FIC Properties Sdn Bhd v PT Rajawali Capital International & Anor

Q: Which legislation does [2024] SGHC(I) 33 consider?

The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10), International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A), International Arbitration Act (Cap 10), and This was a case arising out of an adjudication determination made under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

[2024] SGHC(I) 33 Singapore International Commercial Court 16 December 2024 SIC/OA 14/2024 ( SIC/SUM 38/2024 ) · SIC/OA 21/2024 36 min read

8 cases cited (6 SG, 2 foreign) Cited by 1 case

Key facts

Court	Singapore International Commercial Court
Decided	16 December 2024
Judges	Philip Jeyaretnam, Roger Giles, Yuko Miyazaki
Charges / claim	Arbitration
Counsel	Cavenagh Law LLP, Clifford Chance Pte Ltd, Herbert Smith Freehills, Prolegis LLC, Damien Chng Cheng Yee, Daniel Chia Hsiung Wen, Faraaz Amzar Mohamed Farook, Gitta Satryani Juwita, Kabir Singh s/o Baldhiraj Singh, Ker Yanguang (Ke Yanguang), Loh Ying Li Ashley, Low Hui Xuan Carrisa, Matthew James Hayward Brown, Nish Kumar Shetty, Reshma Nair, Samyata Ravindran

Source: [2024] SGHC(I) 33, Singapore International Commercial Court, decided 16 December 2024 — eLitigation. Updated 25 June 2026.

Catchwords

Arbitration — Award — Enforcement Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Fraud Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Illegality Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Natural justice

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Judges (3)

Philip Jeyaretnam Delivered Roger Giles Coram Yuko Miyazaki Coram

Counsel (16)

Cavenagh Law LLP Firm Clifford Chance Pte Ltd Firm Herbert Smith Freehills Firm Prolegis LLC Firm Damien Chng Cheng Yee Counsel Defendant Daniel Chia Hsiung Wen Counsel Claimant Faraaz Amzar Mohamed Farook Counsel Defendant Gitta Satryani Juwita Counsel Claimant Kabir Singh s/o Baldhiraj Singh Counsel Defendant Ker Yanguang (Ke Yanguang) Counsel Claimant Loh Ying Li Ashley Counsel Defendant Low Hui Xuan Carrisa Counsel Claimant Matthew James Hayward Brown Counsel Defendant Nish Kumar Shetty Counsel Defendant Reshma Nair Counsel Claimant Samyata Ravindran Counsel Claimant

Parties (3)

FIC Properties Sdn Bhd Claimant PT Rajawali Capital International Defendant PT Rajawali Corpora Defendant

Case Significance

FIC Properties Sdn Bhd v PT Rajawali Capital International and another and another matter [2024] SGHC(I) 33 is a judgment of the Singapore International Commercial Court delivered by Philip Jeyaretnam J, sitting with Roger Giles IJ and Yuko Miyazaki IJ, on 16 December 2024. The matter combined Originating Application No 14 of 2024 (Summons No 38 of 2024) and Originating Application No 21 of 2024. In OA 14, FIC Properties Sdn Bhd sought permission to enforce Singapore International Arbitration Centre Award No 076 of 2024 (the "Second Award") in Singapore against PT Rajawali Capital International and PT Rajawali Corpora; an Enforcement Order had been made by the Deputy Registrar on 11 July 2024.

The catchwords cover enforcement of an arbitral award and recourse against an award by setting aside on grounds of fraud, illegality and natural justice. FIC Properties was represented by Herbert Smith Freehills and Prolegis LLC, while the Rajawali entities were represented by Cavenagh Law LLP and Clifford Chance Pte Ltd (including Nish Kumar Shetty). The judgment references the Arbitration Act and the International Arbitration Act, cites 8 authorities (6 Singapore, 2 foreign) and has been cited once.

[2024] SGHC(I) 33 explained

FIC Properties Sdn Bhd v PT Rajawali Capital International & Anor ([2024] SGHC(I) 33) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court on 16 December 2024. It is categorised under Arbitration. 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 [2024] SGHC(I) 33 about?

FIC Properties Sdn Bhd v PT Rajawali Capital International & Anor ([2024] SGHC(I) 33) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Arbitration — Award — Enforcement”, “Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Fraud”, “Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Illegality”, and “Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Setting aside — Natural justice”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2024] SGHC(I) 33 consider?

The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10), International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A), International Arbitration Act (Cap 10), and This was a case arising out of an adjudication determination made under the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act (Cap 30B). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

How influential is [2024] SGHC(I) 33?

Within this corpus, [2024] SGHC(I) 33 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.

What was decided in FIC Properties Sdn Bhd v PT Rajawali Capital International [2024] SGHC(I) 33?

In [2024] SGHC(I) 33, delivered on 16 December 2024, a three-judge SICC coram led by Philip Jeyaretnam J addressed FIC Properties' application to enforce SIAC Award No 076 of 2024 against the Rajawali entities, alongside their challenge seeking to set the award aside for fraud, illegality and breach of natural justice.

On what grounds did the Rajawali parties seek to set aside the SIAC award in [2024] SGHC(I) 33?

Per the catchwords in FIC Properties Sdn Bhd v PT Rajawali Capital International [2024] SGHC(I) 33, recourse against the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Award No 076 of 2024 was sought on grounds of fraud, illegality and natural justice, set against FIC Properties' application to enforce the award in Singapore.