[2025] SGHC(A) 17 — CENTRICORE (S) PTE. LTD. & 7 Ors v ATT SYSTEMS (S’PORE) PTE LTD & Anor

Catchwords

Contract — Breach Tort — Conspiracy Equity — Defences — Delay Contract — Contractual terms Tort — Inducement of breach of contract — Causation of loss Confidence — Breach of confidence — Wrongful loss and wrongful gain interests — Whether proof that information was not used is sufficient to defeat wrongful loss claim

Practice Areas

Contract Tort Equity Confidence

Judges (3)

Kannan Ramesh Delivered See Kee Oon Coram Woo Bih Li Coram

Counsel (8)

Mallal & Namazie Firm Wong & Leow LLC Firm Ang Hsueh Ling Celeste Counsel Respondent Chua Boon Beng Counsel Appellant Lee Jia Wei Spencer Counsel Respondent Namazie Mirza Mohamed Counsel Appellant Pradeep Nair Counsel Respondent Yiu Kai Tai Counsel Respondent

Parties (10)

ATT Infosoft Pte Ltd Respondent ATT Systems (S'pore) Pte Ltd Respondent Centricore (S) Pte Ltd Appellant IdGates Pte Ltd Appellant Aung Thiha Aung Appellant Danesh s/o Sudinthan Pillai Appellant Faruk Bin Abdul Kather Appellant Kyaw Htun Win Appellant Kyaw Khaing Appellant Toh Shenglong Louis Appellant

Summary

Ex-employees of ATT Infosoft appealed against findings of conspiracy, breach of contract, and breach of confidence after leaving en masse to set up a competing company. The Appellate Division dismissed most of the appeal but allowed it in respect of the finding that three heads of loss were caused by the induced breaches of contract, with damages to be assessed.

Cases Cited (20)

SG (4)

[2004] SGHC 115 [2012] SGHC 61 [2021] SGHC 168 [2025] SGHC 13

SLR (14)

[2001] 3 SLR(R) 404 [2008] 2 SLR(R) 474 [2008] 3 SLR(R) 1029 [2012] 4 SLR 36 [2014] 1 SLR 860 [2015] 1 SLR 163 [2015] 5 SLR 1422 [2016] 2 SLR 118 [2018] 2 SLR 655 [2019] 1 SLR 30 [2020] 1 SLR 1130 [2020] 2 SLR 744 [2024] 1 SLR 741 [2025] 1 SLR 1146

UK (1)

[2011] 1 WLR 2900

MY (1)

[1989] 3 MLJ 360