DKT v DKU
Outcome
Appeal dismissedWe therefore dismissed the appeal.
Source: [2025] SGCA 23, Court of Appeal, decided 21 May 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | Court of Appeal |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Belinda Ang Saw Ean, Steven Chong, Sundaresh Menon |
| Charges / claim | Arbitration |
| Outcome | Appeal dismissed |
| Counsel | Chancery Law Corporation, Providence Law Asia LLC, Ngo Wei Shing, Tan Tian Luh, Tan Xian Ying, Zhuo Jiaxiang |
Source: [2025] SGCA 23, Court of Appeal, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGCA 23 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 21 May 2025 concerning Arbitration, specifically addressing award. The judgment was delivered by Sundaresh Menon, with Belinda Ang Saw Ean and Steven Chong on the coram. The case was brought by DKT (appellant) against DKU (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Chancery Law Corporation and Providence Law Asia LLC. The judgment cites 12 cases and references 1 statutory provision, namely the Arbitration Act. This decision has been cited by 1 subsequent judgment in the dataset.
[2025] SGCA 23 explained
DKT v DKU ([2025] SGCA 23) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 21 May 2025. It is categorised under Arbitration. 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 [2025] SGCA 23 about?
DKT v DKU ([2025] SGCA 23) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Infra petita challenge” and “Arbitration — Award — Recourse against award — Breach of fair hearing rule of natural justice”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.
Which legislation does [2025] SGCA 23 consider?
The judgment refers to Arbitration Act (Cap 10). The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.
What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGCA 23 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2025] SGHC 28. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2025] SGCA 23?
Within this corpus, [2025] SGCA 23 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
DKT appealed against the dismissal of its application to set aside an arbitral award arising from disputes over two maintenance contracts for electricity transmission buildings, where DKT was found to have submitted at least 278 fraudulent claim forms totalling around $2.2 million for grouting works. The appellant raised infra petita and natural justice challenges. The Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal as entirely without merit, awarding indemnity costs of $70,000 to the respondent pursuant to contractual indemnity clauses.
What was decided in [2025] SGCA 23?
[2025] SGCA 23 (DKT v DKU) is a Court of Appeal decision from 21 May 2025 addressing Arbitration, specifically award. The judgment was delivered by Sundaresh Menon.
Who were the parties in DKT v DKU ([2025] SGCA 23)?
The appellant in [2025] SGCA 23 was DKT, and the respondent was DKU. Legal representation included Providence Law Asia LLC and Chancery Law Corporation. The case was decided on 21 May 2025 in the Court of Appeal.
Which judge decided [2025] SGCA 23?
[2025] SGCA 23 was delivered by Sundaresh Menon in the Court of Appeal on 21 May 2025. Belinda Ang Saw Ean and Steven Chong also sat on the coram. The case concerned Arbitration.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGCA 23 cite?
[2025] SGCA 23 cites 12 prior decisions. It references Arbitration Act. The decision has itself been cited by 1 subsequent judgment.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGCA 23)