CRESCENDAS BIONICS PTE LTD v JURONG PRIMEWIDE PTE LTD

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 209 consider?

The judgment refers to 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 209 High Court (General Division) 3 August 2023 HC/S 477/2015 58 min read

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 Defendant Koh Kia Jeng Counsel Defendant Lau Wen Jin Counsel Defendant Leong Lijie Counsel Plaintiff Parmar Karam Singh Counsel 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.

[2023] SGHC 209 explained

CRESCENDAS BIONICS PTE LTD v JURONG PRIMEWIDE PTE LTD ([2023] SGHC 209) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 3 August 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 209 about?

CRESCENDAS BIONICS PTE LTD v JURONG PRIMEWIDE PTE LTD ([2023] SGHC 209) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Costs — Principles”, 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 209 consider?

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

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC 209 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC(A) 9. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2023] SGHC 209?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 209 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

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.