TRITECH WATER TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. & Anor v DUAN WEI
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| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Valerie Thean |
| Charges / claim | Tort, Intellectual Property |
| Counsel | Leong Chua & Wong, WongPartnership LLP, Leau Jun Li, Leong Keng Kheong, Leow Jiamin, Lin Weiqi Wendy |
Source: [2023] SGHC 23, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
In this reserved judgment delivered 22 February 2023 by Valerie Thean J (Suit No 941 of 2018), three subsidiaries of Singapore Stock Exchange-listed Tritech Group Limited — Tritech Water Technologies Pte Ltd, Tritech Environmental Group Co Ltd and Tritech Engineering & Testing (Singapore) Pte Ltd — brought claims against Duan Wei and Luo Zhuobiao spanning negligence, fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, and breach of confidence. The first plaintiff, incorporated in Singapore, specialises in membranes and membrane-related products and serves as Tritech's research and development centre for water treatment and environmental technologies, while the second plaintiff is incorporated in the People's Republic of China. The trial ran across numerous days between 29 September and 2 December 2022; the plaintiffs were represented by WongPartnership LLP and the defendants by Leong Chua & Wong.
Summary
Tritech Water Technologies Pte Ltd and two related subsidiaries of listed Tritech Group Limited sued two former employees integral to their China operations, Dr Duan and Mr Luo, alleging fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, negligence and breach of confidence. Valerie Thean J found Dr Duan liable for damages for breaching his duty of care over a production line, for fraudulent misrepresentations regarding the RO Production Line, and for the return of RMB400,000 with interest. Both defendants were also subject to an injunction restraining use of Tritech's confidential information, delivery up of documents, and damages or an account of profits.
What did Tritech Water Technologies v Duan Wei [2023] SGHC 23 concern?
Three subsidiaries of SGX-listed Tritech Group Limited brought claims against Duan Wei and Luo Zhuobiao spanning negligence, fraudulent and negligent misrepresentation, and breach of confidence. Valerie Thean J heard Suit No 941 of 2018 over numerous days between 29 September and 2 December 2022 and reserved judgment.
Who were the plaintiffs in the Tritech case [2023] SGHC 23?
The plaintiffs were Tritech Water Technologies Pte Ltd, Tritech Environmental Group Co Ltd and Tritech Engineering & Testing (Singapore) Pte Ltd, all subsidiaries of Singapore Stock Exchange-listed Tritech Group Limited. The first plaintiff serves as Tritech's Singapore research and development centre for water treatment technologies.
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