LIM OON KUIN & 2 Ors v Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 222 consider?

The judgment refers to Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 222 High Court (General Division) 15 August 2023 HC/OS 666/2020 ( HC/RA 93/2023,HC/RA 92/2023 ) · HC/OS 704/2020 ( HC/RA 91/2023,HC/RA 90/2023 ) 42 min read

31 cases cited (20 SG, 11 foreign)

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	15 August 2023
Judge	Goh Yihan
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure, Abuse of Process
Counsel	Advocatus Law LLP, Damodara Ong LLC, LVM Law Chambers LLC, Christopher Anand s/o Daniel, Harjeen Kaur, Leonard Chua Jun Yi, Lim Yi Zheng, Lok Vi Ming, Ning Jie, Ong Ziying Clement, Pak Waltan, Preshin Manmindar, Sun Lupeng Cedric, Suresh s/o Damodara, Wong Xiao Wei, Yeo Yi Ling Eileen, Zhuang Wenxiong

Source: [2023] SGHC 222, High Court (General Division), decided 15 August 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Amendments Civil Procedure — Striking out Abuse of Process — Henderson v Henderson doctrine

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Abuse of Process

Case Significance

Lim Oon Kuin and others v Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP and another matter [2023] SGHC 222 is a reserved judgment of Goh Yihan JC in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 15 August 2023. It concerns four Registrar's Appeals (Nos 90 to 93 of 2023) arising from two Originating Summonses, HC/OS 704/2020 and HC/OS 666/2020, in which the applicants Lim Oon Kuin, Lim Chee Meng and Lim Huey Ching challenged Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP acting for the interim judicial managers, judicial managers and liquidators of Hin Leong Trading (Pte) Ltd and Ocean Tankers (Pte) Ltd. The appeals concern applications to amend and to strike out, and the Henderson v Henderson abuse of process doctrine.

[2023] SGHC 222 explained

LIM OON KUIN & 2 Ors v Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP ([2023] SGHC 222) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 15 August 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure and Abuse of Process. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 222 about?

LIM OON KUIN & 2 Ors v Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP ([2023] SGHC 222) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Amendments”, “Civil Procedure — Striking out”, and “Abuse of Process — Henderson v Henderson doctrine”, 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 222 consider?

The judgment refers to Penal Code (Cap 224). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC 222 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC 106. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

Summary

Lim Oon Kuin, Lim Chee Meng and Lim Huey Ching brought four appeals concerning two originating summonses that sought to restrain Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP from acting against them in matters connected to Hin Leong Trading and Ocean Tankers, involving applications to amend and to strike out the summonses. The respondent had provided an undertaking, accepted by the applicants, that it would not act for the relevant parties. The court dismissed all four appeals.

What was Lim Oon Kuin v Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP [2023] SGHC 222 about?

It concerned four Registrar's Appeals before Goh Yihan JC arising from two Originating Summonses in which Lim Oon Kuin, Lim Chee Meng and Lim Huey Ching challenged Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP over its work for the liquidators of Hin Leong Trading and Ocean Tankers, decided on 15 August 2023.

What issues did [2023] SGHC 222 raise?

The four appeals concerned the applicants' applications to amend Originating Summons 704 and to strike out, together with the Henderson v Henderson abuse of process doctrine, in proceedings against Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP relating to Hin Leong Trading and Ocean Tankers.

Statutes Cited

Penal Code (Cap 224) Cases on this Act →

s 294(a) s 377A

Cases Cited (31)

SG (4)

[2021] SGHC 144 [2021] SGHC 47 [2022] SGHC 309 [2023] SGHC 106

SLR (16)

[1993] 3 SLR(R) 640 [1997] 3 SLR(R) 649 [1999] 3 SLR(R) 959 [2003] 3 SLR(R) 198 [2005] 1 SLR(R) 502 [2007] 1 SLR(R) 453 [2010] 1 SLR 52 [2012] 1 SLR 457 [2012] 4 SLR 476 [2015] 5 SLR 1104 [2016] 4 SLR 1365 [2017] 2 SLR 760 [2018] 3 SLR 117 [2019] 2 SLR 710 [2022] 2 SLR 253 [2022] 2 SLR 280

UK (9)

[1982] AC 529 [1987] AC 189 [2002] 2 AC 1 [2003] EWCA Civ 815 [2009] EWHC 255 [2014] AC 160 [2019] EWHC 1676 [2020] EWHC 567 [2022] EWHC 1407

MY (2)

[1973] 2 MLJ 74 [2019] 12 MLJ 164