ROHAN ST. GEORGE v 4FINGERS PTE LTD & ANOR

Case Significance

Rohan St George v 4Fingers Pte Ltd and another [2024] SGHCR 9 was decided by AR Perry Peh in the General Division of the High Court in Originating Claim No 740 of 2023 (Summonses Nos 1276 and 1277 of 2024), heard on 12 June and 18 July 2024 with the grounds of decision issued on 23 August 2024. In HC/OC 740/2023 the claimant, Rohan St George, claimed against the first and second defendants for payments said to be due and owing in connection with his employment by the first defendant, 4Fingers Pte Ltd (a Singapore-incorporated company), while the defendants pursued counterclaims against the claimant for breaches of fiduciary and/or contractual duties owed to the first defendant, among others.

Two applications were before the court: HC/SUM 1277/2024, the claimant's application for production of documents by the defendants pursuant to O 11 r 3 of the Rules of Court 2021; and HC/SUM 1276/2024, the defendants' application to compel the claimant to provide the originals and native format of documents listed in the claimant's list of documents dated 22 April 2024 for inspection, pursuant to O 11 r 12(3) of the ROC 2021. Having considered the submissions, the court allowed both applications in part. The catchwords identify the issues as the production of documents and the inspection of the original of a document produced; the statutes noted include the Companies Act and the Evidence Act. Drew & Napier LLC acted for the claimant and LVM Law Chambers LLC for the defendants.