thee Kian against Credit Suisse AG and Luckin Coffee Inc over losses on securities investments, the first defendant served a notice to produce 76 categories of documents said to be referred to in the statement of claim. On appeal, the court considered the court's power to order production of documents referred to in pleadings under the Rules of Court 2021. It dismissed the appeal, finding the disputed documents were referred to only by inference.

What was Interactive Digital Finance Ltd v Credit Suisse AG [2023] SGHC 198 about?

It was a Registrar's Appeal before Chua Lee Ming J, decided on 24 July 2023, concerning the court's powers under the Rules of Court 2021 to order production of documents referred to in pleadings via a notice to produce.

Who were the parties in [2023] SGHC 198?

The claimants were Interactive Digital Finance Limited and Mr Tiah Thee Kian, who filed their claim on 13 April 2023 against Credit Suisse AG and Luckin Coffee Inc for losses on securities issued by Luckin Coffee and transacted through Credit Suisse accounts.