VICTORY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PTE LTD v COSIMO BORRELLI & Anor

[2025] SGHC(A) 1 High Court (Appellate Division) 16 January 2025 AD/CA 31/2024 69 min read
18 cases cited (10 SG, 8 foreign)

Outcome

Appeal dismissed

We therefore dismiss the appeal in relation to the production of the Report.

Source: [2025] SGHC(A) 1, High Court (Appellate Division), decided 16 January 2025. Read directly from the judgment.

Key facts

Court High Court (Appellate Division)
Decided
Judges Kannan Ramesh, Mavis Chionh Sze Chyi, See Kee Oon
Charges / claim Companies, Civil Procedure
Outcome Appeal dismissed
Counsel Cavenagh Law LLP, Drew & Napier LLC, Adam Tan Ern-Ming, Chloe Shobhana Ajit, Choo Ian Ming, Hing Shan Shan Blossom, Jimmy Yim Wing Kuen, Krishna Elan, Nikhil Daniel Angappan, Nish Kumar Shetty

Source: [2025] SGHC(A) 1, High Court (Appellate Division), decided — eLitigation. Updated .

Catchwords

Practice Areas

Judges (3)

Counsel (10)

Parties (3)

Case Significance

[2025] SGHC(A) 1 is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision dated 16 January 2025 concerning Civil Procedure and Companies, specifically addressing receiver and manager and costs. The judgment was delivered by See Kee Oon, with Kannan Ramesh and Mavis Chionh Sze Chyi on the coram. The case was brought by Victory International Holdings Pte Ltd (appellant) against Clifford Chance Pte Ltd and others (respondent). Legal representation was provided by Drew & Napier LLC and Cavenagh Law LLP. The judgment cites 18 cases (10 Singapore, 8 foreign) and references 6 statutory provisions, including the Companies Act, the Insolvency, and the Restructuring and Dissolution Act.

[2025] SGHC(A) 1 explained

VICTORY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PTE LTD v COSIMO BORRELLI & Anor ([2025] SGHC(A) 1) is a Singapore judgment decided by the High Court (Appellate Division) on 16 January 2025. It is categorised under Companies and Civil Procedure. 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 [2025] SGHC(A) 1 about?

VICTORY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PTE LTD v COSIMO BORRELLI & Anor ([2025] SGHC(A) 1) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 2025. Its published catchwords are “Companies — Receiver and manager – Accounts”, “Companies — Receiver and manager – Duties to chargor”, and “Civil Procedure — Costs — Assessment – s 120 of the Legal Profession Act 1966 (2020 Rev Ed)”, which indicate the subject matter the judgment addresses. The full reasoning and orders are in the judgment itself, linked below.

Which legislation does [2025] SGHC(A) 1 consider?

The judgment refers to Companies Act (Cap 50), Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act, Legal Profession Act (Cap 161), and Restructuring and Dissolution Act, among other provisions. The statutes cited are listed in full on this page, each linking to its primary text.

What earlier Singapore cases does [2025] SGHC(A) 1 cite?

Among the in-corpus authorities it refers to are [2024] SGHC 79 and [2024] SGHC 32. The complete list of cases cited, and of later cases that cite this decision, is shown on this page.

Summary

Victory International Holdings appealed against the dismissal of its claims for an account of a receiver's administration and for assessment of a solicitor's bill of costs under the Legal Profession Act. The Appellate Division partially allowed the appeal, ordering the solicitor's bill to be delivered for court assessment, and awarded Victory $60,000 in costs.

What was decided in [2025] SGHC(A) 1?

[2025] SGHC(A) 1 (VICTORY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PTE LTD v COSIMO BORRELLI & Anor) is a High Court (Appellate Division) decision from 16 January 2025 addressing Civil Procedure and Companies, specifically receiver and manager and costs. The judgment was delivered by See Kee Oon.

Who were the parties in VICTORY INTERNATIONAL HOLDINGS PTE LTD v COSIMO BORRELLI & Anor ([2025] SGHC(A) 1)?

The appellant in [2025] SGHC(A) 1 was Victory International Holdings Pte Ltd, and the respondent was Clifford Chance Pte Ltd, Cosimo Borrelli. Legal representation included Drew & Napier LLC and Cavenagh Law LLP. The case was decided on 16 January 2025 in the High Court (Appellate Division).

Which judge decided [2025] SGHC(A) 1?

[2025] SGHC(A) 1 was delivered by See Kee Oon in the High Court (Appellate Division) on 16 January 2025. Kannan Ramesh and Mavis Chionh Sze Chyi also sat on the coram. The case concerned Civil Procedure and Companies.

What cases and statutes does [2025] SGHC(A) 1 cite?

[2025] SGHC(A) 1 cites 18 prior decisions, including 8 from foreign jurisdictions. It references Companies Act, Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act.

Statutes Cited

Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act Cases on this Act →
Restructuring and Dissolution Act Cases on this Act →
Solicitors Act
s 39 s 70
UK Solicitors Act
s 70(4) s 71

Cases Cited (18)

SG (3)
SLR (7)
[1990] 1 SLR(R) 739 [2003] 3 SLR(R) 217 [2009] 3 SLR(R) 206 [2010] 4 SLR 590 [2013] 4 SLR 736 [2015] 5 SLR 722 [2020] 1 SLR 627
UK (8)
[1908] 1 KB 982 [1986] 1 WLR 1301 [1988] 1 WLR 1231 [1993] AC 295 [2000] Ch 86 [2004] 1 WLR 997 [2012] 1 WLR 2946 [2024] 1 WLR 4745

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Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(A) 1)