CRESCENDAS BIONICS PTE LTD v JURONG PRIMEWIDE PTE LTD

[2023] SGHC 209 High Court (General Division) 3 August 2023 HC/S 477/2015

13 cases cited (7 SG, 6 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	3 August 2023
Judge	Tan Siong Thye
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure
Counsel	Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Tan Kok Quan Partnership, Alexander Choo Wei Wen, Koh Kia Jeng, Lau Wen Jin, Leong Lijie, Parmar Karam Singh

Source: [2023] SGHC 209, High Court (General Division), decided 3 August 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Costs — Principles

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Tan Siong Thye Delivered

Counsel (7)

Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP Firm Tan Kok Quan Partnership Firm Alexander Choo Wei Wen Counsel for the defendant Koh Kia Jeng Counsel for the defendant Lau Wen Jin Counsel for the defendant Leong Lijie Counsel for the plaintiff Parmar Karam Singh Counsel for the plaintiff

Parties (2)

Crescendas Bionics Pte Ltd Plaintiff

Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd Defendant

Case Significance

Crescendas Bionics Pte Ltd v Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 209 is an ex tempore judgment of Tan Siong Thye SJ in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 3 August 2023 in Suit No 477 of 2015. The dispute arose from a Letter of Intent dated 26 June 2008 under which Crescendas Bionics Pte Ltd, a property developer, engaged Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd as management contractor to build Biopolis 3, a seven-storey business park in One-North. After the parties' relationship deteriorated and the project, certified complete on 12 January 2011, exceeded the 18-month completion period stipulated in the LOI, the long-drawn litigation concluded save for costs, and the court was requested to determine the costs incurred by the parties at various stages of the proceedings.

Summary

This ex tempore decision resolved the outstanding costs of a long-running construction dispute between property developer Crescendas Bionics and management contractor Jurong Primewide over the delayed Biopolis 3 project. The High Court determined costs for both trial tranches and the interlocutory applications, ordering Jurong Primewide to pay Crescendas an aggregate of $1,314,502.88 in costs and disbursements.

What was Crescendas Bionics Pte Ltd v Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 209 about?

It was an ex tempore judgment of Tan Siong Thye SJ, delivered on 3 August 2023, addressing the costs of a long-running construction dispute between developer Crescendas Bionics Pte Ltd and management contractor Jurong Primewide Pte Ltd over the Biopolis 3 project in One-North.

What was the underlying dispute in Crescendas Bionics v Jurong Primewide [2023] SGHC 209?

Under a Letter of Intent dated 26 June 2008, Crescendas engaged Jurong Primewide to build Biopolis 3, a seven-storey business park. The relationship deteriorated and the project, certified complete on 12 January 2011, exceeded the LOI's 18-month completion period.