MALAYAN BANKING BERHAD v ZHANG ZHENCHENG

[2025] SGHC(A) 11 High Court (Appellate Division) 6 August 2025 • AD/CA 39/2025 • 15 min read
1 cases cited

Catchwords

Civil Procedure — Service — Service of originating process — Defendant filing a notice of appointment of solicitor — Whether defendant’s solicitors have instructions to accept service

Practice Areas

Civil Procedure

Judges (2)

Debbie Ong Siew Ling Coram Woo Bih Li Delivered

Counsel (9)

LVM Law Chambers LLC Firm Shook Lin & Bok LLP Firm Chan Kia Pheng Counsel Respondent Ho Wei Liang Sherman Counsel Appellant Lee Sien Liang Joseph Counsel Respondent Leong Kit Weng Counsel Appellant Ng Li Yang Jervis Counsel Respondent Ng Yeow Khoon Counsel Appellant Ooi Huey Hien Counsel Respondent

Parties (2)

Malayan Banking Berhad Appellant Zhang Zhencheng Respondent

Summary

Malayan Banking Berhad appealed against the setting aside of its service of an originating application for mortgage enforcement on the respondent's solicitors. The Appellate Division dismissed the appeal, holding that a Notice of Appointment of Solicitor filed in the context of setting aside an earlier substituted service order did not authorise service of the originating process on those solicitors.

Statutes Cited

Supreme Court of Judicature Act (Cap 322)
s 16(1)

Cases Cited (1)

SG (1)
[2024] SGHC 184

Judgment

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Source: eLitigation ([2025] SGHC(A) 11)