TRITECH WATER TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. & Anor v DUAN WEI
Key facts
| 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.
[2023] SGHC 23 explained
TRITECH WATER TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. & Anor v DUAN WEI ([2023] SGHC 23) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 22 February 2023. It is categorised under Tort and Intellectual Property. 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 23 about?
TRITECH WATER TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD. & Anor v DUAN WEI ([2023] SGHC 23) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Tort — Negligence”, “Tort — Misrepresentation — Fraud and deceit”, “Tort — Misrepresentation — Negligent misrepresentation”, and “Intellectual Property — Law of confidence — Breach of confidence”, 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 23 consider?
The judgment refers to He also argues that the claim relating to the FO Production Line is barred by the Limitation Act (Cap 163). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
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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Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 23)