LEONG QUEE CHING KAREN v LIM SOON HUAT & 5 Ors
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| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Goh Yihan |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure, Injunctions |
| Counsel | Kelvin Chia Partnership, Selvam LLC, Tan Kok Quan Partnership, UniLegal LLC, Wong Thomas & Leong, Eugene Jedidiah Low Yeow Chin, Foo Yiew Min, Lee Pei Hua Rachel, Loh Li Qin, Ng Ka Luon Eddee, Roshan Singh Chopra, Sarbjit Singh Chopra, Tan Kheng Ann Alvin, Tan Teng Muan, Tnee Zixian Keith, Yuen Zi Gui |
Source: [2023] SGHC 359, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Leong Quee Ching Karen v Lim Soon Huat and others [2023] SGHC 359 is a reserved judgment of Goh Yihan J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 29 December 2023 in Originating Claim No 158 of 2022. In Summons No 2781 of 2022 the claimant sought interlocutory prohibitory injunctions, pending the final determination of OC 158, to restrain the fourth defendant from effecting transfers of a Geylang property and a Tamarind Road property to the first and fifth defendants respectively. The judgment addresses the principles governing interim injunctions in a dispute involving six defendants, including Lim family companies such as Lim Kim Chong Investments Pte Ltd and Seng Lee Holdings Pte Ltd.
[2023] SGHC 359 explained
LEONG QUEE CHING KAREN v LIM SOON HUAT & 5 Ors ([2023] SGHC 359) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 29 December 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure and Injunctions. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 2 other reported Singapore judgments, 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 359 about?
LEONG QUEE CHING KAREN v LIM SOON HUAT & 5 Ors ([2023] SGHC 359) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Injunctions” and “Injunctions — Interlocutory injunction”, 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 359 consider?
The judgment refers to Civil Law Act (Cap 43), Companies Act (Cap 50), and Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2023] SGHC 359 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC 356, [2023] SGHC 328, and [2023] SGHC 234. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2023] SGHC 359?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 359 has been cited by 2 later reported Singapore judgments. 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
Leong Quee Ching Karen applied for interim prohibitory injunctions to restrain the defendants from transferring or disposing of two properties, in Geylang and Tamarind Road, pending the final determination of her underlying claim alleging minority oppression. The court considered whether there was a serious question to be tried, where the balance of convenience lay, and the effect of the claimant's delay in bringing the application. The High Court found no serious question to be tried, held that the balance of convenience did not favour the injunctions and that the delay of close to four months militated against relief, and dismissed the application.
What was Leong Quee Ching Karen v Lim Soon Huat [2023] SGHC 359 about?
It was an application by claimant Karen Leong before Goh Yihan J for interim prohibitory injunctions to restrain transfers of properties in Geylang and Tamarind Road, pending the final determination of Originating Claim No 158 of 2022, decided on 29 December 2023.
Which properties were subject to the injunction application in [2023] SGHC 359?
The claimant sought to restrain the fourth defendant from transferring a Geylang property and a Tamarind Road property to the first and fifth defendants respectively, pending the final determination of the underlying originating claim before Goh Yihan J.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHC 359)