61 ROBINSON PTE. LTD. v VIVA CAPITAL (SG) PTE. LTD.
Outcome
Application allowedI allow the application.
Source: [2023] SGHC 315, High Court (General Division), decided 31 October 2023. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Goh Yihan |
| Charges / claim | Insolvency Law |
| Outcome | Application allowed |
| Counsel | CSP Legal LLC, Drew & Napier LLC, Chin Tian Hui Joshua, Clarie Ong Bee Sim, Hing Shan Shan Blossom, Tan Heng Thye |
Source: [2023] SGHC 315, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
61 Robinson Pte Ltd v Viva Capital (SG) Pte Ltd [2023] SGHC 315 is an ex tempore judgment of Goh Yihan J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 31 October 2023 in Companies Winding Up No 138 of 2023. The claimant, the registered owner of the property at 61 Robinson Road, Singapore, applied to wind up the defendant, part of the Viva Land Group of regional real estate companies, on the ground that it was unable to pay its debts under section 125(1)(e) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018. After considering the parties' submissions, Goh Yihan J allowed the winding-up application.
[2023] SGHC 315 explained
61 ROBINSON PTE. LTD. v VIVA CAPITAL (SG) PTE. LTD. ([2023] SGHC 315) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 31 October 2023. It is categorised under Insolvency Law. 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 315 about?
61 ROBINSON PTE. LTD. v VIVA CAPITAL (SG) PTE. LTD. ([2023] SGHC 315) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Insolvency Law — Winding up — Unable to pay debts”, 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 315 consider?
The judgment refers to 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 315 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC 269. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2023] SGHC 315?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 315 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
The claimant, owner of an office building, applied to wind up the defendant, a company in the Viva Land Group, on the ground that it was unable to pay its debts under section 125(1)(e) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, arising from an unpaid office-unit lease. The defendant argued the parties had reached an oral agreement to terminate the lease. The court rejected that contention, found no triable basis to dispute the debt, allowed the application and made a winding up order with $10,000 in costs.
What was 61 Robinson Pte Ltd v Viva Capital (SG) [2023] SGHC 315 about?
It was a winding-up application by 61 Robinson Pte Ltd against Viva Capital (SG) Pte Ltd before Goh Yihan J, brought on the ground that the defendant was unable to pay its debts under the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, decided on 31 October 2023.
How did the court rule in [2023] SGHC 315?
Goh Yihan J allowed the claimant's application to wind up Viva Capital (SG) Pte Ltd under section 125(1)(e) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, on the ground that the company was unable to pay its debts.
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Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 315)