Gazelle Ventures Pte Ltd v Lim Yong Sim & 2 Ors

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 328 consider?

The judgment refers to Civil Law Act (Cap 43), Companies Act (Cap 50), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, and Restructuring and Dissolution Act, among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 328 High Court (General Division) 20 November 2023 HC/OA 781/2023 31 min read

13 cases cited (9 SG, 4 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	20 November 2023
Judge	Philip Jeyaretnam
Charges / claim	Injunctions, Breach of Contract, Civil Procedure, Contract
Counsel	Legal Solutions LLC, Nine Yards Chambers LLC, Charanpreet Kaur, Kevin Kwek Yiu Wing, Qua Bi Qi, Tan Yiting Gina, Yeo Lai Hock, Nichol, Zhang Jun

Source: [2023] SGHC 328, High Court (General Division), decided 20 November 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Injunctions — Injunction quia timet Breach of Contract — Remedies — Injunctions Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Quia timet injunctions Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Freestanding injunctions Injunctions — Purposes for grant — Restraint of wrongs Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Precautionary injunctions Injunctions — Purposes for grant — Protection of contractual rights Contract — Privity of contract — Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act

Practice Areas

Injunctions Breach of Contract Civil Procedure Contract

Judges (1)

Philip Jeyaretnam Delivered

Counsel (8)

Legal Solutions LLC Firm Nine Yards Chambers LLC Firm Charanpreet Kaur Counsel Defendant Kevin Kwek Yiu Wing Counsel Defendant Qua Bi Qi Counsel Plaintiff Tan Yiting Gina Counsel Defendant Yeo Lai Hock, Nichol Counsel Plaintiff Zhang Jun Counsel Plaintiff

Parties (4)

Gazelle Ventures Pte Ltd Plaintiff GuGong Pte Ltd Defendant No Signboard Holdings Ltd Defendant Lim Yong Sim Defendant

Case Significance

Gazelle Ventures Pte Ltd v Lim Yong Sim and others [2023] SGHC 328 is a judgment of the General Division of the High Court delivered by Philip Jeyaretnam J on 20 November 2023 in Originating Application No 781 of 2023. The matter centred on quia timet, precautionary and freestanding injunctions, examining when a court will restrain a threatened wrong to protect contractual rights, alongside privity issues under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act. Judgment was reserved after the 23 October 2023 hearing, and the decision draws on 13 cited authorities (9 Singapore, 4 foreign) and 5 statutes including the Companies Act and the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act.

[2023] SGHC 328 explained

Gazelle Ventures Pte Ltd v Lim Yong Sim & 2 Ors ([2023] SGHC 328) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 20 November 2023. It is categorised under Injunctions, Breach of Contract, Civil Procedure, and Contract. 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 328 about?

Gazelle Ventures Pte Ltd v Lim Yong Sim & 2 Ors ([2023] SGHC 328) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Injunctions — Injunction quia timet”, “Breach of Contract — Remedies — Injunctions”, “Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Quia timet injunctions”, and “Civil Procedure — Injunctions — Freestanding injunctions”, 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 328 consider?

The judgment refers to Civil Law Act (Cap 43), Companies Act (Cap 50), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, and Restructuring and Dissolution Act, among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC 328 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC 106 and [2023] SGHC 89. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

How influential is [2023] SGHC 328?

Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 328 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

Gazelle Ventures Pte Ltd sought injunctions against Lim Yong Sim, GuGong Pte Ltd, and No Signboard Holdings Ltd, including on the basis of a suggested new category of "freestanding" injunctions to prevent injustice independent of any cause of action. The court examined whether such a freestanding injunction exists and rejected the concept, holding injunctions lie only in relation to substantive rights. It dismissed the originating application entirely and awarded costs to the defendants.

What was Gazelle Ventures Pte Ltd v Lim Yong Sim [2023] SGHC 328 about?

It was a High Court matter before Philip Jeyaretnam J in Originating Application No 781 of 2023 concerning quia timet, precautionary and freestanding injunctions, examining when a court restrains a threatened wrong to protect contractual rights, with privity issues under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act.

Which judge decided Gazelle Ventures v Lim Yong Sim and when ([2023] SGHC 328)?

Philip Jeyaretnam J of the General Division of the High Court decided the matter, delivering judgment on 20 November 2023 after reserving following the 23 October 2023 hearing. The defendants included Lim Yong Sim, GuGong Pte Ltd and No Signboard Holdings Ltd.