61 ROBINSON PTE. LTD. v VIVA CAPITAL (SG) PTE. LTD.
Outcome
Application allowed“I 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.
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 on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 315)