TG MASTER PTE. LTD. v TUNG KEE DEVELOPMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD & Anor
Key facts
| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Goh Yihan |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | WNLEX LLC, Withers KhattarWong LLP, Lee Ming Hui Kelvin, Lin Hui Yin Sharon, Ong Xin Ying Samantha, Phng Boon Yew Gideon |
Source: [2023] SGHC 64, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
TG Master Pte Ltd v Tung Kee Development (Singapore) Pte Ltd and another [2023] SGHC 64 is a supplemental judgment of Goh Yihan JC in the General Division of the High Court on Suit No 321 of 2021, delivered on 20 March 2023. Following the release of the earlier decision [2022] SGHC 316 on 19 December 2022, counsel for the plaintiff TG Master Pte Ltd wrote in on 30 December 2022 requesting further arguments after trial, which the judge agreed to hear on 10 January 2023, while also directing the parties to address whether the High Court had jurisdiction to hear further arguments after a trial in light of s 29B of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969. Having considered the further arguments, Goh Yihan JC concluded that the High Court does not have jurisdiction to hear further arguments after a trial and, in effect, affirmed his earlier decision.
[2023] SGHC 64 explained
TG MASTER PTE. LTD. v TUNG KEE DEVELOPMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD & Anor ([2023] SGHC 64) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 20 March 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. Within this corpus it has since been cited by 5 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 64 about?
TG MASTER PTE. LTD. v TUNG KEE DEVELOPMENT (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD & Anor ([2023] SGHC 64) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Further arguments — Request for further arguments after trial”, 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 64 consider?
The judgment refers to 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 64 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2023] SGCA 3. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2023] SGHC 64?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHC 64 has been cited by 5 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
In this supplemental judgment, TG Master Pte Ltd sought to have further arguments heard after trial in its dispute with Tung Kee Development (Singapore) Pte Ltd. The court considered whether the General Division of the High Court has jurisdiction to hear further arguments after a trial under the Supreme Court of Judicature Act. It concluded that it lacked such jurisdiction and, in any event, would not have varied its earlier decision on the merits, thereby affirming its original judgment.
What did TG Master Pte Ltd v Tung Kee Development [2023] SGHC 64 decide about further arguments after trial?
Goh Yihan JC concluded that the General Division of the High Court does not have jurisdiction to hear further arguments after a trial, given s 29B of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969, and so could not consider the further arguments, effectively affirming his earlier decision.
Why did the court raise jurisdiction in TG Master Pte Ltd v Tung Kee Development ([2023] SGHC 64)?
After the plaintiff requested further arguments on 30 December 2022 following the 19 December 2022 decision [2022] SGHC 316, Goh Yihan JC directed the parties to address whether the court had jurisdiction to hear such arguments after trial under s 29B of the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1969.
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