SIR CORNELIUS SEAN SULLIVAN V HILL CAPITAL PTE. LTD. & ANOR

Case Significance

Sullivan, Sir Cornelius Sean v Hill Capital Pte Ltd and another [2024] SGHC 198 was a judgment of the General Division of the High Court delivered by Kristy Tan JC on 1 August 2024, in Originating Application No 820 of 2023 (Summons No 843 of 2024), following hearings on 3 May and 24 July 2024. It concerned striking out, trustees, and when a fiduciary relationship arises. The applicant, Sir Cornelius Sean Sullivan, was represented by Drew & Napier LLC, including Jonathan Mok; the second respondent, Ban Su Mei, was represented by WongPartnership LLP, including Lim Wei Lee.

The judgment recorded that HC/SUM 843/2024 was an application by the second respondent in OA 820 to strike out the whole of the action against her, which Kristy Tan JC granted. The court set out the background that on 30 August 1995 the applicant's late father, Mr Joseph Sullivan, executed two discretionary trusts referred to as the "Anchor Trust" and the "Anchor Two Trust" by deed under the law of the Isle of Man. The beneficiaries of the Anchor Trust were Mr J Sullivan and the Anchor Two Trust, and the beneficiaries of the Anchor Two Trust were Mr J Sullivan and his issue. The first respondent, Hill Capital Pte Ltd, was a Singapore-incorporated company providing trust administration services.