Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering Group Pte. Ltd.

[2024] SGHC(I) 6 Singapore International Commercial Court 14 February 2024 SIC/OA 3/2023 · SIC/OA 9/2023 62 min read

6 cases cited Cited by 2 cases

Key facts

Court	Singapore International Commercial Court
Decided	14 February 2024
Judge	Roger Giles
Charges / claim	Civil Procedure, Contract, Credit and Security
Counsel	Alerion Avocats, Ascendant Legal LLC, Vivien & Associés, WongPartnership LLP, Chew Kei-Jin, Chia Shi Mei, Gilles Podeur, Hannah Alysha Binte Mohamed Ashiq, Laurent Assaya, Lee Chia Ming, Liu Zhao Xiang, T Abirami

Source: [2024] SGHC(I) 6, Singapore International Commercial Court, decided 14 February 2024 — eLitigation. Updated 25 June 2026.

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Pleadings Contract — Contractual terms Credit and Security — Guarantees and indemnities

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure Contract Credit and Security

Judges (1)

Roger Giles Delivered

Counsel (12)

Alerion Avocats Firm Ascendant Legal LLC Firm Vivien & Associés Firm WongPartnership LLP Firm Chew Kei-Jin Counsel Defendant Chia Shi Mei Counsel Claimant Gilles Podeur Counsel Defendant Hannah Alysha Binte Mohamed Ashiq Counsel Defendant Laurent Assaya Counsel Claimant Lee Chia Ming Counsel Defendant Liu Zhao Xiang Counsel Claimant T Abirami Counsel Claimant

Parties (2)

Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd Defendant Renault SAS Claimant

Case Significance

Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC(I) 6 was decided by Roger Giles IJ in the Singapore International Commercial Court on 14 February 2024, in Originating Applications Nos 3 and 9 of 2023. The case followed earlier proceedings (SIC/S 1/2022, "Suit 1") in which Renault SAS claimed EUR 7 million plus statutory interest from Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd under a Deed of Guarantee dated 5 January 2018; those proceedings were dismissed in Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd [2023] 4 SLR 152.

In OA 3 and OA 9, Renault SAS again claimed under the Guarantee, this time seeking EUR 5,250,025.61 (the single balance after a part payment of the previous EUR 7 million), plus interest. The judgment records that the claimant had relied on successive events as grounds for its claim under the Guarantee, each later event occurring after the commencement of the previous proceeding. The catchwords address Civil Procedure (Pleadings), Contract (Contractual terms), and Credit and Security (Guarantees and indemnities). Renault SAS was represented by Vivien & Associes and WongPartnership LLP; Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd was represented by Alerion Avocats and Ascendant Legal LLC.

[2024] SGHC(I) 6 explained

Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering Group Pte. Ltd. ([2024] SGHC(I) 6) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Singapore International Commercial Court on 14 February 2024. It is categorised under Civil Procedure, Contract, and Credit and Security. 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 [2024] SGHC(I) 6 about?

Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering Group Pte. Ltd. ([2024] SGHC(I) 6) is a Singapore International Commercial Court decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Pleadings”, “Contract — Contractual terms”, and “Credit and Security — Guarantees and indemnities”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

How influential is [2024] SGHC(I) 6?

Within this corpus, [2024] SGHC(I) 6 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.

What was Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC(I) 6 about?

Decided by Roger Giles IJ on 14 February 2024, it concerned Renault SAS's renewed claims under a Deed of Guarantee dated 5 January 2018, seeking EUR 5,250,025.61 from Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd in Originating Applications Nos 3 and 9 of 2023 in the SICC.

How much did Renault SAS claim in the SICC proceedings ([2024] SGHC(I) 6)?

In both OA 3 and OA 9 of 2023, Renault SAS claimed EUR 5,250,025.61 (a single amount, not twice over), being the balance of the earlier EUR 7 million after a part payment, plus interest, under the Deed of Guarantee dated 5 January 2018.

What happened in the earlier Suit 1 between Renault SAS and Liberty Engineering Group ([2024] SGHC(I) 6)?

In the earlier proceedings (SIC/S 1/2022, "Suit 1"), Renault SAS claimed EUR 7 million and statutory interest under the Deed of Guarantee. Those proceedings were dismissed, reported as Renault SAS v Liberty Engineering Group Pte Ltd [2023] 4 SLR 152.