Aaron Loh Cheng Lee & Anor v HODLNAUT PTE. LTD.
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| Court | High Court (General Division) |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judge | Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah |
| Charges / claim | Insolvency Law |
| Counsel | WongPartnership LLP, Leo Zhen Wei Lionel, Li Yiling Eden, T Abirami |
Source: [2024] SGHC 257, High Court (General Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
In Loh Cheng Lee Aaron and another v Hodlnaut Pte Ltd (in compulsory liquidation) [2024] SGHC 257, the General Division of the High Court considered Companies Winding Up No 94 of 2023 (Summons No 1917 of 2024). The joint and several liquidators of Hodlnaut Pte Ltd, Aaron Loh Cheng Lee and Ee Meng Yen Angela, applied for authorisation under s 144(1)(e) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 (2020 Rev Ed) to commence an originating application on behalf of the company for directions under s 145(3) of that Act. The company was a Singapore-incorporated private company whose main business was the provision of a cryptocurrency trading platform allowing users to deposit digital assets to earn interest.
Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah J heard the matter on 17 September 2024 and issued grounds of decision on 11 October 2024, expressly publishing the decision to provide guidance on the relevant factors for the court's determination of whether to grant authorisation of a liquidator's exercise of powers under s 144(1)(e) of the IRDA. WongPartnership LLP, including Leo Zhen Wei Lionel, Li Yiling Eden and T Abirami, acted for the claimants.
[2024] SGHC 257 explained
Aaron Loh Cheng Lee & Anor v HODLNAUT PTE. LTD. ([2024] SGHC 257) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (General Division) on 11 October 2024. It is categorised under Insolvency Law. It is a recent decision; within this corpus no later judgment has cited it yet. 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 257 about?
Aaron Loh Cheng Lee & Anor v HODLNAUT PTE. LTD. ([2024] SGHC 257) is a High Court (General Division) decision from 2024. Its published catchwords are “Insolvency Law — Winding up — Liquidator”, 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 257 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 257 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 130. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
Summary
In this General Division of the High Court matter, the joint and several liquidators of Hodlnaut Pte Ltd (in compulsory liquidation), a company that operated a cryptocurrency trading platform, applied under s 144(1)(e) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 for authorisation to commence an originating application seeking directions on which digital assets belonged to the company and which users were its creditors. The decision was published to provide guidance on the relevant factors for the court's determination of whether to authorise a liquidator's exercise of such powers. The court, satisfied that authorisation was warranted in the circumstances, granted the authorisation as prayed for.
What did the liquidators apply for in Loh Cheng Lee Aaron v Hodlnaut Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 257?
The joint and several liquidators of Hodlnaut Pte Ltd, Aaron Loh Cheng Lee and Ee Meng Yen Angela, applied for authorisation under s 144(1)(e) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018 to commence an originating application on the company's behalf for directions under s 145(3) of that Act.
Why was the decision in Hodlnaut Pte Ltd [2024] SGHC 257 published?
Aidan Xu @ Aedit Abdullah J published the decision to provide guidance on the relevant factors for the court's determination of whether to grant authorisation of a liquidator's exercise of powers under s 144(1)(e) of the IRDA. Hodlnaut operated a cryptocurrency trading platform before its compulsory liquidation.
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Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2024] SGHC 257)