LIN YUEH HUNG & Anor v ANDREAS VOGEL & PARTNER, RECHTSANWAELTE, AV & P LEGAL LLP & 2 Ors
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Goh Yihan |
| Charges / claim | Insolvency Law, Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Kelvin Chia Partnership, Lim Yee Ming |
Source: [2023] SGHC 208, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Lin Yueh Hung and another v Andreas Vogel & Partner, Rechtsanwaelte, AV & P Legal LLP and others [2023] SGHC 208 is a reserved judgment of Goh Yihan JC in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 2 August 2023 in Originating Application No 220 of 2023 (Summonses Nos 1510 and 1511 of 2023). The applicants, Lin Yueh Hung and Ng Kian Kiat, are the liquidators of CST South East Asia Pte Ltd (in members' voluntary liquidation). In SUM 1510, the first defendant, Andreas Vogel & Partner, Rechtsanwaelte, AV & P Legal LLP, sought permission to be self-represented by one of its partners, Mr Andreas Dieter Vogel, and in SUM 1511 the second defendant, Andreas Vogel Pte Ltd, sought permission to be self-represented by its company secretary, also Mr Vogel. The judgment addresses whether the corporate defendants could be so self-represented.
[2023] SGHC 208 explained
LIN YUEH HUNG & Anor v ANDREAS VOGEL & PARTNER, RECHTSANWAELTE, AV & P LEGAL LLP & 2 Ors ([2023] SGHC 208) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 2 August 2023. It is categorised under Insolvency Law and 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 208 about?
LIN YUEH HUNG & Anor v ANDREAS VOGEL & PARTNER, RECHTSANWAELTE, AV & P LEGAL LLP & 2 Ors ([2023] SGHC 208) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Insolvency Law — Void dissolution of company” and “Civil Procedure — Self-representation of company”, 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 208 consider?
The judgment refers to Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, Legal Profession Act (Cap 161), and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2023] SGHC 208?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 208 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
The liquidators of CST South East Asia Pte Ltd brought proceedings against two corporate defendants, Andreas Vogel & Partner (a law LLP) and Andreas Vogel Pte Ltd, each of which applied under O 4 r 3(3) of the Rules of Court 2021 to be self-represented by Mr Andreas Vogel. The High Court allowed both applications, finding the procedural and substantive requirements for self-representation of a company satisfied.
What was Lin Yueh Hung v Andreas Vogel & Partner [2023] SGHC 208 about?
Goh Yihan JC considered two applications by corporate defendants for permission to be self-represented by Mr Andreas Dieter Vogel, in proceedings brought by the liquidators of CST South East Asia Pte Ltd. The judgment was delivered on 2 August 2023.
Who were the parties in Lin Yueh Hung v Andreas Vogel & Partner [2023] SGHC 208?
The applicants were Lin Yueh Hung and Ng Kian Kiat, liquidators of CST South East Asia Pte Ltd in members' voluntary liquidation. The defendants included Andreas Vogel & Partner, Rechtsanwaelte, AV & P Legal LLP, Andreas Vogel Pte Ltd, and Andreas Vogel himself.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 208)