Logistics Construction Pte Ltd

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 231 consider?

The judgment refers to Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B), Companies Act (Cap 50), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 231 High Court (General Division) 18 August 2023 HC/OA 726/2023 10 min read

4 cases cited Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	18 August 2023
Judge	Goh Yihan
Charges / claim	Companies
Counsel	Aquinas Law Alliance LLP, Chong Chia & Lim LLC, Covenant Chambers LLC, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, Eldan Law LLP, Harry Elias Partnership LLP, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP, Salem Ibrahim LLC, WHM Law Corporation, Chan Kok Yeow, Chong Kuan Keong, Christabelle Arya Gerard, Chua Peili Jacelyn, Darren Neo Eng Jye, Foong Han Peow, Jeffrey Lee Soon Quan, Kong Hui Xin, Annette, Lailatulqadriah binte Jaffar, Lee Kok Weng Mark, Lee Lieyong Sean, Loh Pei Wen Bernadette Rena, Lye Yu Min, Muhammad Imran Bin Abdul Rahim, Oh Shi Jie Jonathan, Tan Han Ru Amelia, Tan Jia Jun, James, Tay Yan Xia, Wang Yulong

Source: [2023] SGHC 231, High Court (General Division), decided 18 August 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Companies — Schemes of arrangement — Whether a moratorium should be granted

Practice Areas

Companies

Judges (1)

Goh Yihan Delivered

Counsel (28)

Aquinas Law Alliance LLP Firm Chong Chia & Lim LLC Firm Covenant Chambers LLC Firm Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP Firm Eldan Law LLP Firm Harry Elias Partnership LLP Firm Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP Firm Salem Ibrahim LLC Firm WHM Law Corporation Firm Chan Kok Yeow Counsel Creditor Chong Kuan Keong Counsel Creditor Christabelle Arya Gerard Counsel Creditor Chua Peili Jacelyn Counsel Applicant Darren Neo Eng Jye Counsel Creditor Foong Han Peow Counsel Creditor Jeffrey Lee Soon Quan Counsel Creditor Kong Hui Xin, Annette Counsel Creditor Lailatulqadriah binte Jaffar Counsel Creditor Lee Kok Weng Mark Counsel Creditor Lee Lieyong Sean Counsel Applicant Loh Pei Wen Bernadette Rena Counsel Creditor Lye Yu Min Counsel Creditor Muhammad Imran Bin Abdul Rahim Counsel Creditor Oh Shi Jie Jonathan Counsel Creditor Tan Han Ru Amelia Counsel Creditor Tan Jia Jun, James Counsel Creditor Tay Yan Xia Counsel Creditor Wang Yulong Counsel Creditor

Parties (1)

Logistics Construction Pte Ltd Applicant

Case Significance

Re Logistics Construction Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 231 is a grounds of decision of Goh Yihan JC in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 18 August 2023 in Originating Application No 726 of 2023. The applicant, Logistics Construction Pte Ltd, a Singapore-incorporated company and wholly owned subsidiary of Catalist-listed Boldtek Holdings Limited, applied for a six-month moratorium under section 64(1) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018. At the hearing on 14 August 2023, Goh Yihan JC allowed the application but granted only a three-month moratorium, providing brief grounds for the benefit of the numerous creditors.

[2023] SGHC 231 explained

Logistics Construction Pte Ltd ([2023] SGHC 231) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 18 August 2023. It is categorised under Companies. 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 231 about?

Logistics Construction Pte Ltd ([2023] SGHC 231) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Companies — Schemes of arrangement — Whether a moratorium should be granted”, 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 231 consider?

The judgment refers to Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B), Companies Act (Cap 50), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC 231 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC 148. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2023] SGHC 231?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 231 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

Logistics Construction Pte Ltd, a Singapore building company and wholly owned subsidiary of Catalist-listed Boldtek Holdings Limited, applied for a six-month moratorium under s 64(1) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 after financial difficulties linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and its parent's trading suspension. Goh Yihan JC allowed the application but shortened the moratorium to three months, reasoning that an application to extend would not be unduly resource-intensive. The moratorium order and other ancillary prayers, including voluntary disclosures, were granted.

What was Re Logistics Construction Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 231 about?

It was an application by Logistics Construction Pte Ltd before Goh Yihan JC for a six-month moratorium under section 64(1) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018. The court allowed the application but granted only a three-month moratorium on 18 August 2023.

How long was the moratorium granted in [2023] SGHC 231?

Goh Yihan JC allowed a three-month moratorium rather than the six months sought by Logistics Construction Pte Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Catalist-listed Boldtek Holdings Limited, at the hearing on 14 August 2023.