GILLINGHAM JAMES IAN v FEARLESS LEGENDS PTE. LTD & 3 Ors
Key facts
| Court | High Court Registrar |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Justin Yeo |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Counsel | Bird & Bird ATMD, Characterist LLC, Chua Su Ann, Chui Lijun, Dominic Chan, Joseph Lim |
Source: [2023] SGHCR 13, High Court Registrar, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Gillingham James Ian v Fearless Legends Pte Ltd and others [2023] SGHCR 13 is a judgment of Justin Yeo AR in the General Division of the High Court, delivered on 25 August 2023 in Originating Application No 121 of 2023, following arguments heard on 26 July and 21 August 2023. The applicant, Mr Gillingham James Ian, an entrepreneur who co-founded Fearless Legends Pte Ltd with Mr Plaskocinski Thomas Andre, sought the pre-action production of documents and information under O 11 r 11 of the Rules of Court 2021 against four respondents. Fearless Legends, then in liquidation, was unrepresented and absent for lack of funding, while Mr Christopher David Mansfield, Mr Plaskocinski and Mr Liam Patrick Jones were jointly represented; the judgment addresses the disclosure of documents on a pre-action basis.
[2023] SGHCR 13 explained
GILLINGHAM JAMES IAN v FEARLESS LEGENDS PTE. LTD & 3 Ors ([2023] SGHCR 13) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court Registrar on 25 August 2023. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. 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] SGHCR 13 about?
GILLINGHAM JAMES IAN v FEARLESS LEGENDS PTE. LTD & 3 Ors ([2023] SGHCR 13) is a High Court Registrar decision from 2023. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure – Disclosure of documents”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2023] SGHCR 13 consider?
The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
How influential is [2023] SGHCR 13?
Within this corpus, [2023] SGHCR 13 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
The applicant, a dismissed co-founder, CEO and director of Fearless Legends Pte Ltd (now in liquidation), sought pre-action production of documents and information under O 11 r 11 of the Rules of Court 2021 against the company and three individual respondents concerning a cryptocurrency platform's source code. The Assistant Registrar granted production, ordering the respondents to file verified lists of documents and provide information, while ordering the applicant to pay costs of the application and compliance.
What was Gillingham James Ian v Fearless Legends Pte Ltd [2023] SGHCR 13 about?
It was an application by Mr Gillingham James Ian before Justin Yeo AR for pre-action production of documents under O 11 r 11 of the Rules of Court 2021 against four respondents, including Fearless Legends Pte Ltd, decided on 25 August 2023.
Who were the respondents in [2023] SGHCR 13?
The four respondents were Fearless Legends Pte Ltd, then in liquidation and unrepresented, together with Mr Christopher David Mansfield, Mr Plaskocinski Thomas Andre and Mr Liam Patrick Jones, the latter three jointly represented by a single set of counsel.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2023] SGHCR 13)