ILC CO., LTD. v SAITAMA HIROSHI & 3 Ors
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Choo Han Teck |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Focus Law Asia LLC, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Ang Leong Hao, Ashwin Kumar Menon, Joshua Ng Wei Kit |
Source: [2023] SGHC 206, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
ILC Co, Ltd v Saitama Hiroshi and others [2023] SGHC 206 is a reserved judgment of Choo Han Teck J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 1 August 2023 in Originating Application No 652 of 2023. The applicant, ILC Co, Ltd, had a pending civil claim of US$6,718,925.11 against the first and second respondents and US$194,031.23 against the third and fourth respondents, and on 27 February 2023 obtained a Mareva injunction restraining them from dissipating assets, together with an ancillary order to file affidavits disclosing their assets. The third and fourth respondents froze the sum claimed but did not file the asset-disclosure affidavits, and the applicant sought leave to commence committal proceedings against them for that breach.
[2023] SGHC 206 explained
ILC CO., LTD. v SAITAMA HIROSHI & 3 Ors ([2023] SGHC 206) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 1 August 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. 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 206 about?
ILC CO., LTD. v SAITAMA HIROSHI & 3 Ors ([2023] SGHC 206) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Mareva injunctions — Leave to commence committal proceedings”, 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 206?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 206 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
ILC Co, Ltd, which had obtained a Mareva injunction over four respondents in support of claims exceeding US$6.9 million, applied for leave to commence committal proceedings for breaches of the asset-disclosure orders. The High Court granted leave against the third and fourth respondents for failing to file disclosure affidavits, and also granted leave against the first and second respondents, dispensing with personal service under the Rules of Court 2021.
What was ILC Co, Ltd v Saitama Hiroshi [2023] SGHC 206 about?
ILC Co, Ltd sought leave from Choo Han Teck J to commence committal proceedings against the third and fourth respondents for failing to file asset-disclosure affidavits ordered alongside a Mareva injunction. The judgment was delivered on 1 August 2023.
What sums were claimed in ILC Co, Ltd v Saitama Hiroshi [2023] SGHC 206?
ILC Co, Ltd had a pending civil claim of US$6,718,925.11 against the first and second respondents and US$194,031.23 against the third and fourth respondents, securing a Mareva injunction on 27 February 2023 to restrain the dissipation of assets.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 206)