VIETNAM OIL AND GAS GROUP v JOINT STOCK COMPANY (POWER MACHINES – ZTL, LMZ, ELECTROSILA ENERGOMACHEXPORT)

[2025] SGCA 12 Court of Appeal 17 March 2025 • CA/CA 48/2024 ( CA/SUM 2/2025 ) • 27 min read

6 cases cited (5 SG, 1 foreign)

Catchwords

Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Remission Civil Procedure — Appeals — Adducing fresh evidence on appeal — Party seeking to adduce notes taken by solicitors of hearings below to challenge trial judge’s notes of evidence — Whether further evidence relevant to appeal Civil Procedure — Appeals — Judge’s notes of hearing forming official record of hearing — Party alleging error in official record of hearing — Proper procedure for raising challenge to or seeking correction of official record of hearing

Practice Areas

Arbitration Civil Procedure

Judges (1)

Steven Chong Delivered

Counsel (8)

Braddell Brothers LLP Firm Eldan Law LLP Firm Chan Yu Jie Counsel Respondent Colin Ong Yee Cheng Counsel Applicant Edmund Jerome Kronenburg Counsel Respondent Koh Choon Guan Daniel Counsel Applicant Stephanie Sim Wei Min Counsel Respondent Wong Hui Yi Genevieve Counsel Applicant

Parties (2)

Joint Stock Company (Power Machines – ZTL, LMZ, Electrosila Energomachexport) Respondent Vietnam Oil and Gas Group Applicant

Case Significance

[2025] SGCA 12 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 17 March 2025 concerning Arbitration and Civil Procedure, specifically addressing award and appeals. The judgment was delivered by Steven Chong. The case was brought by Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (applicant) against Joint Stock Company (Power Machines – ZTL, LMZ, Electrosila Energomachexport) (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Eldan Law LLP and Braddell Brothers LLP. The judgment cites 6 cases (5 Singapore, 1 foreign) and references 3 statutory provisions, including the Arbitration Act, the International Arbitration Act, and the Supreme Court of Judicature Act.

Summary

Vietnam Oil and Gas Group sought leave to adduce its solicitors' notes of hearing to challenge the judge's official notes of evidence in an appeal against the dismissal of its application to set aside an arbitral award. The applicant alleged the judge recorded a submission by opposing counsel that was never made. The Court of Appeal dismissed the application, holding this was not the proper procedure for challenging a judge's notes, and the applicant's five-month delay in raising the alleged error was inordinate and inexplicable.

What was decided in [2025] SGCA 12?

[2025] SGCA 12 (VIETNAM OIL AND GAS GROUP v JOINT STOCK COMPANY (POWER MACHINES – ZTL, LMZ, ELECTROSILA ENERGOMACHEXPORT)) is a Court of Appeal decision from 17 March 2025 addressing Arbitration and Civil Procedure, specifically award and appeals. The judgment was delivered by Steven Chong.

Who were the parties in VIETNAM OIL AND GAS GROUP v JOINT STOCK COMPANY (POWER MACHINES – ZTL, LMZ, ELECTROSILA ENERGOMACHEXPORT)?

The applicant in [2025] SGCA 12 was Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, and the respondent was Joint Stock Company (Power Machines – ZTL, LMZ, Electrosila Energomachexport). Legal representation included Eldan Law LLP and Braddell Brothers LLP. The case was decided on 17 March 2025 in the Court of Appeal.

Which judge decided [2025] SGCA 12?

[2025] SGCA 12 was delivered by Steven Chong in the Court of Appeal on 17 March 2025. The case concerned Arbitration and Civil Procedure.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGCA 12 cite?

[2025] SGCA 12 cites 6 prior decisions, including 1 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Arbitration Act, International Arbitration Act, Supreme Court of Judicature Act.

Statutes Cited

Arbitration Act (Cap 10)

International Arbitration Act (Cap 143A)

Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)

Cases Cited (6)

SG (3)

[2021] SGHC 110 [2023] SGCA 29 [2024] SGHC 244

SLR (2)

[2018] 2 SLR 215 [2019] 2 SLR 341

UK (1)

[1954] 1 WLR 1489

Judgment

Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.

Read on eLitigation

Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGCA 12)