SINGAPORE COMMODITIES GROUP CO., PTE. LTD. v FOUNDER GROUP (HONG KONG) LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION)
Outcome
Appeal allowedwe allow the appeal.
Source: [2025] SGCA 35, Court of Appeal, decided 21 July 2025. Read directly from the judgment.
Key facts
| Court | Court of Appeal |
|---|---|
| Decided | |
| Judges | Ang Cheng Hock, Kannan Ramesh, Steven Chong |
| Charges / claim | Civil Procedure |
| Outcome | Appeal allowed |
| Counsel | Allen & Gledhill LLP, Shook Lin & Bok LLP, Chu Shao Wei Jeremy, Edwin Yang Yingrong, Hoang Linh Trang, Koh Zhen-Xi Benjamin, Ong Boon Hwee William, Sarjit Singh Gill, Tang Jia Ding Justin |
Source: [2025] SGCA 35, Court of Appeal, decided — eLitigation. Updated .
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Case Significance
[2025] SGCA 35 is a Court of Appeal decision dated 21 July 2025 concerning Civil Procedure, specifically addressing payments into and out of court. The judgment was delivered by Ang Cheng Hock, with Kannan Ramesh and Steven Chong on the coram. The case was brought by Singapore Commodities Group Co., Pte. Ltd. (appellant) against Founder Group (Hong Kong) Limited (in liquidation) (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Allen & Gledhill LLP and Shook Lin & Bok LLP. The judgment cites 13 cases (10 Singapore, 3 foreign) and references 4 statutory provisions, including the Companies Act, the Insolvency Act, and the Insolvency.
[2025] SGCA 35 explained
SINGAPORE COMMODITIES GROUP CO., PTE. LTD. v FOUNDER GROUP (HONG KONG) LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) ([2025] SGCA 35) is a Singapore judgment decided by the Court of Appeal on 21 July 2025. It is categorised under Civil Procedure. 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 35 about?
SINGAPORE COMMODITIES GROUP CO., PTE. LTD. v FOUNDER GROUP (HONG KONG) LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) ([2025] SGCA 35) is a Court of Appeal decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Civil Procedure — Payments into and out of court”, 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 35 consider?
The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50), Insolvency Act, 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 [2025] SGCA 35 cite?
Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 280. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.
How influential is [2025] SGCA 35?
Within this corpus, [2025] SGCA 35 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
Singapore Commodities Group appealed against an order directing payment out of moneys held in court to its purported creditor, Founder Group (Hong Kong), in the context of a pending winding-up application filed by Founder Group. The key issue was whether the payment-out order was properly made given insolvency considerations, including the anti-disposition rule under s 130(1) of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act. The Court of Appeal allowed the appeal, finding that the payment into court and subsequent payment-out order had not been properly considered in light of the insolvency framework.
What was decided in [2025] SGCA 35?
[2025] SGCA 35 (SINGAPORE COMMODITIES GROUP CO., PTE. LTD. v FOUNDER GROUP (HONG KONG) LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION)) is a Court of Appeal decision from 21 July 2025 addressing Civil Procedure, specifically payments into and out of court. The judgment was delivered by Ang Cheng Hock.
Who were the parties in SINGAPORE COMMODITIES GROUP CO., PTE. LTD. v FOUNDER GROUP (HONG KONG) LIMITED (IN LIQUIDATION) ([2025] SGCA 35)?
The appellant in [2025] SGCA 35 was Singapore Commodities Group Co., Pte. Ltd., and the respondent was Founder Group (Hong Kong) Limited (in liquidation). Legal representation included Shook Lin & Bok LLP and Allen & Gledhill LLP. The case was decided on 21 July 2025 in the Court of Appeal.
Which judge decided [2025] SGCA 35?
[2025] SGCA 35 was delivered by Ang Cheng Hock in the Court of Appeal on 21 July 2025. Kannan Ramesh and Steven Chong also sat on the coram. The case concerned Civil Procedure.
What cases and statutes does [2025] SGCA 35 cite?
[2025] SGCA 35 cites 13 prior decisions, including 3 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Companies Act, Insolvency Act, Insolvency.
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Judgment
Read the full judgment on the official Singapore Courts portal.
Read on eLitigationSource: eLitigation ([2025] SGCA 35)