JE Synergy Engineering Pte. Ltd. v Sinohydro Corporation Limited (Singapore Branch)

Q: Which legislation does [2023] SGHC 362 consider?

The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10), Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B), Draft New Zealand Arbitration Act (Cap 10), and International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A), among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2023] SGHC 362 High Court (General Division) 29 December 2023 HC/OA 437/2022 29 min read

6 cases cited

Key facts

Court	High Court (General Division)
Decided	29 December 2023
Judge	S Mohan
Charges / claim	Building and Construction Law
Counsel	Aquinas Law Alliance LLP, Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP, RWong Law Corporation, Cephas Yee Xiang (Yi Xiang), Fan Wai Leong, Benson, Koh Kia Jeng, Matthew Tan Jun Ye, Ng Guo Xi (Wu Guoxi), Raymond Wong (Wang Xukuan), See Kwang Guan (Xu Guangyan)

Source: [2023] SGHC 362, High Court (General Division), decided 29 December 2023 — eLitigation. Updated 10 July 2026.

Catchwords

Building and Construction Law — Statutes and regulations — Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act — Application to set aside adjudication determinations — Whether adjudication determinations were induced or affected by fraud or corruption

Practice Areas

Building and Construction Law

Judges (1)

S Mohan Delivered

Counsel (10)

Aquinas Law Alliance LLP Firm Dentons Rodyk & Davidson LLP Firm RWong Law Corporation Firm Cephas Yee Xiang (Yi Xiang) Counsel Claimant Fan Wai Leong, Benson Counsel Defendant Koh Kia Jeng Counsel Defendant Matthew Tan Jun Ye Counsel Claimant Ng Guo Xi (Wu Guoxi) Counsel Defendant Raymond Wong (Wang Xukuan) Counsel Claimant See Kwang Guan (Xu Guangyan) Counsel Defendant

Parties (2)

JE Synergy Engineering Pte Ltd Claimant Sinohydro Corp Ltd (Singapore Branch) Defendant

Case Significance

JE Synergy Engineering Pte Ltd v Sinohydro Corp Ltd (Singapore Branch) [2023] SGHC 362 is a grounds of decision of S Mohan J in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 29 December 2023 in Originating Application No 437 of 2022. The claimant applied under section 27(6) of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2004 to set aside two adjudication determinations, dated 6 June 2020 and 9 July 2020, and an order granting the defendant leave to enforce them, alleging that the determinations were induced or affected by fraud or corruption, or alternatively to stay their enforcement. S Mohan J dismissed the application on 16 October 2023 and set out full grounds after the claimant appealed to the Appellate Division of the High Court.

[2023] SGHC 362 explained

JE Synergy Engineering Pte. Ltd. v Sinohydro Corporation Limited (Singapore Branch) ([2023] SGHC 362) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 29 December 2023. It is categorised under Building and Construction Law. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 362 about?

JE Synergy Engineering Pte. Ltd. v Sinohydro Corporation Limited (Singapore Branch) ([2023] SGHC 362) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Building and Construction Law — Statutes and regulations — Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act — Application to set aside adjudication determinations — Whether adjudication determinations were induced or affected by fraud or corruption”, 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 362 consider?

The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10), Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B), Draft New Zealand Arbitration Act (Cap 10), and International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A), 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 362 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGHC 281. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

Summary

JE Synergy Engineering Pte Ltd, the main contractor for building works at a Mechanical Biological Treatment facility, applied to set aside two adjudication determinations and an enforcement order obtained by its subcontractor Sinohydro Corporation Limited (Singapore Branch) under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, alleging the determinations were induced by fraud or corrupt over-certification. The court held the claimant failed to adduce compelling evidence of fraud or corruption and dismissed the application, including the alternative request for a stay, and ordered costs against the claimant.

What was JE Synergy Engineering v Sinohydro [2023] SGHC 362 about?

It was an application by JE Synergy Engineering before S Mohan J to set aside two adjudication determinations under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act, on the ground that they were induced or affected by fraud or corruption.

How did the court rule in [2023] SGHC 362?

S Mohan J dismissed the claimant's application to set aside the two adjudication determinations on 16 October 2023, giving full written grounds on 29 December 2023 after JE Synergy appealed to the Appellate Division of the High Court.