WONG JOO WAN (IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE JUDICIAL MANAGER OF BRAVO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD (UNDER JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT)) v BRAVO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD (UNDER JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT)
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| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Goh Yihan |
| Charges / claim | Insolvency Law, Companies |
| Counsel | Quahe Woo & Palmer LLC, Sim Chong LLP, Chen Sixue, Kristi Hwang Li Ting, Leong Lijie, Lim Wei Ming Keith, Sim Chong |
Source: [2024] SGHC 127, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
Wong Joo Wan (in his capacity as judicial manager of Bravo Building Construction Pte Ltd (under judicial management)) v Bravo Building Construction Pte Ltd (under judicial management) [2024] SGHC 127 was an ex tempore judgment delivered in the General Division of the High Court of Singapore on 13 May 2024 by Goh Yihan J, in Originating Application No 410 of 2024, after a hearing on 10 May 2024. The application was brought by Mr Wong Joo Wan, the judicial manager of Bravo Building Construction Pte Ltd, under Part 7 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 and ss 107(3)(a) and 111(3)(a) of that Act, seeking three primary orders: that the applicant be given an extension of 60 days from 7 May 2024 to put forward a Statement of Proposals, that the judicial management of Bravo be extended for 60 days from 5 August 2024, and an order in respect of the applicant's appointment.
[2024] SGHC 127 explained
WONG JOO WAN (IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE JUDICIAL MANAGER OF BRAVO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD (UNDER JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT)) v BRAVO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD (UNDER JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT) ([2024] SGHC 127) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 13 May 2024. It is categorised under Insolvency Law and Companies. 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 127 about?
WONG JOO WAN (IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE JUDICIAL MANAGER OF BRAVO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD (UNDER JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT)) v BRAVO BUILDING CONSTRUCTION PTE LTD (UNDER JUDICIAL MANAGEMENT) ([2024] SGHC 127) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Insolvency Law — Judicial management — Extension of time”, “Insolvency Law — Judicial management — Whether judicial management order should be extended”, “Insolvency Law — Judicial management — Whether time to put forward statement of proposals should be extended”, and “Companies — Receiver and manager — Judicial management order — Whether judicial management order should be extended”, 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 127 consider?
The judgment refers to Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act and Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2024] SGHC 127 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 48. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2024] SGHC 127?
Within this corpus, [2024] SGHC 127 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.
Summary
The applicant, the judicial manager of Bravo Building Construction Pte Ltd, applied for an extension of time to put forward a Statement of Proposals under the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018, as well as extensions of the judicial management order and of his appointment as judicial manager. The General Division of the High Court allowed the applicant 60 days from 7 May 2024 to put forward the Statement of Proposals but declined to grant the other orders, holding that extensions of a judicial management order could not be granted incidentally where there were no independent reasons supporting them. The court gave the applicant liberty to reapply and ordered the costs to be paid out of the assets of the company.
What was Wong Joo Wan v Bravo Building Construction Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 127 about?
Decided by Goh Yihan J on 13 May 2024, this ex tempore judgment addressed an application by Mr Wong Joo Wan, judicial manager of Bravo Building Construction Pte Ltd, for extensions of time to file a Statement of Proposals and to extend the judicial management.
What orders were sought in [2024] SGHC 127?
The applicant sought a 60-day extension from 7 May 2024 to put forward a Statement of Proposals, a 60-day extension of Bravo's judicial management from 5 August 2024, and an order regarding the applicant's appointment, under Part 7 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2024] SGHC 127)